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Oded Granot

Relations have known their share of tribulations over the past 25 years, but have recently reached a low point.
For Israel, which is taking part in Warsaw summit, this represents a rare moment to talk with Arab leaders in an international forum that does not deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In the past 40 years, it has become clear to Iran’s citizens that while the radical and conservative religious ideology of the ayatollahs remains intact, the same cannot be said of the Islamic Revolution’s promises of reform and change.
Breaking his two-month silence, he says Hezbollah has no interest in launching a war, but will respond without proportion if Israel attacks targets in Lebanon.
The conclusion reached by almost every player involved in the fighting in Syria to fall in line with the victor, Bashar Assad, and enter dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is the real master in Syria.
He is a bitter enemy, and Hezbollah is a mini-‎army of highly motivated terrorists, who are skilled ‎in battle and armed with 150,000 missiles that ‎threaten Israel nationwide.
Every few months, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah ‎makes a point of warning Israel not to attack ‎Lebanon and make all sorts of threats.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad realize that Israeli leaders want quiet at almost any cost and are averse to anything that could spark an uncontrollable conflagration. This has all but destroyed the foundations of Israeli deterrence.
Israel has taken a justified but complex task upon itself: to prevent, from the air and without forces on the ground, Iranian entrenchment in Syria and the transfer of lethal weapons to Hezbollah.
This was Putin and Netanyahu’s third meeting since the start of the year, and despite the smiles, handshakes and cordial atmosphere, there is a sense of frustration in Jerusalem at Russia’s lack of desire or ability to remove Iran and its satellites from the Syrian arena.
For months, the Iranians have suspected that Russia was interested in playing the role of sole influencer in Syria.