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In mid-October, the IDF chief of staff, Aviv Kohavi, briefed both Netanyahu and blue-and-white leader,

Benny Gans, on the state of Israel's security.

The situation, according to Kukhavi, is grim.

With regional stability at a low in threats of war on multiple fronts,

Israel faces serious security challenges. Some pundits

argue that Kohavi is simply trying to enrich the IDF's coffers. Others claim that this time

it's for real. So the question still stands. Are we on the precipice of war? And if so,

what will the next war look like?

And with who?

Joining us today is Seth Fransman.

Seth is the op-ed editor and Middle East affairs analyst at the Jerusalem Post.

He has covered the war against Islamic State, three Gaza wars, the conflict in Ukraine,

the refugee crisis in Eastern Europe, and also reported from Iraq, three Gaza wars, the conflict in Ukraine, the refugee crisis in Eastern Europe,

and also reported from Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Senegal, the UAE, Ukraine, and Russia,

is there a place you haven't been?

And also, he's the author, Macedonia, he's the author of After ISIS, America, Iran,

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