Analysis
Tuesday, December 10th 2024
Jonathan Spyer WSJ, Dec. 8, 2024 “In each case, Israel’s response laid bare the profound inferiority of the Iranians and their allies in direct confrontation.” The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria marks the eclipse of Iran’s self-styled axis of resistance in the Middle East. While the successful advance of the Syrian Sunni insurgents […]
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Simon Sebag Montefiore The Free Press, Dec. 8, 2024 “It is impossible to watch the fall of the brutal tyranny of the House of Assad without feeling joy.” In Qardaha, in the Alawite lands of Latakia on the Mediterranean, stands the sumptuous and pristine marble mausoleum worthy of an Arab monarch. It is here the founder of […]
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Jonathan Schanzer Commentary Magazine, Dec. 8, 2024 “The Syrian border with Israel, now fortified with ground troops and air power, is one to watch in the weeks and months ahead.” The Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has collapsed. Sunni rebels, backed by Turkey and Qatar, completed their lightning offensive last night after just a few short […]
Gianluca Pacchiani Times of Israel, Dec. 9, 2024 “According to my understanding, Trump will focus on the Pacific region, China, and the global economy, but first and foremost on American domestic affairs. So the incoming administration has a plan to deal with the Middle East before Trump comes into office, and that includes a retreat […]
Saturday, December 7th 2024
David Bensoussan The author is a professor of science at the University of Quebec Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy wrote on X: “I keep reading everywhere that Lebanon is ‘on the verge of collapse.’ No. It is on the verge of relief and liberation.” This observation reflects an unprecedented turning point in the country’s political and military […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Wednesday, December 4th 2024
“The motivation of Palestinian organizations has grown since the 7th of October and includes increasing attempts to raid Israeli territory and the development of the ability to fire rockets at Israel using knowledge that has trickled from Gaza and Lebanon.” — Ido Zelkovitz West Bank Emerges as Israel’s Primary Security Threat – Analysis: Yonah Jeremy Bob, […]
Yonah Jeremy Bob Jerusalem Post, Nov. 28, 2024 “2024 has been a stark failure in restoring security and order compared with almost every other year in the past decade.” Closing in on five months into his role as commander of IDF Central Command, with responsibility for the West Bank, is the area more or less […]
Yonah Jeremy Bob Jerusalem Post, Nov. 27, 2024 “This will continue to be a focus for Iran because it is an indirect way to confront Israel, and Iran will have more plausible deniability than on other fronts because the terror actors will be Palestinian terror groups with whom there is no ceasefire anyway.” No one […]
Keren Setton The Medialine, Dec. 12, 2024 “The threat is limited only due to Israel’s ability to thwart and respond to such attacks.” Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon has often diverted attention from another simmering front in the West Bank. Israeli troops conduct daily operations in the West Bank, which […]
Bassam Tawil Gatestone, Nov. 25, 2024 “Palestinians still remember how political activist and human rights defender Nizar Banat, an outspoken critic of corruption in the Palestinian Authority, was beaten to death by PA security officers in Hebron in 2021. Until today, no one has been punished for the killing of Banat.” Palestinian leaders have a long history […]
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 […]
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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