Episode 10: How Iran Threatens Israel Through Syria
August 17, 2018
"The conflict in the north is a matter of when, not if.” That’s what Foundation for Defense of Democracies Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer says about the Iranian military threat to Israel. Over the last several years, Iran has built up sophisticated missile and drone bases throughout Syria, and the threat of war with the Jewish State remains on of their key points of leverage in Iran’s dealings with the West and the Sunni powers. In this episode of Kikar, Dr. Schanzer joins Jonathan Silver to explore FDD’s new report, “Controlled Chaos: The Escalation of Conflict between Israel and Iran in War-Torn Syria.
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Jonathan Schanzer
Jonathan Schanzer is an American author and scholar in Middle Eastern studies, and vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
ABOUT THE HOST
Jonathan Silver
Jonathan Silver is the senior director of Tikvah Ideas, where he is also the Warren R. Stern Senior Fellow of Jewish Civilization. The editor of Mosaic, he is also the host of the Tikvah Podcast on which he has hosted hundreds of writers, rabbis, educators, military officers, artists, and political figures, including members of Israel’s Knesset, the U.S. Senate, and the prime minister of Israel.