Asher Fredman: There is really tremendous paradigm-shifting potential [from a Trump Administration] in a number of realms, such as advancing regional cooperation and putting maximum pressure on Iran.
Published in Al-Monitor, November 24, 2024.
Prof. Kobi Michael: UNIFIL has allowed Hezbollah to fortify itself. It builds its structures beneath the eyes of UNIFIL inspectors, beneath U.N. posts. They’re an obstacle from Israel’s point of view.
Hezbollah can launch their rockets and operate military compounds knowing Israel has difficulty attacking [them] because of their closeness to UNIFIL posts.Guterres, the U.N. secretary-general, won’t pull out UNIFIL even temporarily to allow the IDF to “clean” the area.
To the contrary, he insists on leaving the posts there to prevent the IDF from cleaning the area.
Published in The Epoch Times, November 15, 2024.
Prof. Kobi Michael: Israel would not withdraw from Lebanon until the Lebanese military and the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon can effectively restrain Hezbollah.
Israel will continue to strike at strategic assets of Hezbollah until an agreement is reached.
Published in The Media Line, November 14, 2024.
Dr. Yossi Mansharof: Hezbollah always has the motivation to attack Jewish sites around the world, but may be increasingly motivated to do so now. If Hezbollah thinks they are moving away from the eyes of the CIA and the Mossad, they’ll go for it.
Hezbollah will need to launch a major fundraising effort to try to rebuild the biggest project in its history after receiving its worst blow since its establishment in 1982. They need billions of dollars that Iran can’t give them because they are in an economic crisis.
Latin America is an easy place for Hezbollah to raise and move funds despite sanctions. There’s a problem in Argentina. Even when there are sanctions, Hezbollah manages to circumvent them. They need a very strong effort … to enforce sanctions and make arrests.
Hezbollah will make sure that the large Shi’ite community in Latin America will remain loyal. They will feed propaganda to preserve the base … They need to make it look like they won.
Published in JewishInsider, November 14, 2024.
Meir Ben Shabbat: Trump and his people understand well that weakness invites evil. The Iranians interpreted the Biden administration’s diplomatic approach as weakness and were increasingly bold in their aggression.
Trump said “I’m not going to start wars, I’m going to stop wars,” but was optimistic that Trump and his nominees “understand what the end has to look like” and will “help it with the necessary means and support to shorten the war and reach a clear result.
Published in JewishInsider, November 12, 2024.
Prof. Kobi Michael: It is an effrot to dismantle the last and most effective Hamas centre of gravity as a functioning govermental and military entity.
Once it will fall there will be no Hamas as an organised formation and this will be the beginning of the end of the war in its current form.
Published in inews, November 7, 2024.
Prof. Kobi Michael: I think Netanyahu prefers the unpredictability of Trump over Harris. But there’s a degree of wishful thinking because Trump can easily turn on us in seconds.
Published in The New York Times, November 6, 2024.
Asher Fredman discusses Trump’s recent election victory and what it could mean for Israel. How might US-Israel relations be impacted? Catch the full analysis!
The interview took place on the I24 channel in English on November 6, 2024.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Hamas is again refusing to free hostages. In this Daily Briefing, Ruth Wasserman Lande explains why Hamas cannot be left on its feet.
5 November, 2024.
Prof. Zaki Shalom: When you look at what happened in the last year, there were ups and downs. Yes, there were disagreements and embarrassing moments. However, you see that Israel has done what it wanted to do.
For example, while the United States opposed the entry of Israeli soldiers into Gaza, Israel proceeded. The U.S. also opposed the capture of Gaza hospitals, yet Israel captured them. America requested that Israel not enter Rafah, but Israel did. The U.S. further opposed an Israeli attack on Iran, which was ultimately carried out by American forces.
I don’t belong to those who think there is going to be a dramatic change if the winner is going to be [former U.S. President Donald] Trump or [Vice President Kamala] Harris. It all depends on us, on our unity in Israel, on our resilience, on our standing, and on what we want to do.
Published in YNET, November 5, 2024.
