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Efraim Inbar

As Israel grapples with the ongoing war, the growing focus on hostage negotiations raises critical questions about national endurance and the balance between immediate humanitarian concerns and long-term security imperatives
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.
The IDF, Israeli deterrence, Israeli society and the stability of Israel’s newest peace agreements with Arab countries — all are impacted negatively by continuing electoral indecision.
After four years, the U.S. president’s popularity in Israel has peaked. As far as most Israelis are concerned, no other American administration can claim to have been more supportive of Israel.
It’s possible that the Oslo experiment had to be tried to bring Israeli society to the majority opinion that exists today—that there is no Palestinian partner for peace.