So relinking the fronts and being a recruiter for Hizbullah and the rubble strategy forever while you have a pliant Leb state that needs strengthening.
Smotrich's new thesis for the cabinet today: Flip the Iran-Lebanon equation.
Instead of distant tit-for-tat strikes with Tehran, he demands we exact a massive toll on Hezbollah. His math dictates that for every Iranian missile, dozens of buildings in Dahieh should fall.
His strategic rationale:
A "Silver Plow" operation destroying South Lebanon contact villages is easier and secures Israel's north.
Crushing Hezbollah will make them beg Iran to stop, forcing Iranian flexibility in US talks.
Trump loves bold, reality-changing initiative. Israel earns major points.
Smotrich argues we should save our direct strikes on Iran for a fatal blow to their energy and economy, rather than wasting capabilities on standard "equations."
It’s an interesting cost-benefit strategy. Even more interesting will be to see if Netanyahu adopts it—or if he has another trick up his sleeve.