As Crescent International previously noted, wars are not a computer game where victory is determined solely by kill ratio.
Despite favorable kill ratios in Vietnam and Afghanistan, the US lost both wars.
Similarly, with the Gaza ceasefire, albeit tenuous, it is increasingly evident that Israel has lost this war—a reality even staunch zionists are struggling to spin otherwise.
All parties involved in the regional conflict recognize that the current lull in military activities across Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen is temporary, with hostilities likely to resume in the near future.
A similar understanding emerged in 2006 when Israel was defeated by Hizbullah.
In the interim, before the next escalation in the struggle for Palestine’s liberation, all sides are leveraging political strategies and, crucially, media propaganda to secure political, economic, and strategic advantages.
Thus, the question arises: what steps will Israel take to reverse its political defeat?
In November 2024, we detailed the media tactics used by the zionist regime in its attempt to restore the eroded myth of being the “strongest army” in the region.
However, at the current stage, Israel faces a far more pressing challenge: convincing its own constituency in occupied Palestine and NATO capitals that it remains a viable regime worth maintaining.
As pointed out by US ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, “what I’ve told people here that they have to worry about when this war is over is that the generational memory doesn’t go back to the founding of the state or the Six Day War, or the Yom Kippur War, or to the intifada even… It starts with this war, and you can’t ignore the impact of this war on future policymakers—not the people making the decisions today, but the people who are 25, 35, 45 today and who will be the leaders for the next 30 years, 40 years.”
While Lew’s point is significant, it is secondary to the most important shift currently unfolding: the erosion of political stamina of the zionist constituency in occupied Palestine and the sealed hatred for Israel in neighboring Arab countries.
The expert and wealthy zionist class fully understands that Israel no longer offers a secure future for investments or career growth.
Any infrastructure or advancements they build will inevitably become targets in future regional wars—which is likely to be even more intense than the current one.
This reality demands an overdrive from Israel’s propaganda machinery, along with its NATO enablers, in attempting to manufacture an alternate reality of a “prospering” Israel.
Just as during the military phase following the Al-Aqsa Flood events—when every strike against Israel was downplayed as minor and insignificant—minor developments inside Israel will be exaggerated as unprecedented successes.
Exaggerated headlines about rebuilt factories, tech workers, and real estate booms will flood the supposedly “objective” western media.
Regionally, Israel has cemented its image in the Muslim world as the most hated entity.
And at the global stage, it is viewed as a pariah regime.
With the waning power of imperial western regimes, there is little Israel can do to reverse this reality.
On the political front, Israel’s primary strategy will focus on portraying a narrative of “calm”, a subdued Syria and normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia.
While Israel has historically maintained positive relations with the Saudi regime—this has been an open secret for years—no headline or theatrical conference will transform this into a regional game-changer.
The forces opposing Israel do not take their political, military, or intellectual cues from Riyadh, Doha, or even Ankara.
Syria will not achieve calm—not only due to ongoing takfiri infighting but also because the Axis of Resistance will actively oppose the current governing pro-Israel force.
In the interim, until the next phase of regional hostilities breaks out, Israel will face unprecedented global political pressure through legal and media campaigns.
Instability along the Syrian border, restructuring of resistance groups and the looming possibility of a seismic overthrow of the pro-zionist dictatorship in Egypt are all on the cards.