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Where Will Israel’s Multifront War End?

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CMES affiliated scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye has authored an article published in Foreign Affairs.

The article “Where will Israel’s Multifront War End? There May Not be a Better Day After”, is written by Dalia Dassa Kaye. It was published in Foreign Affairs on 2 October 2024

After a year of war, there is a real possibility of no better “day after” in Gaza or the rest of the region. Talk in Washington of capitalizing on Nasrallah’s death and Iran’s weakness to “reshape” the Middle East harks back to the misguided beliefs that drove the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 to disastrous effect. Continued military conflict harms the region, and it harms U.S. interests. Without a change in the current Israeli government, Israel and its neighbors could be moving toward a very different day after: Israeli reoccupation of Gaza and potentially even of southern Lebanon, as well as reinforced control over, if not annexation of, the West Bank. This is a recipe not for victory but for perpetual war.

Author: Dalia Dassa Kaye: https://www.cmes.lu.se/dalia-dassa-kaye

Read the article: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/where-will-israels-multifront-war-end