Pesach Malovany
Col. (ret.) Pesach Malovany has served in various position within the IDF Intelligence Directorate, specializing in intelligence gathering and analysis. Today, he is an independent researcher focusing on Arab militaries.
Lebanon relies almost exclusively on sea trade. The damage caused by the blockade of the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to the residents of Lebanon is estimated in the billions of dollars
Leading up to October 7, Hamas was presumed to be deterred. This was a serious error of judgment by Israel’s leadership, military, and Shin Bet
Assad's military underwent a profound upheaval during the years of the civil war, which brought it to the point of almost complete dissolution. However, the increased Russian involvement in the country has contributed greatly to the rehabilitation of the Syrian Armed Forces. All of these developments also include some good news for Israel
A Syrian opposition website claims that during the massive Israeli strike last November, the Syrian air-defense systems experienced a serious malfunction
The Syrian military has embarked on a process of reconstruction and rehabilitation after a bloody civil war that lasted several long years. A review of the Syrian efforts (with Russian and Iranian support) to restore their military to its former glory
The Syrian opposition website "Zaman al-Wasl" attempts to provide a plausible explanation for the failure of the Syrian air-defense systems to counter airstrikes in Syrian territory. Are the Russians selling 'degraded' systems to the Syrians? Special review of the findings of the Syrian analysis
On the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, Col. (res.) Pesach Malovany reexamines the Iraqi "Operation Moked" of 1980, which aimed at neutralizing the Iranian Air Force at the outset of the Iran-Iraq war, and was inspired by the original Operation Moked executed by the Israeli Air Force in 1967
The last few years have witnessed a growing Iranian military involvement in the fighting between Shi'ite and Sunni forces in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. So who exactly are the Iranian militia forces operating on foreign soil?