Asher Fredman for Israeli Citizen Spox: Europe and Israel must stand together in fighting the threat that Iranian terror poses for today, and the threat of Iran’s nuclear weapons for tomorrow.
August 28, 2024.
https://youtu.be/2RdPQ2_hMYM
Prof. Kobi Michael in JNS: The Rafah Crossing has served as the main platform for smuggling weapons into Gaza, all with Egypt turning a blind eye. Abandoning the corridor and crossing before establishing monitoring and control mechanisms transparent to Israel means losing control over the corridor and crossing in the future.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser: The reality of so many tunnels under the corridor makes it clear that what will happen is a renewal of the smuggling of arms from Egypt to Gaza, Why does Hamas so insist on this corridor, if nothing is supposed to happen? The reality of so many tunnels under the corridor makes it clear that what will happen is a renewal of the smuggling of arms from Egypt to Gaza, Why does Hamas so insist on this corridor, if nothing is supposed to happen?
It’s obvious that Israel can’t rely on the Egyptians. They promised and supposedly acted to prevent these smuggling activities, but in practice, you see the vast amounts of weapons Hamas has. Why should this change?
Published in JNS, August 27, 2024.
Ruth Wasserman Lande: What they did was they shot at point-blank hijabi women that they say, there was no question about them being Muslim.
The interview took place on channel I24 on August 27, 2024.
Prof. Kobi Michael: This is pathetic. Not only Israel but also the Palestinian people do not trust Abbas to rule Gaza since Al Fatah is not even capable of taking care of the West Bank right now.
Israel may maintain a temporary military presence in the Strip to ensure that Hamas won’t pose a threat anymore and to monitor the humanitarian aid coming in, but the ruling must be in the hands of a ‘revitalized’ PA, with an international involvement as well.
Published in The Media Line, August 19, 2024.
Col. (res.) Prof. Gabi Siboni: it’s clear the Americans only want a cease-fire…The more they pressure Israel, the more the decision-makers in Hamas think that they can wait because the Americans will just pressure Israel more. I imagine the Americans know this, but it’s like an instinct. If Hamas says no, then they ask for more from Israel.
The hostages are the last thing that interests the Americans. They take advantage of the hostages as a lever of pressure on Israel.
Published in Jewish Insider, August 19, 2024.
Dr Adi Schwartz is take a look at the possibilities of the elimination of UNRWA on The Israel Connexion.
August 14, 2024.
Moshe Fuzaylov: Hamas, as Israel’s central adversary in Gaza, relies heavily on communication infrastructure to transmit information, issue commands and coordinate military actions.
By connecting to an uncontrolled internet network, external actors might attempt to support Hamas or provide assistance through digital means, such as transferring funds, coordinating operations or sharing classified information.
Published in JNS, August 14, 2024.
Asher Fredman: Unless and until Israel goes all the way in destroying Hamas, no other international, regional or Palestinian actor will be able to exercise real power in Gaza.
The interview took place on the I24 channel on August 14, 2024.
Asher Fredman: Arab states such as Jordan and Saudi Arabia will likely take part in U.S.-led efforts to counter an Iranian missile attack against Israel, not in order to defend Israel, but because they strongly oppose Iranian threats to their sovereignty and stability.
Looking forward, regional cooperation in countering Iran’s attacks highlights the potential utility and mutual benefit of an enhanced Middle East security architecture, encompassing air and missile defense, maritime and cyber security, R&D and more.
Published in Jewish Insider, August 6, 2024.
Prof. Kobi Michael: Iran can do what it already did on April 13, maybe more intensified, but more of the same. On the other hand Iran is much more vulnerable than Israel. Its offensive and defensive capabilities are mush lower in comparison to the Israeli ones and if it retaliates aggressively and in an irresponsible manner, the Israeli retaliation will be much more aggressive and harming. Therefore, I warmly recommend the Iranian leaders to rethink about their thoughts in this regard.
The interview took place on the ILTV channel on August 4, 2024.