Former Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Dangot says the terrorist group ruling the Gaza Strip “has not budged from its ideological commitment to Israel’s destruction.”
The targeted killing of Iranian nuclear mastermind Mohsen Fakhrizadeh a year ago was supposed to have dealt a major blow to Iran's nuclear program. Instead, it appears to have given it a shot in the arm.
The Blue Flag 2021 IAF exercise was the largest and most significant since the exercise series began in 2013. The growing military and intelligence cooperation sends an important message to Israel’s old and newly established friends in the region, as well as to its enemies.
Radical Islam is not the reason for the shifting alliances in the Middle East.
Although Tehran and its proxy Hezbollah helped Assad regain control over Syria, he is far from thrilled about the Iranian presence in the country.
As Iran speeds up progress on uranium enrichment, Israel bolsters its own military strike contingencies. But experts warn that nuclear weapons would make Iran feel immune enough to destabilize the Middle East with even greater intensity, as it would free it from having to worry about US retaliation or the threat of a Libya-style war for regime change.
The Lebanese chaos can keep Hezbollah from taking violent action against Israel, but history has shown that such a crisis that can bring rivals together in order to confront a common external enemy.
Iran’s uranium enrichment activities are at their most advanced stage to date, as Tehran benefits from a current status quo that lacks maximum pressure or terms associated with a new deal.
It's true that in any future conflict with Egypt, if one were ever to erupt, the IDF will have to contend with a massive army equipped with modern, sophisticated weapons. At this current juncture, however, the clear and present dangers to Israel are from the north, not the south.
The Biden administration’s plan would divide the united capital of Jerusalem and push any chance for peace with the Palestinians farther away, as well as break diplomatic norms, violate US law and damage America’s special relationship with Israel.
