Tikvah
Editors’ Pick

May 13, 2016

Israel and Islamic State in Syria

Ultimately, Iran is the bigger threat.

Analyzing Islamic State’s military successes and failures thus far, Hillel Frisch notes that after its stunning victories in 2014 over the ill-trained and poorly motivated Iraqi army, IS has had trouble defeating the Syrian and Kurdish militaries, and would likely be at a far greater disadvantage against the IDF. True, there are reasons to fear IS will expand its control in Syria and from there into Lebanon and Jordan, giving it an opportunity to attack Israel. Nevertheless, Frisch concludes, the greater threat to Israel lies elsewhere:

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