On the sixth month of the Gaza War, there is growing doubt as to whether Israel can defeat the terror organization whose October 7 massacre catalysed a chain reaction.
The IDF is clearly superior to the 30,000 or so militia, structured in some 6 territorial brigades and 2 dozen battalions. But the limits on employment of Israeli combat power are becoming prohibitive, due to outside pressure, and there now appears a real chance that not all of Israel’s war aims will be achieved.
Is this emerging picture an accurate one, and if so, could it still be changed? With us for the discussion are:
Panel:
- Host : Jonathan Hessen : Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
- Editor at Large : Amir Oren : Host of Watchmen Talk and Powers in Play
- Col. (Ret.) Joel Rayburn : former Senior Director at the National Security Council in Washington & Special Envoy for Syria; Founding Director of the American Center for Levant Studies
- BG (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser : Project Director on Middle East Developments, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs