Israel’s strategy of ‘permanent war’: A race against time?
Former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy argues that Israel is pursuing a strategy of 'permanent war' to secure dominance in the Middle East. He claims this approach aims to ensure neighboring states remain either dependent or too weak to challenge Israel. According to Levy, Israel may be trying to derail a potential US-Iran deal by escalating military actions despite nominal ceasefires.
- ▪Daniel Levy is the president of the US/Middle East Project.
- ▪Levy describes Israel’s regional strategy as allowing only dependent or failed states nearby.
- ▪He believes Israel is attempting to block a US-Iran deal through continued military operations.
- ▪Israel is reportedly intensifying attacks on Lebanese and Palestinian groups despite ceasefire agreements.
- ▪Levy criticizes US policy for being deeply aligned with Israeli narratives.
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play videoplay videoVideo Duration 25 minutes 03 seconds play-arrow25:03The Bottom LineIsrael’s strategy of ‘permanent war’: A race against time?Political analyst Daniel Levy says US policy is so ‘marinated’ in Israeli narratives, the two are indistinguishable.Read moreIsrael is in a race against time to “lock in its domination” across the Middle East, argues former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy.Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project, tells host Steve Clemons that Israel’s strategy of “permanent war” allows for only two types of countries in the region: either dependent, or “too collapsed, failed and fragile to pose any challenge”.Israel can try to block a US-Iran deal by advocating for “just one more major military operation” against Iran, and “heating things up” with constant…
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