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Israelis doubt victory in Iran conflict, podcast hosts say

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • Israeli podcast hosts question whether the country won its conflict with Iran.
  • They describe Israeli military tactics against cheap drones as echoing past defeats.
  • The hosts also discuss domestic politics, including Netanyahu's election timing and a controversial enlistment bill.

On the latest Jerusalem Dispatch podcast, hosts Calev Ben-David and Ruth Marks Eglash debated whether Israel won its conflict with Iran, concluding the outcome was "uncomfortable." They noted the emerging US-Iran framework resembles the 2015 JCPOA, leaving Iran's missiles and proxies unchecked.

Ben-David highlighted the Israeli military's use of fishing nets to protect bases and tanks from cheap Hezbollah drones. He compared this tactic to Ukraine's trenches and Israel's past withdrawal from South Lebanon.

The discussion then shifted to Israeli domestic politics. The hosts touched on Prime Minister Netanyahu's maneuvering over election timing, the ultra-Orthodox enlistment bill, and the rising prominence of Gadi Eisenkot. They also mentioned rumors of a potential breakaway faction within the Likud party led by Gilad Erdan and the international backlash against Itamar Ben-Gvir for publicly humiliating Gaza flotilla activists.

The northern front gets the episode's sharpest moment: Ben-David describes the IDF collecting fishing nets from Israeli fishermen to string over bases and tanks against cheap Hezbollah drones, a tactic he says echoes Ukraine's trenches and the old south Lebanon security zone Israel was eventually forced to abandon.

· Calev Ben-DavidDescribing military tactics against Hezbollah drones.
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