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On April 5th, the eve of Passover, Israel faced the most significant barrage of rocket attacks from Lebanon, 34, since the 2006 Lebanon War. On top of that, 6 rockets were fired from Syria, with 2 crossing the border into Israel. In addition to that, with the holidays of Ramadan and Passover coinciding, violent clashes have taken place from the Al Aqsa Mosque, and rockets have been fired by Hamas from Gaza into southern Israel. On top of that, Israel has now faced a renewed wave of terrorist attacks on its civilians, resulting in the death of an Italian tourist, Alessandro Parini (34), and 3 members of one family, Lucy Dee, age 45, and her two daughters, Rina, (20) and Maia, (15).

How is Israel managing to handle this war on multiple fronts?

Here to answer this question, is Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi of the Alma Research and Educational Center.

About the Speaker: Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Sarit Zehavi is the founder and president of Alma – a nonprofit and an independent research and education center specialized in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. Sarit has briefed hundreds of groups and forums, ranging from US Senators, Congressmen/women and politicians to senior journalists and visiting VIP groups in Israel and overseas. Sarit scripts numerous position papers and updates focusing on Lebanon, Syria and Israel’s national security challenges. She served for 15 years in the Israeli Defense Forces, specializing in Military Intelligence. Sarit holds an M.A. in Middle East Studies from Ben-Gurion University.

Sarit Zehavi and her husband Yaron are raising their 5 children in the Western Galilee.