{"id":219279,"date":"2025-01-13T02:29:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T00:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=219279"},"modified":"2025-01-13T02:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T00:29:24","slug":"old-conflicts-new-crises-trumps-return-and-netanyahus-fate-what-awaits-israel-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=219279","title":{"rendered":"?Old Conflicts, New Crises, Trump\u2019s Return and Netanyahu\u2019s Fate: What Awaits Israel in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__header\">\n<div class=\"article__announce-text\" dir=\"ltr\">2024 proved a difficult year for Israel, with the country bogged down in Gaza and Lebanon and humbled by Houthi and Iranian missile strikes, while successful in adding hundreds of square km of additional Syrian lands to its ledger of occupied territories. Sputnik asked Lebanese and Israeli experts what the near future holds for the Jewish State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__body\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"h3\">\n<h3 id=\"1121417134-1\" class=\"article__h2\">Peace?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">\u201cThe opening of new conflict fronts is unlikely in 2025,\u201d says Beirut-based observer\u00a0<strong>Dr. Imad Salamey,<\/strong>\u00a0pointing out that the ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon is generally holding, while a Gaza ceasefire nears, and \u201cthe Syrian-Israeli conflict is de-escalating under the new Syrian regime seeking international legitimacy.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"article__quote\">\n<div class=\"article__quote-bg\">\n<div class=\"article__quote-bg-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__quote-text\">\u201cMost regional tensions are moving toward resolution as the balance of power shifts decisively in favor of the US-Israeli-Turkish alliance,\u201d Salamey, an associate professor of political science and international affairs at the Lebanese American University, believes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__quote-info\">\n<div class=\"elem-info\">\n<div class=\"elem-info__share\">\n<div class=\"share m-active\" data-id=\"1121417134\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20250112\/old-conflicts-new-crises-trumps-return-and-netanyahus-fate-what-awaits-israel-in-2025-1121417134.html?share-block=1121417860\" data-title=\"\u201cMost regional tensions are moving toward resolution as the balance of power shifts decisively in favor of the US-Israeli-Turkish alliance,\u201d Salamey, an associate professor of political science and international affairs at the Lebanese American University, believes.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">Incoming president Donald Trump \u201cwill likely strengthen Israel&#8217;s regional position through reinforced US-Israeli cooperation. The new president will support ongoing ceasefire agreements, facilitate de-escalation with Syria, and push for a nuclear deal with Iran backed by Europe,\u201d the analyst added.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"article__quote\">\n<div class=\"article__quote-text\">\n<p>To \u201cchange\u201d the \u201cexisting regional system,\u201d Israel \u201cmust weaken Iran in a very [serious] manner,\u201d says\u00a0<strong>Prof. Kobi Michael<\/strong>, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__quote-info\">\n<div class=\"elem-info\">\n<div class=\"elem-info__share\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">Michael believes 2025 will bring potential Saudi-Israeli normalization under an expanded Abraham Accords \u201cto build an anti-Iranian axis.\u201d On top of that, Israel\u2019s military campaigns and Trump\u2019s return will make Iran \u201cmuch more vulnerable than before,\u201d the analyst believes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"h3\">\n<h3 id=\"1121417134-3\" class=\"article__h2\">&#8216;Deal of the Century&#8217; II?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">On the other hand, Michael says, Trump \u201cwill not hesitate&#8230;to make some steps that Israel doesn\u2019t like\u2026with regard to the Palestinians, and has no doubt that he will have no mercy in this regard and push Israel into the corner\u201d in search of a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">&#8220;Trump is a real friend of Israel and a real supporter of Israel. But&#8230;Trump is also a supporter of Trump and a supporter of his own vision, [and] has a very clear idea about the Middle East,&#8221; prioritizing Saudi-Israeli normalization, the observer stressed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">In his first term, Trump tapped son-in-law Jared Kushner to formulate his &#8216;deal of the century&#8217; peace plan, which Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said belonged in the &#8220;garbage can of history&#8221; for being slanted so heavily in Israel&#8217;s favor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">This time around, Trump has hired Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman who has served as go-between in Trump&#8217;s communications with Abbas, and has\u00a0said\u00a0that Israeli-Saudi normalization won&#8217;t be possible without agreement on a Palestinian state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"h3\">\n<h3 id=\"1121417134-4\" class=\"article__h2\">Netanyahu in the Hot Seat<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">As for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he faces \u201ctwo major challenges\u201d domestically (apart from his corruption cases), according to Professor Michael: tensions with the military and the issue of his Ultra-Orthodox coalition partners, who have been unfairly exempted from the burden of the conflict in the eyes of Israeli society.