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Syria

Reported Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria

Reported Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria
Interview with Prof. Efraim Inbar

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 17.01.2021
Iran Syria

Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria

Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets in Syria
Interview with Dr. Eran Lerman, ILTV 27.12.2020

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 29.12.2020
Syria

On Israeli strikes in Syria against terror targets

On Israeli strikes in Syria against terror targets
Interview with Prof. Efraim Inbar

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 19.11.2020
Syria

“There’s no panic or despair. But a deep sense of betrayal”

“There’s no panic or despair. But a deep sense of betrayal”
Turkey’s Syria offensive could displace over a million Kurds, top analyst Jonathan Spyer warns. Believes Kurds will reject Israeli offer of humanitarian aid.

Dr. Jonathan Spyer
Commentary 05.11.2019
Syria Turkey

After Trump abandons Kurds, Israel knows it can’t rely on anyone

After Trump abandons Kurds, Israel knows it can’t rely on anyone.
Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman: Trump’s step is a “moral outrage.”

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 04.11.2019
Syria US Middle East Policy

The new enemy just over the Syrian border

The new enemy just over the Syrian border.
Dr. Yossi Mansharof: Iran is exploiting the lack of a centralized power in Afghanistan and Pakistan to enlist support for and manpower for its militias.

Dr. Yossi Mansharof
Commentary 13.09.2019
Iran Syria

Iran to Lease Part of Latakia Port – Reports

Iran to Lease Part of Latakia Port – Reports.
Dr. Yossi Mansharof: The rivalry between Tehran and Moscow is becoming “more visible” in post-war Syria.

Dr. Yossi Mansharof
Commentary 10.04.2019
Iran Syria
the-sunday-times

Tehran eyes vital Syrian port of Latakia as gateway to Med

Tehran eyes vital Syrian port of Latakia as gateway to Med.
Dr. Yossi Mansharof: Moscow is likely to allow Israel to launch strikes on Iranian targets around Latakia if it uses the port to ship weapons.

Dr. Yossi Mansharof
Commentary 17.03.2019
Iran Syria

Israel has not fully deterred Iranian aggression in Syria

Israel has not fully deterred Iranian aggression in Syria.
Prof. Efraim Inbar: Iran still remains determined to open a second front against Israel in Syria.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 13.02.2019
Iran Syria
ny times

Israel Confirms Attacks on Iranian Targets in Syria

Israel Confirms Attacks on Iranian Targets in Syria.
Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror :“If you want to make clear to the other side that you are determined to prevent something, either you escalate the operation, or you say in public I’m doing it, meaning I’m ready to take the risk”.

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 23.01.2019
Iran Syria

‘Israel will continue to react to military entrenchment by Iran’

'Israel will continue to react to military entrenchment by Iran'
Israel has carried out airstrikes on Iranian targets in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus. The Israeli Defense Forces have confirmed the military operation in an tweet earlier this morning. Radio Sputnik discussed the development with Efraim Inbar, president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 23.01.2019
Iran Syria

General Amidror: US withdrawal from Syria is a red flag

General Amidror: US withdrawal from Syria is a red flagץ
Former NSA warns that US pullout from Syria endangers Kurds, empowers Turkey, and sends troubling message to American allies.

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 18.01.2019
Syria Turkey

How critical are American boots on the ground in Syria for Israel?

How critical are American boots on the ground in Syria for Israel?
General Amidror: “Declaring Israeli sovereignty over the Golan won’t help us in acting against the Iranians, but it won’t stop us from acting against the Iranians.”

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 17.01.2019
Iran Syria

Like Obama, Trump is eroding American credibility

Like Obama, Trump is eroding American credibility.
Dr. Emmanuel Navon: The US pullout from Syria is both a strategic and a moral mistake.

Dr. Emmanuel Navon
Commentary 26.12.2018
Syria US Middle East Policy

Trump Syria pullout ‘blow’ to Tel Aviv: Israeli experts

Trump Syria pullout ‘blow’ to Tel Aviv: Israeli experts.
Dr. Eran Lerman: The move will make anyone who thinks of a coalition with the U.S. in the future move away from the idea.

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 23.12.2018
Syria Turkey

A Fragile Russian-Turkish Cease-fire In Syria’s Idlib

A Fragile Russian-Turkish Cease-fire In Syria’s Idlib.
Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak of JISS: Turkey is eager to exclude Syria from negotiations because it does not recognize the government of al-Assad and does not want to grant it legitimacy by engaging in talks.

Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak
Commentary 30.10.2018
Syria Turkey

Poll: 91% of Israelis favor strikes on Iranian ‎assets in Syria ‎

Poll: 91% of Israelis favor strikes on Iranian ‎assets in Syria.
Some 77% of respondents believe ‎Israel must pursue hard-line policies to thwart Iran's nuclear ‎ambitions, Jerusalem Institute for ‎Strategic Studies poll finds. It also finds 57% are ‎pleased with how PM Netanyahu ‎is handling the Iranian threat. ‎

Commentary 19.10.2018
Iran Syria

Stemming The Tide: France Boosts Aid To Jordan For Syrian Refugees

Stemming The Tide: France Boosts Aid To Jordan For Syrian Refugees.
Dr. Emmanuel Navon: Macron is seeking to fill the void left by the US in the Middle East, and boost France’s hard and soft power in the region.

