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What Israel can do to protect its borders from Hamas and Hezbollah

“Our Middle East: An Insider’s View,” Ep. 38

The Oct. 7 attack by Hamas in Israel’s south, coupled with daily missile barrages from Hezbollah in the north, has everyone asking how Israel can defend its borders and cities in the future. What must be done to ensure that terrorists don’t pose a threat once more after the dust settles?

JCPA president Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss the future of Israel’s security.

Dan Diker is president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs and the longtime director of its Counter-Political Warfare Project.
Khaled Abu Toameh is an award-winning Arab and Palestinian Affairs journalist formerly with The Jerusalem Post. He is a senior distinguished fellow at the Gatestone Institute and a Fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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