Israeli-Palestinian tension over Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque and Temple Mount has been inflamed if not instigated by an Iranian-operated “nerve center” in Lebanon. Though Hamas (the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement) and Hezbollah (Iran’s surrogate Lebanese Shi’ite “Party of God”) contribute to the operation, management comes from Tehran. During the May 2021 fighting Turkey blasted Israel diplomatically and hosted senior Hamas leaders. “These low-level shadow attacks could be the ‘new normal’ for Israel, unfortunately,” Schanzer said. The West Bank city has been “a nightmare” for the Palestinian Authority, Israel and Jordan for 20 years, he added.

Source: The Times May 13, 2022 03:14 UTC