Israel War Update 12/5
Although the precarious ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon remains in place, Hezbollah has violated the deal, prompting Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Additionally, Israel has expanded its operations in Jabalia where Hamas has resurged its presence within the northern Gaza stronghold. In Syria, Islamist opposition forces have mounted a surprise offensive that captured Aleppo and other key areas from the Assad regime, marking another blow to Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” and causing Iran-backed militias to enter Syria in support of Assad.
Join JINSA for a webinar assessing the unfolding events in Israel and the wider region with JINSA Distinguished Fellow IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, JINSA Visiting Fellow IDF BG Effie Defrin, and JINSA’s Randi & Charles Wax Senior Fellow John Hannah. JINSA Vice President for Policy Blaise Misztal will moderate this discussion.
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Thursday, December 5 |
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IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov Amidror IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov Amidror is a Distinguished Fellow at JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy. MG Amidror was formerly the National Security Advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as the head of Israel’s National Security Council from 2011-13. MG Amidror served as Commander of IDF Military Colleges, Military Secretary for the Minister of Defense, Director of the Intelligence Analysis Division, and as Intelligence Officer for the Northern Command. |
IDF BG Effie Defrin IDF BG Effie Defrin is a Visiting Fellow at JINSA and a former participant in JINSA’s 2019 Brigadier Generals Military Leadership Education Program. Prior to joining JINSA, BG Defrin served as the head of the IDF’s International Cooperation Division, and previously served as Israel’s Defense Attache to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and Commander of the IDF’s 27th Armored Brigade. |
John Hannah John Hannah is the Randi & Charles Wax Senior Fellow at JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy. Hannah served in senior foreign policy positions for both Democratic and Republican administrations, including as former Vice President Dick Cheney’s National Security Advisor from 2005-2009 and as Vice President Cheney’s Deputy National Security Advisor for the Middle East from 2001-2005. Previously, he also served as a senior advisor to Secretary of State Warren Christopher during the Bill Clinton administration, and as a senior member of Secretary of State James A. Baker’s Policy Planning Staff during the presidency of George H.W. Bush. |
Blaise Misztal Blaise Misztal is the Vice President for Policy at JINSA. His research interests include Iran and its nuclear program, U.S.-Turkey relations, countering extremism, and strategic competition. Blaise served as the Executive Director of the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States, a congressionally mandated project convened by the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security Program. He has testified before Congress and published widely— including op-eds in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New Republic, and Roll Call. |