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Efraim Inbar

The war is distracting the United States from the Chinese threat and eroding the nuclear taboo.
Israel, Greece and Cyprus have formed an alignment and the United States must realize its importance.
From energy issues to the Abraham Accords and the Israel-Cyprus-Greece strategic partnership, Erdoğan has multiple incentives to seek improved relations with Israel.
If China concludes that U.S. determination is melting away and that Washington’s threats can be ignored, an attack on Taiwan could follow.
If Israel fails to halt Iran’s nuclear progress, the pro-Israel trends in the region will disappear.
When Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets Russian President Putin for the first time, he must avoid American liberal clichés.
Even if Jerusalem’s ability to influence U.S. decision-making is limited, it is a serious mistake to downplay Israel’s opposition to the dangerous nuclear accord.
Egyptian and Israeli interests converge in Gaza, Sinai, Syria and Libya, and the two countries are closely aligned on Turkey and other regional matters.
Israel will soon have to decide whether to act alone against Iran; first, it will need to address the Hezbollah threat.
Only time will tell whether Israel has successfully bought itself some time before it needs to “mow the grass” in Gaza again. In the meantime, it must learn from what transpired in “Operation Guardian of the Walls.”
While Hamas indeed scored some successes, primarily in the intra-Palestinian arena, it failed to change the status quo in Jerusalem.
By ignoring Israel’s views on an issue critical to its security, Washington will cast a dark shadow over its status as a key ally in the Middle East.