Ruth Wasserman Lande discusses the internal instability and financial decline of the Iranian regime due to sanctions and intelligence pressure, warning that a pressured Iran remains a highly dangerous threat.

She also highlights shifting geopolitical dynamics, urging Israel to remain alert to the combined threats from Turkey and its proxy control over Syria.

The full interview took place on Channel I24 on August 31, 2026.

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Prof. Kobi Michael argues that Judea and Samaria currently poses a more acute security threat to Israel than the Gaza Strip due to its high population, proximity to Israeli communities, and rising tensions.

He also warns that the violent and provocative actions of certain Israeli youngsters in Palestinian villages play into biased international media narratives and damage the long-term legitimacy of the entire settlement project.

The full interview took place on ILTV on August 30, 2026.

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Ruth Wasserman Lande strongly supports economic sanctions against Iran, noting they are causing a steady internal implosion despite the regime’s attempts to export conflict through regional proxies like the Houthis.

Furthermore, she rejects any possibility of negotiating a peace deal with the deceptive Iranian regime, condemning its horrendous and public assassination threats against senior American and Israeli figures.

The full interview took place on NEWSMAX2 on August 28, 2026.

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Ruth Wasserman Lande expresses deep skepticism about the vetting process for Palestinians to carry weapons or police Gaza, arguing that widespread indoctrination makes true neutrality toward Israelis and Jews nearly impossible.

She also critiques current demilitarisation proposals, arguing that weapons should be completely removed from the region rather than simply transferred between different Palestinian groups.

The full interview took place on Channel I24 on August 27, 2026.

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Dr. Yossi Mansharof: I see a lot of videos that Iranian citizens smuggle out to opposition channels. What you see in these videos is growing pressure on people’s daily lives, manifested in the cost of living, and many complaints from citizens saying, ‘The money that used to be enough for me to buy this much now buys far less.

As reflected in the videos described above, Iran’s economic distress is not confined to food and basic goods. There are also fuel and electricity shortages and even water disruptions. According to the state-owned Water Resources Management Company, roughly 30% of Iran’s reservoir capacity is empty. The company says the continuing drought is making it difficult to supply water to heavily populated provinces, including Tehran, Razavi Khorasan, Qom and Hamadan. The Iranian regime is failing to provide its citizens with even the most basic services.

Published in  Israel Hayom, August 30, 2026.

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Prof. Kobi Michael: I don’t believe the P.A. will hold elections unless something happens in Gaza and Hamas is out.

Fatah may have won ‘on paper,’ but the reality is more complex. In many municipalities, clan-based lists came out on top. In cities such as Hebron and Tulkarm, local lists unaffiliated with the P.A. prevailed. In others, lists may have bore Fatah’s name, but the candidates themselves were not “publicly recognized as active Fatah members or genuine supporters of the movement.

Most important, Hamas boycotted the elections, unwilling to agree to the precondition that it recognize the PLO’s sole legitimate authority.

The full interview was published in JNS on August 27, 2026.

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Yossi Amrusi: What I can say from my experience is that the Mossad’s activity in Iran in recent years, and especially leading up to and during the recent rounds of fighting, was astonishing. Mossad personnel, the organization’s employees and operatives, managed to obtain quality, deep and precise intelligence that assisted the air force and the defense establishment in the most impressive way. In certain respects, these are intelligence achievements the likes of which we haven’t seen before.

The current discussion must not create the impression that the entire intelligence campaign against Iran was a failure. To the contrary. There were extraordinary achievements here, any lessons to be drawn belong at the level of decision-making, risk assessment and strategic planning, not operational execution.

The full interview was published in JNS on August 24, 2026.

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Prof. Kobi Michael: First of all, unfortunately, this is a direct friction or collision between Israel and Turkey. Both sides do not wish to have such direct friction between them, certainly not currently.

From the Israeli perspective, the central concern is not simply Turkish political influence in Damascus but the possibility of Turkish military infrastructure eventually restricting Israeli operations in Syrian airspace.

Israel cannot accept Turkish military deployment in Syria because Israel must preserve full freedom of action, particularly aerial freedom of movement over Syria. We have not finished with Iran yet.

The full interview was published in The Media Line, on August 23, 2026.

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Prof. Kobi Michael explained that Turkey’s military presence in Syria limits Israel’s freedom of action, which ultimately forced Israel to take preemptive military action after diplomatic signaling failed.

He stressed that Israel must work to convince the United States to adopt a more realistic approach toward radical regional actors, while remaining fully prepared to stand and act alone if the Americans are not convinced.

The full interview took place on ILTV on August 23, 2026.

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Prof. Kobi Michael: American pressure may not yield results except for a limited Israeli redeployment along the Yellow Line, the boundary separating areas in Gaza under Israeli military control.

Published in The Washington Post, August 18, 2026.

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