Sunday, May 14, 2023

Hamas and Hezbollah are not deterred, just patient

It is critical that Israeli policymakers understand that Hamas and Hezbollah's patience, rather than Israeli deterrence or Israeli carrots, explains why they haven't actively joined in the battle between Islamic Jihad and the Jewish State.


Iran is indeed patiently building up the attack capabilities of Hamas and Hezbollah and has no intention of wasting their huge investment.

And the crime is that under "quiet for quiet" the only thing Israel is doing about these massive programs is to dutifully record each weapons factory, testing site, armory, etc. in a target bank.

Yes. Weapons destined for Hezbollah may be destroyed if they are in Syria. But the moment they cross the border into Lebanon it is target bank time. You've no doubt read about the GPS upgrade kits which turn rockets into guided missiles, those which we have destroyed in Syria. However, when the very same kits land in Beirut Airport we do nothing. READ MORE