Dan starts by assessing President Trump's declaration of economic war against Iran -- rather than ordering massive airstrikes. For now.
Then we turn to Gaza, almost a year since the deal that freed the surviving Israeli hostages and started a flawed ceasefire.
Jared Kushner leading America's negotiations with Hamas, the terrorist rulers of a much-reduced section of the Gaza Strip -- That's something strongly rejected by Israeli strategic expert Kobi Michael.
Professor Michael -- senior researcher at INSS (Institute for National Security Studies) and the Misgav Institute -- says both Hamas and Iran's regime will have to be "destroyed." You'll hear that he quickly clarifies it doesn't mean killing everyone, but choking them economically so they can't be a threat.
This is the 81st weekly episode of The Mossad Files with Dan Raviv.
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Dan's most recent book -- with Israeli espionage/defense expert Yossi Melman -- is a low-priced e-book, "Target: Iran -- How the Mossad Penetrated Iran to Smash the Nuclear Program." For Kindle: https://levantbooks.short.gy/hGLRKs
Also the Raviv-Melman history of the Mossad is "Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars" -- You may purchase it at http://bit.ly/41j1Sc3 in Kindle or paperback (and on all e-book platforms).
AND: Dan Raviv is co-author of a new book --with social psychologist Prof. Arie Kruglanski -- "The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round." It explains how every person has a need for respect and dignity, and the book advises how you can figure out yourself and the people around you, to give them a measure of Significance. To buy: https://amzn.to/3Y2cawj
(You can watch or listen, also, to THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE PODCAST series.)
Our music for THE MOSSAD FILES podcast is Clock is Ticking, by Braden Deal, from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/braden-deal/clock-is-ticking -- License code: YY2MEPOUFX6P7MIH.
