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Yossi Alpher on Israel’s Non-Viable Gaza Strategy

From On November 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Writing in the Daily Beast’s “Open Zion” former Israeli intelligence operative and strategic expert Yossi Alpher offers his thoughts on Israel’s offensive against Hamas targets (an 11-month old is reportedly among the civilian causalities) in the Gaza Strip today:

So why am I worried? First and foremost, because our leadership still has [...]

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Alpher: Israeli objective is U.S. "preemptive action" against Iran

From On September 7, 2010 · 1 Comment

In his monthly column for the Forward, “When Would Israel Attack Iran?”, Yossi Alpher lays out seven conditions that must be fulfilled for Israel to commit to an attack on Iran. Only one — that the regime in Tehran calls for Israel’s destruction — has been met so far. His piece is a largely a summary [...]

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Yossi Alpher Discusses the Likelihood of an Israeli Attack on Iran's Nuclear Program

From On August 16, 2010 · 5 Comments

Israeli expert on strategic affairs Yossi Alpher offers an excellent analysis of Jeffrey Goldberg‘s Atlantic cover story. Alpher agrees that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is a possibility but only if Iran, “…is crossing a “red line” and the timetable for obtaining the capacity to attack Israel with nuclear weapons [...]

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