A new article by Professor Ely Karmon on Iran, Hezbollah and Israel

Dear friends and colleagues,

Please see my Analysis  “Iran and Hezbollah's terror escalation against Israel” in today’s daily Haaretz at:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/analysis-iran-and-hezbollah-s-terror-escalation-against-israel-1.452953.

In this paper I sustain that the strategic goal behind Iran’s present terrorist campaign against Israel is to provoke a regional conflict between Israel and its neighbors which would divert international attention from Iran’s nuclear program.

In this context and for more background see also my older articles “The Iran/Hezbollah Strategic and Terrorist Threat to Africa,” at:

http://www.ict.org.il/Articles/tabid/66/Articlsid/1060/currentpage/1/Default.aspx

and  “Iran Challenges the United States in its Backyard, in Latin America,” at

http://www.google.co.il/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CEsQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isds.co.il%2FimageBank%2Fpdf%2FIran%2520Challenges%2520the%2520United%2520States%2520in%2520its%2520Backyard%2C%2520in%2520Latin%2520America%2520-%2520German%2520version-1.pdf&ei=Pj4NUNP5MuGx0AWSloDBCg&usg=AFQjCNFvMt7L8IqMm8LJCZJzTtbK3b5x2A

Ely Karmon

Senior Research Scholar

International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) and

The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) at

The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC)

Herzlyia, Israel

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