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"The Resistance" Is Far from Defeated

(Ynet News) Dr. Michael Milshtein - October 7 was perceived by the resistance camp as a manifestation of the belief that the circumstances enabling Israel's annihilation had been created. In practice, over 20 months, the parties composing this camp have been hit to the point that some have disappeared altogether: Assad's regime collapsed; Hizbullah has been stripped of most of its military capabilities and is showing no motivation to resume fighting; and Iran, the camp leader, has sustained unprecedented blows, primarily affecting its nuclear program. Yet we must not fall into the euphoric trap of 1967 Israel. We may see a willingness to accept and even collaborate with Israel, mostly by those who already supported the promotion of normalization, but also greater hostility, vengefulness, and fear of a "Zionist hegemony" in the region. The resistance idea is being hit hard, but it may father clones that will pose a security challenge that will require Israel to be alert and ready to initiate attacks. To truly uproot the resistance idea would require a profound cultural and cognitive shift in the Arab and Muslim world that, for the time being, is still far from embracing the spirit of deradicalization. The writer heads the Palestinian Studies Forum at Tel Aviv University's Dayan Center.
2025-06-25 00:00:00
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