TheAltWorld Netanyahu’s Gamble: Is Israel Preparing for Another War?
- Alastair Crooke
- Thursday 18 Jan 24
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In this week’s live episode of the New Rules podcast, our host Dimitri Simes Jr. is joined by former British diplomat Alastair Crooke to give you an update on the growing conflict in the Middle East.
“The war in Gaza has been actually a defeat of Israel. All the objectives that were sent for it, the elimination of Hamas, its leadership, the retrieval of the hostages, all of these elements have not been achieved. And so it’s retreating in a sense of defeat, one that is now really permeating into the Israeli sphere, in other words, into their thinking.”
Former British diplomat and MI6 agent
Alastair Crooke
Director and Founder of Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. He also was a staff member of Senator George Mitchell’s Fact Finding Committee that inquired into the causes of the Intifada (2000-2001) and was adviser to the International Quartet. He facilitated various ceasefires in the Occupied Territories and the withdrawal of occupying forces on 2 occasions. Alastair has had 20 years’ experience working with Islamist movements, and has extensive experience working with movements such as Hamas, Hezbollah and other Islamist movements in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East. He is a member of the UN’s Alliance of Civilization’s Global Experts. His book, Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution was published in February 2009 and he is a frequent contributor in the international press, both writing articles and TV and radio commentary.
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