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Oded Granot

The very fact that a nuclear deal is nearing has given a tailwind to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who has been ratcheting up the threats against Israel.
Breaking his two-month silence, he says Hezbollah has no interest in launching a war, but will respond without proportion if Israel attacks targets in Lebanon.
The conclusion reached by almost every player involved in the fighting in Syria to fall in line with the victor, Bashar Assad, and enter dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is the real master in Syria.
He is a bitter enemy, and Hezbollah is a mini-‎army of highly motivated terrorists, who are skilled ‎in battle and armed with 150,000 missiles that ‎threaten Israel nationwide.
Every few months, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah ‎makes a point of warning Israel not to attack ‎Lebanon and make all sorts of threats.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad realize that Israeli leaders want quiet at almost any cost and are averse to anything that could spark an uncontrollable conflagration. This has all but destroyed the foundations of Israeli deterrence.
Israel has taken a justified but complex task upon itself: to prevent, from the air and without forces on the ground, Iranian entrenchment in Syria and the transfer of lethal weapons to Hezbollah.
This was Putin and Netanyahu’s third meeting since the start of the year, and despite the smiles, handshakes and cordial atmosphere, there is a sense of frustration in Jerusalem at Russia’s lack of desire or ability to remove Iran and its satellites from the Syrian arena.
For months, the Iranians have suspected that Russia was interested in playing the role of sole influencer in Syria.