THE CURRENT → A FEW MINUTES WITH Issue 1073 · August 6, 2025

A Few Minutes with… Gilad Erdan

Israel’s Information War:“A proper hasbarah operation is part of our national security strategy, just like buying F-35s and Merkava tanks”

A Few Minutes with… Gilad Erdan

There were two war aims: freeing the hostages and dismantling Hamas. Both are crucial — but hostages come first. So I believe we should strike a deal to bring them home now, and keep the door open to renewed military action later — ideally with US backing.

And if a deal proves impossible, then at least go all in: full military rule, complete control. None of this dual-track dance of talks plus fighting plus humanitarian aid, almost all of which ends up in Hamas’s hands.

 

(Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 1073)

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