Analysis
Monday, December 2nd 2024
Lior Ben Ari, Alexandra Lukash, and New Agencies Ynet News, Dec. 1, 2024 “Al-Julani has drawn ideological distinctions between Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State, stating, “We reject the caliphate they declare and view it as illegitimate because it was established on invalid foundations.”” When discussing the Syrian “rebels” currently engaged in combat against President […]
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Ibrahim Hamidi Al-Arabiya News, Nov. 30, 2024 “The surprise attack looks to be aimed at pressuring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has refused to meet the Turkish president unless his forces withdraw from Syrian territory.” Syrian opposition group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and armed factions supported by Turkey launched a surprise offensive in northwestern Syria, […]
Yaroslav Trofimov WSJ, Nov. 30, 2024 “The Russians are very, very busy in Ukraine, and that’s a big part of it,” said Mouaz Moustafa, executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, a group that advocates for democracy in Syria. “Thank God for the Ukrainians.” It had taken the Syrian regime and its backers—Iran, Russia […]
Steven A. Cook Council on Foreign Relations, Dec. 1, 2024 “For the moment, Assad’s problems in Syria are Iran’s problems in Syria and that is good for Israel.” How did opposition fighters gain control of Syria’s second-largest city eight years after they were routed? How significant is this? During the height of the conflict in […]
Friday, November 29th 2024
Oma Mizrahi INSS Insight No. 1916, Nov. 21, 2024 “New voices against Hezbollah are also emerging within the Shiite community, which has borne the brunt of the war.” As the war between Hezbollah and Israel continues, the toll on Lebanon is steadily increasing. Despite Israel’s efforts to focus on targeting Hezbollah and avoid damage to […]
Yoni Ben Menachem Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Nov. 28, 2024 “Israel has significantly restored its deterrent power, which had been undermined by Hamas’s surprise attacks of October 7, 2023.” Israel must adopt a proactive security policy on its northern border, as Iran and Hizbullah are likely to seek opportunities to surprise Israel […]
Noah Rothman National Review, Nov. 26, 2024 “Why should we expect a more serious effort now by the attenuated Lebanese government? Why would “a multi-nation committee” be any more effective at “monitoring” (distinct from “enforcing”) developments north of the Israeli border than U.N. peacekeepers?” The terms of the cease-fire deal to which Israel and Lebanon […]
Friday, November 29th 2024 / Friday, November 29th 2024
Jonathan Spyer The Spectator, Nov. 26, 2024 “Hezbollah’s grip was firmly reimposed as soon as the fighting ended. The huge program of rearmament that followed took place within this structure of control.” Nothing is yet confirmed, but it appears that a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah is imminent. The fighting, which began on 8 […]
Thursday, November 28th 2024
Danny Zaken Israel Hayom, Nov. 27, 2024 “This shift primarily reflects a change in State Department strategy, which had previously sought to influence Israel’s military operations, particularly regarding advances into Rafah and Khan Younis.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet’s decision to approve the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon was heavily influenced by […]
Kyle Orton Unherd, Nov. 27, 2024 “It is an open question whether these terms can sustain a ceasefire even for the 60 days needed for the first phase of implementation.” The ceasefire announced between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon enters into force today. It does, however, contain several flaws. The key problem is enforcement. The framework for […]
Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Nov. 27, 2024 “The Jewish state understands that continuing to battle Hizbullah diverts time and resources from the primary target: Iran, which is developing a nuclear bomb while reshaping its strategy of encirclement.” The Hizbullah-Israel ceasefire is unlike the 2006 agreement, which fell apart the […]
Thursday, November 28th 2024 / Thursday, November 28th 2024
Ynet News, Nov. 27, 2024 “Hezbollah officials have said the resistance – widely understood to mean its armed status – will continue.” With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succor to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel’s offensive, as the first steps […]
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on January 30, 2023. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://isranet.org/storage/Untitled-design-87-2.png "Secretary Blinken Meets With Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on January 30, 2023. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]")
