Prof. Kobi Michael : This is part of the (Israeli) strategy of weakening Hamas, of undermining their cohesion as an organisation. When you take down experienced people, then they have …
Civil-military relations, national and internal security, Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and a visiting professor at The International Centre for Policing & Security - the University of South Wales UK. Served as deputy director general and head of the Palestinian division in the Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Has published 20 books and monographs and more than 100 academic articles and book chapters.
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Prof. Kobi Michael discusses the significant impact of the IDF’s targeted killings of senior Hamas leaders, explaining how the loss of experienced commanders degrades the organization’s military capabilities and command …
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Prof. Kobi Michael: Israel perceives Dahlan as pragmatic, as responsible, reasonable, and Israel wants to see Dahlan in an effective position, even if he was less certain that Palestinians felt …
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Prof. Kobi Michael argues that reports regarding US-Iran negotiations are often tools of psychological warfare and that the fundamental gaps between the two sides remain unbridgeable.He suggests that while President …
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Prof. Kobi Michael: Neither President Trump nor Prime Minister Netanyahu has any interest in any crisis, but by leaking the story of a crisis between Trump and Netanyahu, the Iranians …
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Prof. Kobi Michael expresses skepticism regarding a potential nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran, citing internal Iranian factions and predicting a higher probability of a resumed military campaign over …