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">Tensions with the military must be resolved, and &#8220;immediately, because they harm the ability of the Israeli government to realize its strategy and political objectives,&#8221; Michael stressed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">As for the Ultra-Orthodox, &#8220;the general public will not tolerate any more the asymmetry of the burden which is imposed on the entire [country],&#8221; with thousands of people from the community &#8220;free from this burden after 16 months of very heavy and I would say bloody war that caused many casualties and much damage to the Israeli society and the Israeli economy,&#8221; the observer noted.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"article__quote\">\n<div class=\"article__quote-bg\">\n<div class=\"article__quote-bg-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__quote-text\">\n<p>&#8220;This is a sort of very existential political challenge that Netanyahu faces and I&#8217;m not sure he will deal with it successfully,&#8221; Michael believes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__quote-info\">\n<div class=\"elem-info\">\n<div class=\"elem-info__share\">\n<div class=\"share m-active\" data-id=\"1121417134\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20250112\/old-conflicts-new-crises-trumps-return-and-netanyahus-fate-what-awaits-israel-in-2025-1121417134.html?share-block=1121418034\" data-title=\"&amp;quot;This is a sort of very existential political challenge that Netanyahu faces and I&amp;#x27;m not sure he will deal with it successfully,&amp;quot; Michael believes.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"article\" data-article=\"main-photo\">\n<div class=\"article__article m-image\"><a class=\"article__article-image\" title=\"What to Know About Israeli PM Netanyahu\u2019s Corruption Trial    \" href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241210\/what-to-know-about-israeli-pm-netanyahus-corruption-trial-----1121141891.html\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Supporters of Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, seen in poster, gather outside a  court in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 as Netanyahu is set to take the stand in his long-running trial on corruption charges.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/0a\/1121141717_0:410:3072:1639_1920x0_80_0_0_132fc75671f784f08e888baa0663aa05.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/0a\/1121141717_0:410:3072:1639_640x0_80_0_0_c4aae1a5cdb479bd0c90eeea81b598f7.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/0a\/1121141717_0:410:3072:1639_1280x0_80_0_0_966591cb4e0077dbec8561344042a2f1.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/0a\/1121141717_0:410:3072:1639_1920x0_80_0_0_132fc75671f784f08e888baa0663aa05.jpg.webp 1920w\" alt=\"Supporters of Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, seen in poster, gather outside a  court in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 as Netanyahu is set to take the stand in his long-running trial on corruption charges. - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.12.2024\" width=\"1920\" height=\"768\" data-source-sid=\"ap_photo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/0a\/1121141717_0:410:3072:1639_640x0_80_0_0_c4aae1a5cdb479bd0c90eeea81b598f7.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/0a\/1121141717_0:410:3072:1639_1280x0_80_0_0_966591cb4e0077dbec8561344042a2f1.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/0a\/1121141717_0:410:3072:1639_1920x0_80_0_0_132fc75671f784f08e888baa0663aa05.jpg.webp 1920w\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__article-desc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__article-info\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div class=\"elem-info\">\n<div class=\"elem-info__share\">\n<div class=\"share m-active\" data-id=\"1121141891\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241210\/what-to-know-about-israeli-pm-netanyahus-corruption-trial-----1121141891.html\" data-title=\"What to Know About Israeli PM Netanyahu\u2019s Corruption Trial    \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"h3\">\n<h3 id=\"1121417134-5\" class=\"article__h2\">Outstanding Threats<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">While Israel may have gained the upper hand diplomatically with Trump&#8217;s return and the surprise collapse of key Axis of Resistance ally Syria, the regional crisis triggered by the war in Gaza has nonetheless left Tel Aviv in a tough spot &#8211; with the country arguably at its most vulnerable since the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and in need of\u00a0years\u00a0to recover.