Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former U.S. President Donald Trump and a former advisor on Middle Eastern affairs during Trump’s presidency, shared a striking post on X where he commended Israel for the reported killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. He described Nasrallah’s death as a pivotal moment, equating it to the importance of Israel’s historic peace agreements with Arab and Muslim nations in 2020.

“September 27th is the most important day in the Middle East since the Abraham Accords breakthrough,” Kushner wrote late on Saturday. “I have spent countless hours studying Hezbollah and there is not an expert on earth who thought that what Israel has done to decapitate and degrade them was possible.”

“This is significant because Iran is now fully exposed. The reason why their nuclear facilities have not been destroyed, despite weak air defense systems, is because Hezbollah has been a loaded gun pointed at Israel. Iran spent the last forty years building this capability as its deterrent,” he explained.

Reflecting on the situation, Kushner quoted Trump, “President Trump would often say, ‘Iran has never won a war but never lost a negotiation.’ The Islamic Republic’s regime is much tougher when risking Hamas, Hezbollah, Syrian and Houthi lives than when risking their own. Their foolish efforts to assassinate President Trump and hack his campaign reek of desperation and are hardening a large coalition against them.”

Kushner pointed out the divergent paths of Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), saying, “Iranian leadership is stuck in the old Middle East, while their neighbors in the GCC are sprinting toward the future by investing in their populations and infrastructure. They are becoming dynamic magnets for talent and investment while Iran falls further behind. As the Iranian proxies and threats dissipate, regional security and prosperity will rise for Christians, Muslims, and Jews alike.”

He observed that Israel had made significant progress in addressing the threat from Gaza and now has a chance to neutralize Hezbollah in the north. “Israel now finds itself with the threat from Gaza mostly neutralized and the opportunity to neutralize Hezbollah in the north. It’s unfortunate how we got here but maybe there can be a silver lining in the end,” he remarked.

In Kushner’s view, there is no room for calls for a ceasefire in northern Israel. “Anyone who has been calling for a ceasefire in the North is wrong. There is no going back for Israel. They cannot afford now to not finish the job and completely dismantle the arsenal that has been aimed at them. They will never get another chance.”

He added that Hezbollah’s fighters were in disarray. “After the brilliant, rapid-fire tactical successes of the pagers, radios, and targeting of leadership, Hezbollah’s massive weapon cache is unguarded and unmanned. Most of Hezbollah fighters are hiding in their tunnels. Anyone still around was not important enough to carry a pager or be invited to a leadership meeting. Iran is reeling, as well, insecure and unsure how deeply its own intelligence has been penetrated. Failing to take full advantage of this opportunity to neutralize the threat is irresponsible.”

Kushner expressed admiration for Israel’s intelligence operations, saying, “I have been hearing some amazing stories about how Israel has been collecting intelligence over the past 10 months with some brilliant technology and crowdsourcing initiatives. But today, with the confirmed killing of Nasrallah and at least 16 top commanders eliminated in just nine days, was the first day I started thinking about a Middle East without Iran’s fully loaded arsenal aimed at Israel. So many more positive outcomes are possible.”

He emphasized the importance of supporting Israel and the Lebanese who suffer under Hezbollah’s dominance. “This is a moment to stand behind the peace-seeking nation of Israel and the large portion of the Lebanese who have been plagued by Hezbollah and who want to return to the times when their country was thriving, and Beirut a cosmopolitan city. The main issue between Lebanon and Israel is Iran; otherwise, there is a lot of benefit for the people of both countries from working together. The right move now for America would be to tell Israel to finish the job. It’s long overdue. And it’s not only Israel’s fight.”

Kushner also highlighted Hezbollah’s past attacks on U.S. forces, recalling, “More than 40 years ago, Hezbollah killed 241 U.S. military personnel, including 220 Marines. That remains the single deadliest day for the U.S. Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima. Later that same day, Hezbollah killed 58 French paratroopers.”

He concluded by drawing a comparison between Israel’s recent operations and U.S. efforts against terrorism, stating, “And now, over the past six weeks or so, Israel has eliminated as many terrorists on the U.S. list of wanted terrorists as the U.S. has done in the last 20 years, including Ibrahim Aqil, the leader of Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization who masterminded the 1983 killing of those Marines.”

{Matzav.com}