(Israel Hayom) Prof. Eyal Zisser - Those who cautioned that Israel's air campaign against Hizbullah targets in Syria were leading to an unnecessary conflict with Iran and Hizbullah were wrong. The conflict is already here, and the initiator is Iran. Israel's immediate and aggressive response to Iran's belligerence on Saturday signals its determination not to issue hollow threats. Iran and Hizbullah will only be careful not to cross Israel's red lines if they believe it is resolved to defending them. The writer, vice rector at Tel Aviv University, is former director of its Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies.
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