‘By defeating aggression and terrorism, peace is created,’ Leiter tells JNS after Rome talks
ROME, Italy—Yechiel Leiter is a philosopher by training who later served the State of Israel in the fields of economics, education and international diplomacy. He is the father of seven children, one of whom, Moshe,…
Assessment
The core question is whether Lebanon can overcome Hezbollah's veto on peace. Leiter's optimism rests on the principle that military defeat of terrorism enables diplomacy, but the talks in Rome test whether that theory holds against Iran's entrenched proxy. The outcome will signal if Israel's strategy can produce a durable ceasefire.