“From Israel’s perspective, the war in Iran is long drawn long out, and Israel seems well prepared for it. This is a war that Israel has prepared for the last 30 years.”
Does that suggest this could be a war without end? Prof Khinvraj Jangid, who heads Israel Studies at Jindal Global University, hints at that.
In a conversation on The Gist, Jangid argues that current Israeli attitudes have been shaped by 18 years of war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, post Israel’s withdrawal from there in 2000. Then there was the collapse of the Oslo peace process and the wave of Hamas attacks. Both are Iran’s proxies, so the need to cut the sponsor to size.
“I think Israel and America are well prepared to put Iranian missiles to the ground. What was the remarkable strength that Iran had? Iran not only had 3000 ballistic missiles, but it could also produce hundreds in a month. All that Israel is doing is to make those missile makers their targets and keep Iranian airspace under surveillance.”
Jangid says that during the first missile exchange between Israel Iran last June, the former got a sense that the latter’s capabilities were lower than what was believed. With Hezbollah now being disarmed by the Lebanese government with the active support of Shia tribes, Israel can look forward to a peaceful border with Lebanon.
As for Iran, Jangid pointed to what is happening. targeted strikes are taking out missile sites of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), even munitions complexes.
“They will target all the military places including IRGC, political, and noncombatant headquarters. They want to attack IRGC because it is the structure that holds Iranian system together. So assassinating those leaders would be a recurring thing that world will have to endure.”
Tune in for more in this conversation with Khinvraj Jangid, head of the Israel Studies at Jindal Global University.
