Last night was a major victory for Israel on multiple levels.
1. Its air defense and technology executed flawlessly, repelling the largest missile and drone assault in history. Unprecedented coordination between defense systems and allied militaries completely nullified the attack.
2. We saw surprisingly tight coordination with Jordan and Saudi Arabia, with Israeli and U.S. aircraft entering their airspace to eliminate suicide drones. Arab pilots also downed drones heading for Israel. The regional Arab-Israeli alliance against Iran was strengthened, courtesy of Iran.
3. Since $5.2B of the military aid package now stuck in Congress is for air defense systems and interceptors, the package will soon pass. Politicians opposing the aid have been exposed as obtuse or vindictive. Everyone knows who they are.
4. Iran, which funds and arms Hamas and Hezbollah, has been unmasked as the regionโs pariah state, and risks tightened international sanctions. It can no longer hide behind its proxies that surround Israel. When Israel decides to send Iran a message, its missile and drones will glide through Iranโs primitive air defense. Iran set the new standard, not Israel.
5. It was Israel defending the skies over the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem as Iran shows the world what โindiscriminateโ and โdisproportionateโ attacks actually look like.
6. The attack also revealed the hypocrisy of the campus ceasefire crowds who cheered on the attack in the hope someone would kill Israelis, even if theyโre Arab Israelis.
7. Despite social media claims, there was absolutely no panic in Israel. The lines for gasoline were in Tehran. Parties and protests took place as scheduled throughout the country, because confidence in our military and its people remain high.
Am Yisrael Chai VeChazak!