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IRMO Brief 5 2018 IRMO Institut za razvoj i međunarodne odnose Institute for Development and International Relations Tension between Israel and Iran Yossi Peled is an Israeli General(R), former DISCLAIMER: The views presented in this Ured u Zagrebu The Syrian regime led by Bashar Aluf of the Northern Command in the Israel paper are solely of the author and do not Revolutions in the Middle East launched at al-Assad has survived because of Defense Forces, and a former member of the the begging of this decade that are IRMO the Russian support, but Russia Knesset. Development and International Relations or of commonly referred to as the ‘’Arab Spring’’, represent an of�icial position of the Institute for the Hanns Seidel Foundation. have plunged the region into chaos and Iran has no interest that Iran 05 becomes a strong force in Syria. 2018 to be a regional hegemon. Iran had a big BRIEF sized this opportunity to claim its ambition success in Lebanon, with its support to the Russia has its own interests with Iran, and this eighties, which turned it into being a factor is where Israel disagrees with Russia, although Hezbollah group that was built in the early not only in Lebanon but also in the war in in general the two countries have good relations. On the other hand, the Syrian regime Main Strategic Considerations of Contemporary Israel led by Bashar al-Assad has survived because of Syria. Iran is also �inancing and arming operating in Yemen against Saudi Arabia. the Russian support, but Russia has no interest Hamas in Gaza in the south of Israel, and it is Iran is overtly and covertly trying to become for Iran to become a strong force in Syria. From By Yossi Peled a nuclear power armed with nuclear ballistic the Israeli perspective, it is a matter of time missiles, and for Israel it is wrong and naive when a collision between Russia and Iran on to keep ignoring the dangers of Iran the Syrian territory will occur. becoming one. Introduction Nuclear Iran in its statements represents a The terror threat to Israel huge threat to the State of Israel, and Israel Israel has been following and learning from the The relocation of the US embassy from Tel Israel and ordered the relocation of the US wants the countries of the Free World to conduct of Iran in the last decades. When I was Aviv to Jerusalem draw once again the embassy from Tel Aviv. Ever since the time of understand that Iran as a nuclear power would attention of international community to Israel. David, the king of Israel who conquered change the world as we know it. The Iranian 1991 there was a massive Iranian presence in the Northern commander between 1986 and The event of relocation is in line with the Jerusalem more than three thousand years threat is much more than only nuclear, it is also Lebanon. In 1988 Israel got the intelligence decision of the Trump administration reached ago, and his son king Solomon who built the about the way Iran is working with terror material that said Iran has transferred 100 in December last year, a move that has its legal First Temple, Jerusalem was the Holy City for foundation in the Jerusalem Embassy Act that Jews around the world and the center point tried to understand and to evaluate how much organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas by million American dollars to Hezbollah and then was passed by the US Congress as far as 1995. for Israel and Judaism. At the same time around the world. Besides all of that, there is �inancing and arming this terror groups military equipment could be bought with this For more than twenty years, the American Jerusalem is a holy site for the Palestinians the power struggle between Russia and the money. Soon, the Israeli Defense Forces found administrations have been delaying the and the Muslim world, hence a source of United States. Russia today is the most decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, confrontation for the two sides. dominating force in Syria and around the out that 80% of the money was for military and the Jerusalem Act was void of presidential Notwithstanding, people of Israel believe that Middle East. During the last few years, it has used for construction of kindergartens, purposes. Part of these �inancial resources was signature until Donald Trump became Jerusalem cannot be divided and that only stormed back in after a long period of not schools, hospitals and for supporting the president. In the same year when he took Jerusalem due to its cultural, historical and being present in the Middle East. religious importance for the Jews, is and can Iran has built its presence in Lebanon. Hezbollah �ighters’ families, and this is how Jerusalem as the capital city of the State of be the only capital city of the State of Israel. of�ice president Donald Trump recognized IRMO BRIEF 05/2018 1 However, this status of Jerusalem is still not existence from the South, East and North, and forties with �iscal and military threats to its Iran as a nuclear power and Conclusion number of United Nations states who do not the threats were not only in terms of Israel’s fully internationally recognized, with a acknowledge the right of Israel to sovereignly security, but also the country was facing an with its big power of in�luence, Relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem has rule in Eastern Jerusalem, including the Old economic boycott by the Arab states that was as which Israel will try to prevent, stirred unrest within the Muslim World, City where most sacred sites of Judaism are well pointed against any country or company is a big risk to not just Israel, but including the Arab League. However, it needs to located – the Western Wall and the Temple that had trade relations with Israel. The ability also for the moderate Muslim support the president Trump’s decision to Mount. of the State of Israel to withstand many world. be said that the vast majority of Israeli citizens attempts to militarily destroy it – as was the especially Israeli Jews who comprise case during the War for Israeli independence in recognize Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel, The hostile environment of Israel Israel strongly opposes support for the three-quarters of Israel’s population. Recent The State of Israel celebrates this May seventy 1948, the Suez Crisis in 1956, the Six-Day War this way children are indoctrinated against support the relocation of the US embassy to in 1967 when Israel seized Jerusalem from infrastructure of the Hezbollah �ighters, as in opinion polls suggest that 73% of Israeli Jews day and even before, stirred a sweeping its immense economic growth and subsequent Israel and eventually these institutions years of independence that had from the �irst Jordan, and the Yom Kippur War in 1973 - and decision in principal, but would have preferred opposition around the Muslim world. When maturation, has convinced a number of Arab become hotbeds for upbringing the future Jerusalem, while another 20% support this that the American plan for terminating the we talk about the Muslim world it’s a mistake countries to understand that it is better to to think that’s one united world. Also, inside Israel. It needs to be said that Iran as a nuclear Hezbollah �ighters that will �ight against Unlike in Europe, Donald Trump is extremely the Arab world there are extremists who future in the Middle East. Israeli-Palestinian con�lict was unveiled �irst. recognize Israel’s right to exist for a better popular in Israel, due to decision to move the collide with moderate Muslims, and there is which Israel will try to prevent, is a big risk to power and with its big power of in�luence, American embassy to Jerusalem. There is no also a great row between the Sunni Muslims not just Israel, but also for the moderate The ability of the State of Israel doubt that from the day it got its independence in and the Shiite Muslims. Muslim world that is aware and understands to withstand many attempts to the risks of Iran going nuclear. a war, Israel has proven that it is strong and that militarily destroy it has it cannot afford the luxury of not being strong. It seems that today it is much clearer to People of Israel believe that convinced a number of Arab neighbors around Israel that we all have Recent opinion polls suggest that Jerusalem cannot be divided countries to understand that it common interests, and the people of Israel and that only Jerusalem due to is better to recognize Israel’s believes that the Middle East will become 73% of Israeli Jews support the its cultural, historical and right to exist. accustomed with a new reality in which Israel relocation of the US embassy to religious importance for the will no longer be the big enemy of the Arabs Jerusalem, while another 20% Jews, is and can be the only and the rest of the Muslim world. Israel support this decision in principal. This is how peace between Israel and Egypt should be a part of the answer against the capital city of the State of was carved and after that with Jordan, and this present big mistrust against itself. Israel also Israel. has also enticed negotiations with the hopes that the United States will come back Israel must always keep its strategic ability, to Palestinians, although with no success. with its presence in the Middle East and take a keep controlling its territory, and to continue Brokering a peace deal with Israel’s northern place of the leader as the biggest power in the surviving in this complex region.
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