The day after: Key challenges for Israel, Diaspora post-Hamas-Israel war
written by Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser | 20.01.2024
https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-782969Brig. General (Ret.) Yossi Kuperwasser: Every day that goes by, we win more, we take over a greater chunk of land in Gaza and deprive it of Hamas, and we deprive Hamas of the weapons they have.
The online discussion was held as part of the Conversation Corner series sponsored by Ono Academic College in collaboration with the Jerusalem Post, January 20, 2024.
https://youtu.be/GTG3nPoMiz4
What to make of Israel’s puzzling new Gaza war strategy?
written by Prof. Kobi Michael | 20.01.2024
Prof. Kobi Michael: Israel’s relationship with Hezbollah is one I term ‘kinetic diplomacy’. Israel already fights on seven fronts — Iran is the hand that shakes the cradle. Iran determines the intensity on all the other fronts.
Only full Israel military control of the territories adjacent to Israel has any chance of preventing enemy military build-up. Webinar briefing for the Washington DC-based Jewish Policy Center.
12.1.2024.
Houthi-US Showdown Is a Watershed Moment for Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’
written by Dr. Yossi Mansharof | 20.01.2024
Dr. Yossi Mansharof: Israel must target Iran and its Qods Force
There seems to be a kind of competition between Qatar and Egypt
written by Ruth Wasserman Lande | 20.01.2024
Ruth Wasserman Lande : ‘There seems to be a kind of competition between Qatar and Egypt…they are both competing to be the bringer and the taker of the negotiations’
The interview was on the i24 TV 01.01.2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWVyt4uGLqE
What the deaths of Hamas-held Israeli hostages in Gaza say about IDF rules of engagement
written by Prof. Kobi Michael | 20.01.2024
Kobi Michael: the Israeli military “conforms to the law of war” and is making efforts to minimize civilian casualties, even at the expense of its own troops.
David M. Weinberg of the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, in Jerusalem, on KAN Israel Radio in English (25.12.2023): On the need to expand rapid-response squads in Israel, including haredi volunteers; and on (fake) accusations of Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
Neither Hamas nor the PA can rule Gaza
written by Dr. Adi Schwartz | 20.01.2024
Dr. Adi Schwartz explains that after the war Israel will insist on de-Nazification of Palestinian society in Gaza and the West Bank. UNRWA cannot be part of the solution because it is an agent of radicalization and warfare against Israel.
The interview was on the i24 TV 06.12.2023.
“The ceasefire will allow Hamas to reorganize”
written by Meir Ben Shabbat | 20.01.2024
Former National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat says the government has an enormous commitment to release every hostage possible, while understanding the risks of a pause in fighting.
