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2 weeks ago | 
meforum.org | Jonathan Spyer
Israel has for the last 18 months been engaged in a war on seven fronts against a single enemy. The enemy in question is the Islamist regional alliance led by Iran. The objective of this alliance is the destruction of the Jewish state. The stated intention of those who launched the Oct. 7, 2023, massacres in the Gaza area was to commence this process. In addition to Gaza, the fronts in this war are or have been Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, the West Bank and Iran itself.
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2 weeks ago | 
thejewishnews.com | Jonathan Spyer
"Israel has for the last 18 months been engaged in a war on seven fronts against a single enemy."Israel has for the last 18 months been engaged in a war on seven fronts against a single enemy. The enemy in question is the Islamist regional alliance led by Iran. The objective of this alliance is the destruction of the Jewish state. The stated intention of those who launched the Oct. 7, 2023, massacres in the Gaza area was to commence this process.
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2 weeks ago | 
meforum.org | Jonathan Spyer
Israel’s focus remains firmly on its campaign in Gaza and the twin imperatives to “increase the pressure on Hamas to release the hostages, and end Hamas’s power to govern, both politically and militarily,” as IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin told journalists during a visit to Gaza this week.
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2 weeks ago | 
jpost.com | Jonathan Spyer
BEHIND THE LINES | The Houthis are the only Iran-aligned force to have directed its attacks not at Israel alone but also at Western targets, including international shipping.
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3 weeks ago | 
meforum.org | Jonathan Spyer
Along the newly established Morag Corridor, in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF is continuing the daily, Sisyphean work of rooting out Hamas fighters and destroying the organization’s infrastructure. The corridor, named after a dismantled Jewish community in the area, is intended to drive a wedge between the Rafah and Khan Yunis brigades of Hamas, and then to destroy these formations.
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3 weeks ago | 
jpost.com | Jonathan Spyer
Along the newly established Morag Corridor, in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF is continuing the daily, Sisyphean work of rooting out Hamas fighters and destroying the organization’s infrastructure. The corridor, named after a dismantled Jewish community in the area, is intended to drive a wedge between the Rafah and Khan Yunis brigades of Hamas, and then to destroy these formations.
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1 month ago | 
spectator.com.au | Jonathan Spyer
Over the weekend, the US and Iran held opening talks in Oman on Teheran’s nuclear programme. With the first round concluded, the Iranian regime’s position on the negotiations is becoming clearer. The Islamic regime, which prides itself on its strategic patience, intends to buy time, while avoiding any major and irreversible concessions.
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1 month ago | 
spectator.co.uk | Jonathan Spyer
Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Over the weekend, the US and Iran held opening talks in Oman on Teheran’s nuclear programme. With the first round concluded, the Iranian regime’s position on the negotiations is becoming clearer. The Islamic regime, which prides itself on its strategic patience, intends to buy time, while avoiding any major and irreversible concessions. Whether Donald Trump’s administration will prove willing to accommodate Iran’s...
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1 month ago | 
jpost.com | Liran Aharoni |Jonathan Spyer
Live Updates IAF intercepts drone from East en route to Israel, shrapnel causes fire in Jordan • Iranian officials pressure Khamenei for deal By JERUSALEM POST STAFF SORT BY Iranian officials urge Khamenei to negotiate with US, claim that war could topple regime - NYT By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reportedly told by two of his senior officials to enter nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration, saying that not doing so could risk war with...
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1 month ago | 
jpost.com | Jonathan Spyer
Last week, Israeli aircraft struck the T4 airbase and Hama airport in Syria, along with two other military airbases. The operation, according to several Hebrew media reports, was intended to frustrate Turkish efforts to install air defenses and radar systems at the targeted sites. The Israeli attack forms part of a larger, looming confrontation between Ankara and Jerusalem. Syria is currently the most active front in this contest.