Dr. Emmanuel Navon
Commentary 06.09.2018
Syria

No Matter Who Wins the Syrian Civil War, Israel Loses

No Matter Who Wins the Syrian Civil War, Israel Loses.
General Amidror: “We cannot do everything, but we can do a lot to force the Iranians to decide if they are ready to pay the price” for their intervention in Syria.

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 06.09.2018
Syria

One hundred kilometers between war and peace in Syria?

One hundred kilometers between war and peace in Syria?
General Amidror: Confronting Iran in Syria now is preferable than allowing the Islamic Republic to build up its military capability in Syria on par with that of Hizbullah's in Lebanon.

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 30.07.2018
Syria

Concerns Raised Southern Syrian Regime Offensive May Spill Over to Israel

Concerns Raised Southern Syrian Regime Offensive May Spill Over to Israel
Lerman and Boms of JISS: Will Israel abandon its allies?

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman , Dr. Nir Boms
Commentary 25.06.2018
Syria

on the nexus between Syria, Iran, Russia and Israel

on the nexus between Syria, Iran, Russia and Israel
Dr Jonathan Spyer  discusses how the interests of Russia, Iran and Israel are influencing the situation in Syria as the civil war draws to an end.

Dr. Jonathan Spyer
Commentary 24.06.2018
Syria

on Turkey, Israel and Syria

Turkey, Israel, Syria.
Professor Efraim Inbar discusses Turkey and Israel's strategic positions, plus recent developments in Syria.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 08.06.2018
Syria

Suspected Israeli strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria, escalating regional tensions

Suspected Israeli strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria, escalating regional tensions.
Dr. Jonathan Spyer of JISS: With Israel determined to prevent the “consolidation and entrenchment” of Iranian influence in Syria, “the chances of confrontation between Israel and Iran are quite significant.”

Dr. Jonathan Spyer
Commentary 01.05.2018
Syria

Trump has ‘walked back’ vow of pullout in Syria, experts say

Trump has ‘walked back’ vow of pullout in Syria, experts say.
Dr. Eran Leman: Trump will allow US forces to remain, but only if the French and Saudis agree to share the burden.

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 01.05.2018
Syria

Israeli analysts question Trump’s Syrian troop pullout push

Israeli analysts question Trump’s Syrian troop pullout push.
Prof. Efraim Inbar: This air strike was the bare minimum. Assad will not be deterred by this.

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 24.04.2018
Syria

The situation in Syria

The situation in Syria
Dr. Emmanuel Navon

Dr. Emmanuel Navon
Commentary 22.04.2018
Syria

air-strikes against targets in Syria following chemical attacks in Douma

recent air-strikes against targets in Syria following chemical attacks in Douma and what it means for Israel and the wider region.
Dr. Eran Lerman

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 22.04.2018
Syria

‘MISSION ACCOMPLISHED’ IN SYRIA WOULD BE BLESSING FOR ASSAD, TROUBLE FOR ISRAEL

'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED' IN SYRIA WOULD BE BLESSING FOR ASSAD, TROUBLE FOR ISRAEL.
Dr. J. Spyer: Jerusalem remains concerned that the US and its partners are turning a blind eye to Iran's attempts to entrench itself in the country.

Dr. Jonathan Spyer
Commentary 15.04.2018
Syria

SAUDIS PUBLICLY OPPOSE U.S. EXITING SYRIA WHILE ISRAEL OBJECTS QUIETLY

SAUDIS PUBLICLY OPPOSE U.S. EXITING SYRIA WHILE ISRAEL OBJECTS QUIETLY
Col. Lerman: US withdrawal from Syria would have very negative consequences for Israel and the region

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary 12.04.2018
Saudi Arabia Syria

Ex-Security Official: Israel Seeks to Avoid Russian Interests in Syria

Ex-Security Official: Israel Seeks to Avoid Russian Interests in Syria.
Former NSC head Yaakov Amidror said that Russia "can't complain" if Israel targets Iranians in Syria.

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 12.04.2018
russia Syria

Plot Thickens For Israel In Syria As Russia Outs Military Operation

Plot Thickens For Israel In Syria As Russia Outs Military Operation.
Prof. Efraim Inbar: When it comes to our national security we are entitled to do what is necessary to uphold it
The Media Line, April 9, 2018

Professor Efraim Inbar
Commentary 11.04.2018
russia Syria

Syria: Where Chaos Theory Meets Murphy’s Law

Syria: Where Chaos Theory Meets Murphy’s Law. Dr. Jonathan Spyer: A whole series of other contests that have little to do with internal Syrian dynamics—but which are nonetheless taking place on Syrian soil—have now erupted. By Charles Bybelezer | The Media Line, February 20, 2018

Dr. Jonathan Spyer
Commentary 23.02.2018
Syria
ny times

Iran, Deeply Embedded in Syria, Expands ‘Axis of Resistance’

Iran, Deeply Embedded in Syria, Expands ‘Axis of Resistance’ Gen. Amidror: “Israel face not only quantities of Hezbollah missiles, but the threat to vulnerable strategic sites.” By Ben Hubbard, Isabel Kershner and Anne Barnard, The New York Times, Feb. 19, 2018

Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Commentary 23.02.2018
Iran Syria

On Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia

On Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia. Interview with Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Commentary Iran 18.11.2017
Saudi Arabia

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