A Strategic Overview of the Iran-Israel War - Part 1 : Israel at War
Israel never had any designs against Iran. The two nations are neither neighbors with competing claims nor natural rivals as regional powers. The Persians, along with the Azeri minority and other communities, are Muslims but not Arabs. For several decades, when Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran, Tehran and Jerusalem were de-facto members of the same pro-Western alliance.
It was only when the Ayatollahs toppled the Shah and the regime became fanatically Islamic that Iran started to wage war against Israel. Now, after some 45 years of shadows and proxies, this war is out in the open. What is its current stage, and what can we expect next? With us to decipher this are:
- Host : Jonathan Hessen : Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
- Editor at Large : Amir Oren : Host of Watchmen Talk and Powers in Play
- BG (Ret.) Mark Kimmitt : former US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
- BG (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser : Project Director on Middle East Developments, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Jerusalem Studio
The program offers the viewer deeper understanding about current events in Israel. The topics vary from domestic and foreign policy to social changes, archaelogy and religion.
The program is hosted by TV7 Israel News anchor Jonathan Hessen.
