Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no clear vision for an endgame in the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.
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In responding to the crisis in Israel and Palestine, Erdogan must appease his political base at home while not totally alienating Israel.
Professor Jeroen Gunning joins host Arif Rafiq to discuss Hamas’s ideology, internal struggles, and use of violence against Israel.
Israel has no good options for a post-Hamas Gaza should it pursue a ground invasion of the territory and aim to end the group’s rule.
Air defense systems like Iron Dome can be overwhelmed if they are overmatched by the number of threats they have to counter.
In both 1973 and 2023, Israeli intelligence misjudged its adversaries’ willingness to go to war and failed to detect its enemy’s preparations.
The risks of a protracted, bloody conflict challenge the efforts of India and Pakistan to align with the Israeli-Saudi-Emirati-Emirati axis.