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">In 2024, Iran demonstrated for the first time that it has the capability and will to target Israel when it crosses Tehran&#8217;s red lines, with drone and missile strikes in April and October showing that the Islamic Republic can hit back at the military and intelligence sites its holds responsible for aggression against Iran and its interests.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">In 2025, Iran&#8217;s missile and drone capabilities\u00a0will only grow. In the meantime, the image of Israel&#8217;s mighty, impregnable air and missile defenses has been shattered, perhaps forever.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"article\" data-article=\"main-photo\">\n<div class=\"article__article m-image\"><a class=\"article__article-image\" title=\"Iran Deploys Air Defenses at Nuclear Sites, Unveils New Underground \u2018Dormant Volcano\u2019 Missile Base\" href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20250112\/iran-deploys-air-defenses-at-nuclear-sites-unveils-new-underground-dormant-volcano-missile-base-1121413409.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 9, 2019, shows the Khordad 15, a new surface-to-air missile battery at an undisclosed location in Iran. \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e9\/01\/0c\/1121414319_0:280:2100:1120_1920x0_80_0_0_d764834314670bcb409cbb542e5c7842.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e9\/01\/0c\/1121414319_0:280:2100:1120_640x0_80_0_0_f59557244e33ae0b1eae26ea19bb60fe.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e9\/01\/0c\/1121414319_0:280:2100:1120_1280x0_80_0_0_36a35f9aa8540d8e9d25305b0ecee465.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e9\/01\/0c\/1121414319_0:280:2100:1120_1920x0_80_0_0_d764834314670bcb409cbb542e5c7842.jpg.webp 1920w\" alt=\"This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 9, 2019, shows the Khordad 15, a new surface-to-air missile battery at an undisclosed location in Iran.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.01.2025\" width=\"1920\" height=\"768\" data-source-sid=\"ap_photo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e9\/01\/0c\/1121414319_0:280:2100:1120_640x0_80_0_0_f59557244e33ae0b1eae26ea19bb60fe.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e9\/01\/0c\/1121414319_0:280:2100:1120_1280x0_80_0_0_36a35f9aa8540d8e9d25305b0ecee465.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e9\/01\/0c\/1121414319_0:280:2100:1120_1920x0_80_0_0_d764834314670bcb409cbb542e5c7842.jpg.webp 1920w\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__article-desc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__article-info\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div class=\"elem-info\">\n<div class=\"elem-info__date convert-date m-active\" data-unixtime=\"1736686959\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elem-info__share\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"h3\">\n<h3 id=\"1121417134-6\" class=\"article__h2\">Houthi Headache<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">On the southern front, Yemen&#8217;s indefatigable Houthis, who launched a missile and drone campaign against Israel in solidarity with Gaza, and a maritime campaign to partially blockade the Red Sea to Israeli merchant shipping in late 2023, ramped up their capabilities in 2024, and have warned of fresh\u00a0&#8220;surprises&#8221;\u00a0for Tel Aviv if its aggression in Gaza doesn&#8217;t stop.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">Israeli, US and British attacks on Houthi military sites and Yemen&#8217;s civilian infrastructure failed to deter the militia, while Israeli intelligence experts\u00a0have admitted\u00a0that Tel Aviv&#8217;s penetration of the Houthis is nonexistent. Accordingly, with a ground invasion\u00a0out of the question, the frequency and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yemenonline.info\/Focus\/8511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">potency<\/a>\u00a0of Houthi attacks can only be expected to grow through 2025.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"article\" data-article=\"main-photo\">\n<div class=\"article__article m-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"h3\">\n<h3 id=\"1121417134-7\" class=\"article__h2\">Gaza Humanitarian Crisis<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">Finally, on the diplomatic front, the damage done to Israel thanks to the indiscriminate nature of its attack on Gaza is likely to last through 2025, if not years or even decades, amid\u00a0accusations\u00a0of genocide of Palestinians by South Africa, and more than a dozen other countries.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">With over 47,000 people killed in the Israel-Gaza war to date, all but 1,700 of them Palestinians, it remains to be seen how long the people of the region and the world are willing to accept business as usual with Tel Aviv, even if governments are ready to fall in line with Trump&#8217;s Abraham Accords+.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 proved a difficult year for Israel, with the country bogged down in Gaza and Lebanon and humbled by Houthi and Iranian missile strikes, while successful in adding hundreds of square km of additional Syrian lands to its ledger of occupied territories. 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