Caroline Glick delivered a powerful speech at our fourth annual Pulse of Israel conference at the Begin Center in Jerusalem, explaining what she sees as one of the most overlooked stories of this war: how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu transformed Israel’s darkest moment into an extraordinary geopolitical opportunity.
We had originally invited Prime Minister Netanyahu himself to address our conference. He was scheduled to participate, but at the last minute was unable to make it. Instead, he asked his close adviser Caroline Glick to speak in his place, and she delivered a message everyone needs to hear.
After the Simchat Torah, October 7th massacre, Israel appeared more vulnerable than at almost any moment in its modern history. Hamas attacked from Gaza, Hezbollah opened another front from Lebanon, Iran and its proxies threatened Israel across the region from multiple fronts, and enormous international pressure mounted on Israel to stop the war without any semblance of victory or even deterrence.
Yet Netanyahu ensured that Israel fought back.
Glick explains the strategy behind Netanyahu’s leadership and how Israel gradually transformed the strategic reality of the Middle East, degrading Hamas, delivering devastating blows to Hezbollah, confronting Iran directly, and demonstrating that the Jewish state would no longer simply absorb attacks from Iran’s ring of fire.
But her message goes beyond military achievements.
She explained Netanyahu’s secret behind the strategy that led Israel to fight the war while withstanding the tremendous international pressure - the economy.
For decades, Israel repeatedly won on the battlefield only to surrender strategic achievements under diplomatic pressure.
The lesson of this war is different: military victories must be translated into lasting geopolitical victories, that are only attainable with a strong economy.
Whether you support Netanyahu or criticize him, Caroline Glick’s analysis of Netanyahu’s policies, what has happened since October 7th, and where Israel goes from here, is essential viewing.
Am Yisrael Chai!
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