25 years after the Twin Towers disaster: The West defeated bin Laden - but lost confidence in the justice of war | Dr. Eitan Lesri
Dr. Eitan Lesri analyzes the West's strategic balance 25 years after 9/11. He argues that the West won tactically (eliminating bin Laden, striking ISIS) but is losing strategically, having lost confidence in the justice of its path. He warns against retreat in the face of jihadist ideology, criticizes European naivety on immigration, and cites October 7 as a breaking point. Lesri asserts that Israel must act with operational and ideological determination, unlike the West's weakness.
Dr. Eitan Lesri, an expert in government and public policy, analyzes in an opinion piece the West's strategic balance 25 years after the 9/11 attacks of 2001. He presents a paradox: the West won tactically - eliminated Osama bin Laden, struck al-Qaeda and ISIS, and perfected countermeasures - but is losing strategically, having lost confidence in the justice of its path. The West, he says, is retreating before the ideology that generates terrorism. Lesri warns of a 'progressive self-neutering' in the West, which fears defining the enemy as 'Islamophobia.' He sharply criticizes Europe, which created enclaves of social alienation among immigrants, and accuses European governments of defeatism. Lesri notes the October 7, 2023 massacre as a breaking point, where the Western response revealed a broken moral compass, as terrorism was defined as 'resistance.' He asserts that Israel must act with operational and ideological determination, unlike the West's weakness, and compares it to a lone star daring to shine in the darkness. The article concludes with a call to ensure Israel remains a strong and proud Jewish state.