David Zimmermann

David Zimmermann retired from the FBI in 2024 after working 25+ years in the counterterrorism arena, both domestically and abroad. Zimmermann’s last tour was in Tel Aviv as a Supervisory Special Agent from 2020 to 2024. Zimmermann was on the ground in Israel during the horrific events of October 7th and, while working alongside U.S. and Israeli partners, led the FBI’s Israel-based wartime efforts to seek the release/return of 255 innocent hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Zimmermann is currently a Fellow at two prominent universities and, along with retired Israeli Shin Bet Officer Adi Rotem, co-founded the counterterrorism consulting firm Exodus Partners.

Trump and Netanyahu

September 9, 2026

From intelligence sharing to missile defense, how Israel's partnership protects American security

Joint strikes on Iran, intelligence sharing and missile defense reveal why vilifying Israel in 2026 could prove self-defeating for the U.S.

Australian police at Bondi Beach after mass shooting

December 31, 2025

Western leaders must confront Islamist-inspired antisemitic violence before it targets everyone

From campus protests to deadly attacks, antisemitic violence becomes the new reality. Analysis reveals how Western governments must act to protect Jews.

split photo of Khamenei and IRGC

June 22, 2025

They want Americans dead, too — the threat from Iran and its proxies

Iran’s long campaign against Americans has been weakened by U.S. strikes and Israeli attacks on its nuclear weapons sites, disrupting its ability to arm proxies and plot attacks on U.S. soil.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman arrest

June 4, 2025

Antisemitic violence erupts in America as some invoke intifada and target Jews

Calls for intifada have escalated into hate crimes targeting U.S. Jews after Hamas's terror assault on Israel. Approximately 10,000 antisemitic incidents occurred between October 2023 and September 2024.

American Hostages

March 5, 2025

The forgotten Americans of Hamas' terrorist massacre on October 7th

Forty-five Americans were killed and 12 others were forcibly taken by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 massacre carried out the Palestinian terror group and its supporters.