By Irina Tsukerman, July 27, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel does not need to be directly engaged in combat to help its allies confront and prevail over mutual adversaries. In Libya, it can play a role in training LNA troops, provide important logistical and intelligence support, and politically influence Washington to cease its backing of the GNA and hostile Islamist militias and state actors.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: America’s reputation as a credible actor is an essential matter for US foreign policy, but it has weakened significantly throughout this century. George Bush’s war on the “axis of evil” failed, and Barack Obama’s “red line” speech proved empty. Today, Donald Trump is abandoning allies and conducting dangerous diplomacy with anti-democratic tyrants.
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Israel: Defense Minister Visits Israel Defense Forces Northern Command Amid Tensions. Defense Minister and alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz visited Israel Defense Forces Northern Command Sunday, to warn that Israel will continue to protect security interests. Gantz said “The State of Israel has no interests in Syria or Lebanon, except for security interests” he added that Israel “will continue to ensure our security interests.” Gantz explained that ensuring security included preventing entrenchment of Iranian forces, blocking transfer of advanced weapons and preventing the development of precision missiles. Albawaba Israel National News The Jerusalem Post
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/1594213363-iran-vows-to-bolster-syria-s-air-defenses-official
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/world/middleeast/iran-Natanz-nuclear-damage.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-launches-reconnaissance-satellite-into-space/
Mark Dubowitz and Richard Goldberg — Ynet News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently called on the United Nations Security Council to reimpose, or “snapback,” international sanctions and restrictions on the Islamic Republic of Iran – a terror-sponsoring regime that seeks to wipe Israel off the map. Just as the prime minister was speaking, another country was addressing the Security Council in defense of Iran: the People’s Republic of China. Read more