INTERVIEW – Specialist in the Iranian file, the Israeli ambassador in Paris was in the past deputy director of strategic affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
LE FIGARO. – What are the consequences of Nasrallah’s death for Israel ?
JOSHUA ZARKA. – She completely reshuffled the cards. Until then, there was deterrence between Israel and Hezbollah. We feared a war against Hezbollah and we tried to find diplomatic solutions. Today, we have destroyed between 60% and 80% of its military capabilities. He is no longer the ultimate “proxi” of Iran. Nasrallah represented the fight against Israel. To all those who want our country destroyed, he was a hero. By losing it, Iran lost its main deterrent against Israel. We must understand that Iran is our main problem. All threats against Israel are linked to it: terrorist, conventional, nuclear. Iran’s “proxies” system in the region allowed it to wage war on us from afar, without engaging directly. Today he fell…
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