As I write this, Israel is mounting a barrage of explosions across southern Lebanon, home to a plethora of Hezbollah bases. This comes after Hezbollah experienced a clear and precisely executed attack from beepers and walkie-talkies, killing dozens and injuring thousands of Hezbollah members, including several high-ranking Radwan members. However, the war in Hamas-controlled Gaza isn’t officially over. And from I,086 miles, the Houthis of Yemen have been trying to lay siege on Eilat, and the shipping lanes of the Red Sea In the meantime, Iran has been smuggling weapons through Jordan into Judea and Samaria /the West Bank, amidst increasing tension and several attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians. This aspect of the war has gotten very little press coverage.
Does Israel have the military arsenal to be able to defend itself on these multiple fronts? Is the army and are the reservists prepared to be able to endure yet another long war? Is this the end of the long war in Gaza, or just the beginning of the next stage against Hezbollah and radical forces within the territories? How is this long war affecting Israeli morale and the economy? Do the Israeli people have the will to be able to endure yet another stage in this long, existential war?
Here to answer these questions and more is Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Hirsch.
About our Speaker: Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch served as Director of the Military Prosecution for Judea and Samaria. Since retiring from the IDF, Hirsch worked as the Head of Legal Strategies for Palestinian Media Watch, as a Senior Military Consultant for NGO Monitor, an advisor to the Ministry of Defense, and head of an advisory committee in the Ministry of Interior. Hirsch was the architect of the Israeli law that strips citizenship from Israeli terrorists who have been convicted for terror offenses, sentenced to a custodial sentence, and receive a payment from the Palestinian Authority as a reward for their acts of terror.
