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Officials in Israel have vowed to retaliate - Ali

October 19, 2024 KCBS
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
Javed Ali (Credit: Michigan Photography)

Ford School professor Javed Ali spoke with KCBS about the possible plan Israel has to attack Iran. He said "I think there are a number of factors that are affecting Israel's response, Prime Minister Netanyahu and other senior officials in Israel have vowed to retaliate even if it feels like it was a long time ago, only two weeks."

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Javed Ali

Associate Professor of Practice
Ali is a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, with over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He served in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he also held senior positions on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council.