Analysis: North Korea and the Jewish question

A strange thing happened in a matter of a week to a “senior Israeli officer.”

A week ago, he briefed military reporters and commentators and when asked about the crisis on the Korean Peninsula he kind of shrugged his shoulders and said it doesn’t have serious ramifications for Israel. This week, he changed his mind, or at least rephrased his estimate, explaining that Israel could bear the brunt of an escalation in tension in the relations between Washington and Pyongyang.

 

The escalation and the military build-up accompanied by an inflammatory war of words are of concern to the Israeli security establishment.

The main fear is that if there is a military escalation between the US and North Korea, the US would have to shift its focus and security resources from the Middle East to Northeast Asia.

Not to mention that, in the worst case, if the US is deeply involved in a war, it might reduce the military aid to Israel just cemented last year to the tune of $38 billion over 10 years. After all, President Donald Trump is highly unpredictable, and during his election campaign declared that he would reduce the US aid.

 

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