Israel's housing minister thinks Israel will lose out because the world is uniting against Isis. [View all]
The developing ties between Israel’s allies and enemies as they join forces to fight Islamic State pose a threat to Israel, Housing Minister Yoav Galant, a senior IDF commander turned Kulanu party lawmaker, warned Tuesday.
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“They are fighting side by side against a joint enemy, Daesh [Islamic State], building ties, and learning from joint experience, and it creates new challenges for Israel,” Galant told the annual international conference of the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.
“In the framework of these joint actions, the gates are opening for Iran and the significance of that are far-reaching.”
After the threat of Islamic State has been removed, Israel will face Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy Hezbollah almost alone, he said. “We need to isolate Iran and Hezbollah, and prevent a situation in which they isolate us.”
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, meanwhile, told the conference that Israel’s standing in the world has never been so bad, and its worsening status threatens the country’s national security
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The right wingers that run Israel do actually believe Iran is a greater threat than Isis. What's worse is that Israeli officials actually believe that our animosity toward Isis represents a conspiracy to isolate Israel, rather than fear of Isis terrorism. Why won't Clinton and other mainstream democrats acknowledge how problematic Israel's leaders are? Why do a couple of big time donors like Hiam Saban, and Adelson get to dictate the way we react to Israel? They also won't move away from the status quo on Saudi Arabia.
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