Israel stands at a historic inflection point. As the Shiite axis weakens, a rising wave of fundamentalist Sunni Islam is portrayed as the next destabilizing force.
In a world drifting toward a wider global confrontation, Israel cannot rely solely on narrow border defense. The proposal here is a renewed, bolder “periphery strategy”: building partnerships with minority communities and ethnic entities that can provide Israel with strategic depth, capable local partners on the ground, and economic anchors along energy and trade routes.
THE DRUZE AXIS: HUMAN STRATEGIC DEPTH
Ties with the Druze in Lebanon and Syria are framed as more than a military interest, rooted in a “blood pact” that also strengthens cohesion with Druze citizens inside Israel. Strategically, the goal is a friendly Druze continuum from Mount Lebanon to Jabal al-Druze—creating a natural buffer against Iranian entrenchment and turning the border from a defensive line into a shared sphere of influence.
LEBANON’S CHRISTIAN PILLAR: WEAKENING HEZBOLLAH AND RESTORING SOVEREIGNTY
Reviving cooperation with Christian communities in Lebanon is presented as key to dismantling “Hezbollah’s state” and rebuilding a sovereign Lebanese army not subordinate to Iran. A strong Christian counterweight in Beirut is described as a brake on Shiite expansion toward the coast and a cultural-political partner for Israel in the Levant.
