Lani Kass - Israel, Hamas & Iran

Dr. Lani Kass discusses the 2023 Israel-Hamas War and provides insight & analysis on the conflict along with the potential risk of a multi-front escalation with Iran. Dr. Kass is the former Senior Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force (CSAF), Senior Mentor to USAF Project CHECKMATE, Director of the Cyber Task Force, Professor of Military Strategy and Operations and the National War College. Since retiring from government, Dr. Kass has served as a Senior Advisor to the Center for American Defense Studies, Senior Fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Senior Vice-President at CACI International, and a Member of the Board of Visitors at the USAF Institute of Technology. Dr. Kass is a graduate of the National War College, National Defense University, holds a PhD from the Kaplan School of Economics and Political Science, and a joint PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. Note: The views expressed in this interview are the opinions of Dr. Kass alone and do not represent the views or opinions of her employer or the United States Government. LINKS & RESOURCES 2023 Israel–Hamas war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war Gen. David Petraeus: Hamas' attack on Israel was "far worse than 9/11" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/general-david-petraeus-hamas-attack-on-israel-was-far-worse-than-911/ Crisis in Gaza: why food, water and power are running out https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/17/crisis-gaza-why-food-water-power-running-out Iran's Support For Hamas and the Risk of Multi-Front Escalation https://warontherocks.com/2023/10/irans-support-for-hamas-and-the-risk-of-multi-front-escalation Iran–United States relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93United_States_relations Remarks by President Biden on the October 7th Terrorist Attacks https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/10/18/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-october-7th-terrorist-attacks-and-the-resilience-of-the-state-of-israel-and-its-people-tel-aviv-israel/ Hamas Charter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas_Charter