In a rare Israeli press briefing this week, Prime Minister Netanyahu suggested that U.S. delays in supplying weapons to Israel in 2024 may have cost Israeli lives in Gaza. Why raise this issue now, and how might it resonate within the Democratic Party and the polarized American electorate?
What comes next in Gaza as Israel and the United States move into Phase Two of the plan?
Finally, what does Washington now seek from Iran, given that a U.S. naval armada is in place? Is the objective a written agreement addressing unresolved issues, or is the administration preparing for possible kinetic action targeting Iran’s expanding ballistic missile arsenal, the remnants of its nuclear program, and the IRGC and Basij forces responsible for executing thousands of protestors, crossing the President’s redline?
I explore these questions with Lt. Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch, former Director of Military Prosecutions for Judea and Samaria, in a discussion hosted by Calav Ben-David. — Eric