Arsen Ostrovsky: The elimination of Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah, was entirely in accordance with international law, incl. Israel’s right to self defense. We have to remember it was Hezbollah that initiated this wave of rocket bombardment since Oct 8. The situation was intolerable and Israel had every right to respond.

The interview took place on CNN News 18, September 28, 2024.

Arsen Ostrovsky: “In the last 48 hours, approx. 1/4 of Israel’s population was in bomb shelters after relentless Hezbollah rocket fire for 11.5 months. That is equivalent of 400 million people in India! India wouldn’t tolerate this and nor should Israel.”

The interview took place on WION News (India), September 28, 2024.

Prof. Kobi Michael: The PA and Abbas duplicate all of the corruption, nepotism, and inefficiency of the Palestine Liberation Organization” that was created by Arafat. Abbas does not accept the basic right of the Jewish people to self-determination, and therefore he doesn’t recognize the right of the state of Israel to be a nation state of the Jewish people in any borders.

He has not educated the young generation and has not educated PA officials for peace. On the contrary, Abbas has led and enabled the indoctrination toward hatred and toward delegitimization of the state of Israel.

Published in Fox News, September 26, 2024.

Prof. Kobi Michael: Israel’s escalating airstrikes Are not preparation for a ground op, it’s a way to escape it. Israel is demonstrating its capabilities, showing it is not afraid of war in order to make Hezbollah agree to a diplomatic solution.

Published in TPS, September 25, 2024.

Prof. Kobi Michael: We need to show that we are not afraid of an all-out war. We will continue to fight Hezbollah and they must understand, as the Lebanese government and the international community, what the results of a multi-regional war could be.

I think that the only proposal that Israel should accept is full realization of UN security Council resolution 1701 and not stopping the fire. Otherwise we will find ourselves in a situation where the government will not be able to realize our sovereignty in the North and unabling to convince the residents to return to their homes..

The interview took place on ILTV on September 26, 2024.

On September 4, Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, and at the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies, stated in an interview on IDF Radio: “An [Israeli] military administration is required at this time…The issue of a military administration is the third stage, after conquering territory, and clearing it [of enemy forces], and it is the last stage before phase four, which is fostering a [Gazan] governmental alternative on the conquered territory.”

Published in Jerusalem Strategy Tribune, September 25, 2024.

Prof. Kobi Michael: After 11 months of attritional war that Israel cannot tolerate any more, Israel signals that it would be better for Hezbollah to be serious around the negotiating table (with yesterday’s strikes). If they will not be serious in this regard, then Israel will be much more serious.

This is only the beginning… and if the Hezbollah reactions will cross the Israeli red lines, then Israel will be in an all-out war with Hezbollah.

Published in inews uk September 24, 2024.

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: I believe that Iran’s strategy was initially progressing well, but now it’s unraveling. Iran’s primary objective is to carry out its agenda, which involves eliminating Israel and ensuring that the United States is no longer a significant player in the Middle East’s strategic landscape.

Hezbollah is their most prominent and successful proxy. Iran established, funded, and armed Hezbollah, transforming it into one of the world’s most powerful terrorist organizations. They employed a similar strategy with Hamas, the Houthis, and now are expanding their influence in Iraq.

Currently, they are in disarray. Their communication networks are disrupted, and Sinwar is hiding in a tunnel, under siege by Israel. As a result, Iran is desperate to demonstrate that it is still capable of retaliating.

The interview took place on Fox News, on September 24, 2024

Prof. Kobi Michael: IDF has been preparing for the attack, repositioning its forces from Gaza.I think it will happen sooner rather than later.  I still hoped Hezbollah, seeing the preparation for all-out war, would come to the table. But the optimism in this regard is very low and there are no real expectations from Hezbollah, and from Iran, which backs it.

Published in The Epoch Times,  September 18, 2024.

Meir Ben Shabbt: The land route through Israel became the safest trade route between Europe and Asia. What was impossible before the Abraham Accords because of the boycott in the Arab world against Israel, became the preferred and most worthwhile route.
The traffic jams and the congestion at the border crossings with Jordan and Egypt verify the dry numbers, and indicate that despite the war, business continues.

Published in The Times of Israel, September 15, 2024.