20 November 2024

Former Air Force commander Amir Eshel: "Israel does not have an exit strategy from the war"

Meir Orbach

"Israel does not have an exit strategy from the war, and therefore all its military achievements, both in the north and the south, could be undermined. Israeli politics is in disarray."

This is what Amir Eshel, the former commander of the Israeli Air Force, stated at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi conference in Miami.

In a conversation with Sophie Shulman of Calcalist, Eshel observed: "This is a war being waged without an exit strategy, which could nullify any military achievements. Reaching a political solution will be extremely difficult. The American president-elect Trump wants to end wars and there is political momentum to resolve conflicts with both Hamas and Hezbollah. However, we must not lose sight of the fact that once these wars conclude, our focus must shift back to Iran—its nuclear ambitions, its export of terrorism, and other related threats. Now is the time to conclude this war."

When asked about the use of new technologies in the current conflicts—both Israel's and the Russia-Ukraine war—and their impact on defense budgets, Eshel replied:

"There is a new global opportunity for commercial defense technologies. With multiple wars, rising global threats, increased defense budgets, and a wave of breakthrough technologies, we are witnessing a surge in commercial initiatives for defense solutions."

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