As the Mideast Descends into Chaos, Israel Must Have Defensible Borders

The Middle East is imploding in waves of violence whose impact has reached Israel. To the north, radical Islamists in Syria linked to both the Islamic State and al-Qaeda are approaching Israel’s border on the Golan Heights and threatening Jordan as well. At the same time, Iran is sending thousands of rockets with increasingly accurate guidance systems to Hizbullah in Lebanon to again attack Israeli cities. To the east, Israel faces an array of potential threats from hostile forces that include Iranian R