Analysis
At present, we live with the direct legacy of the Nazi past of the Palestinian Arabs and their sympathizers in the form of a massive antisemitic campaign, particularly following the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023.
Lebanon is at a potential turning point, but without decisive action by Beirut the cycle of ceasefire, rearmament and war will continue, experts tell JNS.
Pundits can claim that Iran and its terror proxies have won a war, even if it has no grounding in reality. If this is what Hamas, Hezbollah and Tehran consider a victory, then they should continue winning this way for the next 100 years.
The Lebanese Shi’ite terrorist organization is being forced to choose between facing Israel alone and giving up its objectives. Meanwhile, distrust of America is deepening in the Gulf.
As the military grapples with need to boost numbers, former senior officers say personnel increases, while vital, are no substitute for operational readiness.
International condemnation of U.S.-Israel action reveals selective legal reasoning, political bias and a failure to confront Tehran’s ongoing violations and threats.
Before the war, Iran doubled Hezbollah funding to $2 billion and sent hundreds of millions to terrorist factions in Gaza.
Tehran is expected to use the negotiations in Islamabad to buy time to rebuild its military capabilities and erode American pressure.
The new law seeks to operationalize long-standing legal provisions and strengthen deterrence against terrorist violence.
“The damage is incredibly painful to the regime. ... You can’t continue to fight if you can’t pay your officers. If you can’t financially sustain the war, that’s a fatal problem,” JISS expert tells JNS.
Observers JNS spoke with say the new ownership won’t have much impact on the Jewish state’s media landscape. It will continue to be left-wing, and so its ratings will further decline, they say.
Of course Iranians want to topple the Islamists, “they don’t have anything to eat,” INSS expert tells JNS. But the obstacles remain formidable.