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Eyal Zisser

Eyal Zisser is a lecturer in the Middle East History Department at Tel Aviv University.

Arab states’ readiness to publicly side with Israel against Tehran reflects a solid alliance rooted in realistic interests.
The Jewish state must bolster the foundational principle of its foreign affairs and defense policy: Israel can and must rely only on itself.
When it comes to the Palestinians and Iran, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden would be wise to follow in President Trump’s footsteps.
The Trump administration’s efforts to curb Iran’s aspirations have enjoyed the support of the region’s rulers. Is it any wonder that the ayatollahs are losing sleep over the possibility of four more years?
The days of Palestinian bullying the Gulf states are over. The new generation of sheiks is made of sturdier stuff.
For years, Beirut shied away from any talks with Israel so as not to lend it even a semblance of recognition. Then came the economic crisis.
The Arab League’s refusal to condemn the peace deals despite Palestinian pressure reflects a wider consensus that the time has come for rapprochement.
Qatar’s rulers mistakenly believed that extremism and enmity toward Israel would preserve its influence in the region, but the exact opposite occurred.
Peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates can benefit the Palestinians enormously, but they prefer to cling to frustration, anger and hopeless dreams.
Six important lessons of the Israel-UAE normalization agreement.
Is this the beginning of the end for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah? It’s impossible to say, but it’s certainly the end of the myth of the “defender of Lebanon.”
It’s time for Israel to do away with the artificial distinction between the Iranian-backed Shi’ite terrorist group and the country harboring it.