Israel insists it’s emerged from Gaza fight with diplomatic ties largely intact
Israel insists it’s emerged from Gaza fight with diplomatic ties largely intact
Dr. Emmanuel Navon: A clear pro-Israel bloc in Europe stood firm.
01/06/2021
Israel insists it’s emerged from Gaza fight with diplomatic ties largely intact
Dr. Emmanuel Navon: A clear pro-Israel bloc in Europe stood firm.
Iraq is ripe for a nationalist, public-service driven politics where good governance is more important than identity. If Iraqi leaders, with US support, can move the country in a new direction, Iran’s ability to take advantage of Iraqi state weakness to threaten Israel will be drastically curtailed.
Since 2014, Sisi and Putin have brought Egyptian and Russian interests into closer alignment. While Egypt wants to maintain its strategic relationship with the US, it desires to diversify its sources of support. It is in Israel’s interest that America maintains its influence in Egypt, and that the common Egyptian and Russian effort in Libya will prevail over Turkey’s influence.
Most of the regional players are wary an escalation between the US and Iran, a conflict which would be conducted across the Middle East and will have wide implications. If Iranian miscalculation leads President Trump to commit to a significant campaign against Tehran, countries wary of Iranian influence could change their posture, and become more explicitly in line with American positions and interests.
The Shi’ite militia threat isn’t a mere thought exercise about a worst-case scenario. Iranian-controlled Popular Mobilization Forces leaders have already threatened Israel only miles from Israeli homes.
Crises between the State of Israel and Christian institutions will continue to arise, unnecessarily, until Israel creates a central authority to manage a coordinated strategy regarding relations with Christians.
The recent referendum on Kurdish statehood is an unmitigated failure and seems to have set the Kurds back once again. The Kurds have fundamental issues to sort out, both at home and abroad, before anyone will take a bid for independence seriously.
Independence for the Kurds? Not so fast.
Interview with Mr. Lazer Berman (i24news)
