Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs and Security survey finds lessons of Oct. 7 have led to clear distrust of international forces and a reassessment of past policies. 56% view the disengagement as a strategic mistake, 73% support a buffer zone in Lebanon.
The Labour Party leader said he would step down and allow the party to choose a successor. The leading candidate to replace Starmer is former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
Trump’s capitulation to Iran has left Israel and Israelis deeply distressed. The world is now embracing a state whose ideology calls for “wiping the Zionist entity off the face of the earth.” Those words have been backed by actions. It was only by chance that Iran did not achieve that goal on Oct. 7, 2023. And yet Vice President JD Vance did not even demand that his new friends in Tehran stop using the slogans “Great Satan” and “Little Satan.” Has he forgotten the basics? What is going on here?
Despite the pressure surrounding negotiations with Iran, Israel and the US have reached understandings under which there will be no withdrawal from southern Lebanon for now. The IDF will continue to act against threats and terrorist infrastructure under closer coordination with Washington. At the same time, intelligence passed to the Americans indicates that the directives to escalate Hezbollah activity are coming directly from Tehran.
Shortly beforehand, Defense Minister Israel Katz made clear that Israel had no intention of withdrawing from Beaufort or the security zone in Lebanon. Katz: "It is vital for defending the communities of the Galilee and IDF troops."
