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Yoav Limor is a veteran journalist and defense analyst specializing in Israeli advocacy, global Jewish affairs, and Middle Eastern politics. A passionate advocate for Israel, he frequently appears on radio, television, and in print to provide insightful analysis and counter media bias.

The Jewish state has become the world’s No. 1 expert on Iran, but with respect to the U.S.-led mission to protect vessels in Strait of Hormuz, it should restrict itself to providing intelligence support.
Despite Hezbollah’s attempt to establish itself in the Syrian Golan and the preemptive attacks attributed to Israel, both sides are wary of escalating the situation.
Five years after “Operation Protective Edge,” the current assessment in Israel is that Hamas is deterred. Regardless, the next round of fighting is almost inevitable, and won’t resemble its predecessors.
Now that its hopes of rescue by the Europeans have been dashed, Tehran has opted for the familiar path: terrorism.
The Lebanon-based Shi’ite terrorist group is under increasing pressure from all sides, and the anxiety of its leader Hassan Nasrallah is becoming increasingly palpable.
Israel has yet to determine who was behind the most recent rocket attack from Syria, but multiple actors could have an interest in changing the rules of the game.
Hezbollah is reeling from its Syrian losses and Israel’s exposure of its tunnels, but it hasn’t forgotten its main goal: to attack Israel.
The United States has received a return on its investment: Israel is a stable and democratic forward base of operations in a fragile and volatile region.
Israel has warned Hamas that a decision to avoid reining in Palestinian Islamic Jihad will lead to a greater conflagration. While the message may have been received, it has yet to be implemented on the ground.
Take a look at what just happened in Sri Lanka. Those who thought the defeat of the Islamic State would mean the defeat of terrorism were very, very wrong.
The sense in Israel is that a window of opportunity now exists for pushing Iran out of Syria, or at least significantly minimizing its activities there.
There are very few countries in the world, if any, who after 37 years would continue searching for their missing soldiers, let alone jeopardize intelligence assets in the process.