As of December 9, 2024, Syria is undergoing significant political and military changes. A coalition of rebel groups, each with distinct ideologies and objectives, began an offensive on November 27, 2024, seizing key cities including Aleppo, Hama, and Homs. The rapid progression culminated in the capture of Damascus on December 8, effectively ending Assad’s regime. […]
Monfort Advisory brief / July 2024 Throughout the war between Israel and Hamas, the Houthi Rebels in Yemen have taken to supporting Hamas by targeting ships in the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb. The Iran-backed force has all but crippled passage through the Suez Canal, targeting Israeli-affiliated vessels, as well as vessels by countries linked to […]
Monfort Advisory brief / June 2024 Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, Israel has been waging war in Gaza. At the same time, Israel has also entered what can be described as a low-intensity conflict with Hezbollah along its border with Lebanon. Hezbollah came short of joining Hamas’ onslaught against Israel, as it was […]
Monfort Advisory brief / October 2022 Talk to the average Israeli on the street and ask them about the upcoming election, and you will likely get a response spanning from absolute apathy to utter bewilderment. Emerging out of the summertime and Jewish High Holiday period and only two weeks before the elections, most Israelis are […]
Political Brief Monfort Advisory brief / August 2021 Since its swearing-in two months ago (June 2021), the new government has been working with little fanfare or public controversy. The following report will present the main decisions and issues made and addressed by this new coalition since its establishment. Covid-19: After Israel fully reopened, Covid-19 cases […]
AHEAD OF THE MARCH 2021 ELECTIONS – WHERE DO WE STAND? Monfort Advisory brief / January 2021 The fact that the country was headed to elections – the fourth in under two years – was a known fact dating as far back as Gantz’ entrance to a unity government with Netanyahu in early 2020. To […]
Monfort Advisory brief / June 2020 The Trump Administration Peace Plan, released in January 2020, has paved the way for an Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank. Prime Minister Netanyahu declared that annexation will officially begin on July 1, 2020. With mere weeks ahead of this deadline, it is time to ask whether […]
Monfort Advisory brief / October 2020 The prevalent wisdom in Israel is that another round of elections, fourth within a little over a year, is around the corner – likely to be held in March 2021. The basic assumption is that PM Benjamin Netanyahu will try to do whatever he can to avoid vacating his […]
Monfort Advisory brief / October 2019 As infection rates in Israel climbed rapidly over the past several months, Israel was the first country in the world to impose a second lockdown. After coming out of the first COVID -19 wave in great shape, Israel removed almost all restrictions at once, only to see infection rates […]
With the outbreak of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, and its advancement in the State of Israel, the Israeli government announced a series of limitations, and subsequent lockdowns, in order to combat the spread of the disease in the population. During the month of March limitations on public gatherings and workplaces were gradually put in place.[efn_note]Ynet; […]
Monfort Advisory brief / July 2020 After a successful first round against the Coronavirus in April-May, with numbers of positive cases dropping to a handful per day, Israel rapidly reopened its economy and education system. The swift reopening and growing disregard for safety regulations, prompted by a belief that the virus was squashed, have brought […]
