Category: 7. Opinion
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Pager blasts expose Hezbollah’s vulnerability, but change remains unlikely
The detonation of pagers in Lebanon on Tuesday demonstrated to Hezbollah just how penetrable the organization is — not only in terms of intelligence but also digitally. The connection between the two represents a weapon in itself which… Continue Reading
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As US politics heats up, Israeli concerns grow over the 2024 election outcome
I attended the latest MEAD conference last week in Washington (full disclosure, I was invited as a bipartisan participant as were all participants). Also there was former U.S. ambassador to Israel under Trump, David Friedman, published his new… Continue Reading
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Israeli government allows the Iranians to play in front of an empty net
There is a line that connects all the fronts where Israel is fighting at the same time: an extreme lack of making difficult decisions. Some of the decisions are unpopular and others will have dramatic consequences. An entire country has been… Continue Reading
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West maneuvered by Iran, Muslim Brotherhood into war in Gaza and beyond
Saud Arabia thinks the war in Gaza is a disaster and that Israel and the moderate Arab nations have been maneuvered into what could be a regional war. A senior Saudi official said that ending the war must be a priority. The Muslim Brotherhood… Continue Reading
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‘The danger is definitely not over’: ISIS is still here
About 65,000 people were supposed to fill the Ernst-Happel Stadion in the Austrian capital on August 8 and fulfill a dream: to see Taylor Swift, the biggest pop star in the world. Swift scheduled a leg of three concerts in the stadium, and… Continue Reading
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A policy of calm for calm did not work in Gaza, Lebanon and will not in Yemen
Opinion: Just another ordinary morning in the Middle East, Sirens jolt Israelis out of bed and an hour later, they are sitting in routine traffic but the Houthi missile attack must not be normalized and must be seen for the dangerous escalation… Continue Reading
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Houthi missile attack on central Israel raises difficult questions
A ballistic missile should have been detected and intercepted far from Israeli territory by the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 air defense systems and detection should have been taken care of through ground-based radar systems. It can be assumed that if the… Continue Reading
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Handing it over to Hamas? Taking back Philadelphi Corridor would be far from simple
In a May 8 interview, U.S. President Joe Biden said, “I made it clear that if they [the Israelis] go into Rafah… I’m not supplying the weapons.” This statement followed the IDF’s launch of an operation aimed at taking control of the Philadelphi… Continue Reading
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The strategic impacts of IDF’s preemptive attack on Hezbollah
The swiftness, precision and effectiveness of the preemptive strike should give Nasrallah second thoughts about attacking Israel. In his speech immediately following the IDF’s operation, and in an apparent effort to accord his version of events… Continue Reading
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Russia protecting its interests in the Middle East
Opinion: wider war in the region would also most certainly carry major risks for Moscow in an entanglement of its ally Syria, a weakening of Iran’s capacity to supply Russia with weapons and complicating its relations with Gulf Arab states and… Continue Reading