Why Israel Had to Act Against Iran – and Why It Must Complete the Job.
Major (res.) BenLevi served for seven years in the IDF Intelligence Branch and in the IAF. Directs the Churchill Program for Strategy, Statecraft and Security at the Argaman Institute. Previously a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Haifa and a lecturer at the IDF Military Command Academy. Authored Cultures of Counterproliferation: The Making of American and Israeli Policy on the Iranian Nuclear Program (Routledge, 2023).
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Dr. Raphael BenLevi on i24: Iran may want to have talks now, but it had its chance for negotiations. Israel should not agree to stopping the operations for talks, even …
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Within a few years, Iran could resume its nuclear ambitions – this time with a bolstered ballistic arsenal and possibly intercontinental capabilities, posing a direct threat to the United States.
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Dr. Raphael BenLevi: Since the 1970s, many Israeli territorial concessions were indirectly facilitated by aid packages — aid that was meant to ‘sweeten’ politically risky moves. We called it ‘land …
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Dr. Raphael Ben Levi: There is no nuclear deal that can satisfy both the Trump administration and the Iranian regime. Iran remains the greatest strategic threat to Israel as it continues …
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