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Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/16/israel-faces-intensifying-external-threats-and-int/
Israel Faces Intensifying External Threats
(Washington Times) Clifford D. May - At Israel's northern border, on the Israeli side everything is green because the Israelis irrigate and plant trees. On the Lebanese and Syrian sides, everything is brown because agriculture is not a priority for those who rule. Lebanon is dominated by Hizbullah, a foreign legion of Iran with an estimated 150,000 missiles pointing at Israelis. Syria is ruled by Bashar Assad, a dictator propped up by Tehran and Moscow who has slaughtered over half a million Arabs, many times the number of Arabs killed in wars against Israelis. Tehran has been attempting to set up bases in Syria, one more platform from which to attack Israel. In the West Bank, Iran's rulers are also arming Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and other terrorist groups that have ensconced themselves in areas that, under the Oslo Accords, the Palestinian Authority is responsible for governing. And from the south, Hamas, which rules Gaza, receives financial assistance, arms and training from Iran to target Israelis. The writer is founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.