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.
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: 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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Pursuing a ceasefire without first eliminating Hamas would actually remove any incentive the Arab states have to advance relations with Israel.
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Dr. Raphael Ben Levi: Hamas doesn’t care about being killed or about deaths among Gaza’s population, therefore threats to eliminate them are unlikely to lead it to surrender. We must pressure …
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Dr. Rafael BenLevi discusses the severity of recent attacks in Israel, emphasizing the necessity of IDF operations in Judea and Samaria as it serves as the main front in the …
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Dr. Raphael Ben Levi: A new nuclear deal between Iran and the United States seems unlikely because the US will demand a true rollback of Iran’s capabilities to ensure that …