What to make of Israel’s puzzling new Gaza war strategy?

Prof. Kobi Michael: Israel’s relationship with Hezbollah is one I term ‘kinetic diplomacy’. Israel already fights on seven fronts — Iran is the hand that shakes the cradle. Iran determines the intensity on all the other fronts. 

Published in Arab News, December 22, 2023.

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What to make of Israel’s puzzling new Gaza war strategy?




The Myth of Palestinian Demilitarization

Only full Israel military control of the territories adjacent to Israel has any chance of preventing enemy military build-up. Webinar briefing for the Washington DC-based Jewish Policy Center.

12.1.2024.




Houthi-US Showdown Is a Watershed Moment for Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’

Dr. Yossi Mansharof: Israel must target Iran and its Qods Force

Interview to Bloomberg News 12.01.2024

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Houthi-US Showdown Is a Watershed Moment for Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’




There seems to be a kind of competition between Qatar and Egypt

Ruth Wasserman Lande : ‘There seems to be a kind of competition between Qatar and Egypt…they are both competing to be the bringer and the taker of the negotiations’

The interview was on the i24 TV 01.01.2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWVyt4uGLqE




What the deaths of Hamas-held Israeli hostages in Gaza say about IDF rules of engagement

Kobi Michael: the Israeli military “conforms to the law of war” and is making efforts to minimize civilian casualties, even at the expense of its own troops.

Published in Arab News, December 22, 2023.

What the deaths of Hamas-held Israeli hostages in Gaza say about IDF rules of engagement




The need to expand rapid-response in Israel

David M. Weinberg of the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, in Jerusalem, on KAN Israel Radio in English (25.12.2023): On the need to expand rapid-response squads in Israel, including haredi volunteers; and on (fake) accusations of Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.




Neither Hamas nor the PA can rule Gaza

Dr. Adi Schwartz explains that after the war Israel will insist on de-Nazification of Palestinian society in Gaza and the West Bank. UNRWA cannot be part of the solution because it is an agent of radicalization and warfare against Israel.

The interview was on the i24 TV 06.12.2023.




“The ceasefire will allow Hamas to reorganize”

Former National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat says the government has an enormous commitment to release every hostage possible, while understanding the risks of a pause in fighting.

Published by Globes, November 22, 2023.

“THE CEASEFIRE WILL ALLOW HAMAS TO REORGANIZE”




The Palestinian Authority is just as bad as Hamas




We need to convince everyone that Hamas is ISIS