New media and editorial analyses on the Israel-Hamas war
Friends —
In addition to consistent content on my Youtube channel and Twitter/X account, here are more items that may be of interest. I explain some of the less obvious challenges the IDF will have to navigate to have a successful operation as well as the escalation risks facing the United States.
Thoughts welcome.
Danny
An insurgency embedded into civilian populations poses substantial risks
Fox News
America should help Israel defend itself and avoid escalation
This piece was originally published in Newsweek on October 12, 2023.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
On Saturday, Hamas launched a highly coordinated raid into Israel that caught the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) completely unprepared, breaking through the barrier walls that had sealed Gaza from the rest of Israel. The operation was wildly successful from a tactical perspective. As the barbarity of Hamas' operations continues to be made clear, the United States should remain sober and clear-eyed on its most important objective: preventing the war from spilling beyond Israel.
Read the entire piece in Newsweek.