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Israel needs Jordan more than Jordan needs Israel
It’s high time for the people of Israel to return the favor by prioritizing themselves and their future ahead of their politicians.
Why did Israel attack the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria on April 1st? Are they suggesting that the killing of Iran’s Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and other members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was so significant that they were willing to risk a direct war with Iran?
They knew Iran retaliated by launching ballistic missiles at the American base in Iraq as a response to the Trump administration taking out their general Qasem Soleimani in January 2020.
It is National Security 101 that Iran would want to maintain that position, that they always retaliate, as a deterrent against future attacks.
So, Israel changed the rules of engagement, fully aware of Iran’s anticipated response. What was Israel trying to do? Despite my repeated attempts to find an answer to this question, I found myself going in circles and yielding no substantial answers. It wasn’t until I came across a statement by Yagil Levy, a professor of military sociology at the Open University of Israel, that the true motive became clear to me:
