«Israel» Appoints First Iran «Project Director»

Local Editor

“Israeli” Occupation Forces [IOF] Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot has appointed Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon, who recently left his role as head of the military's Operations Directorate, as the first director of a special IOF project to coordinate all issues related to the “Israeli” entity’s battle against Iran.

Alon accompanied Eisenkot on his recent trip to the United States last weekend and participated in meetings with American military leaders, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford.

This is the first time that the IOF has appointed a "project director for Iran issues," who is meant to coordinate all areas of Israel's battle against the Islamic Republic: with respect to its nuclear program, coordinating intelligence gathering with other countries, and in countering Iran's presence in Syria.

In the past, the head of the Mossad Meir Dagan was responsible for the "Iran file" under Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert, but at that time the battle was restricted to intelligence spheres.

Now that the war between the “Israeli” entity and Iran has come into the open and includes military confrontation, the appointment of a "special project head" underscores the overwhelming importance that the entity sees for these developments.

Within the framework of the role, Alon will also be responsible for coordination between the “Israeli” and American security establishments. The United States and the “Israeli” entity are in close contact and, on the Iran issue, the two countries are not concealing their interest in overthrowing the Iranian government.

“Israeli” media recently reported that renewed American pressure on Iran, especially the enforcement of additional American sanctions, are having a significant impact within.

The appointment of Alon, who is in a cooling-off period and is vying for appointment as the deputy IOF chief of staff, illustrates the trust that the IOF leadership places in him, including Eisenkot and War Minister Avigdor Lieberman.

Alon was head of the operations division until a little more than a month ago, and he can take part of the credit for the accruing “Israeli” successes on everything related to the entity’s "war between the wars" against Iran, Hezbollah, and Shi'ite resistance groups.

Now, as a general-in-waiting, he is coordinating the IOF’s overall Iran efforts and reporting directly to the chief of staff. Alon is also charged with maintaining the connection between the IOF and military intelligence and the Mossad.

Does this appointment strengthen the position of Alon in the battle over the next chief of staff, or at least over the appointment of the next deputy chief of staff? At this point, there is no clear answer to this question.

Lieberman is expected to make his decision after the fall holidays.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team