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Shachar Klaiman

Shachar Kleiman

Shachar Kleiman is an Arab affairs correspondent for Israel Hayom.

While Israel would prefer to see the regime in Tehran collapse, Middle Eastern states are hoping for the exact opposite. The reason? A civil war in Iran could trigger refugee waves and disrupt key shipping lanes. Yet, if the regime falls, a pro Western government could emerge as a regional power.
While the risk involved is significant, Israel has been given a rare opportunity to fundamentally change the situation in the north.
The IDF condemns the terror group’s “cynical exploitation” of the captured Oketz canine unit dog, which was booby-trapped to harm Israeli forces.
The Foreign Ministry calls the depiction an “unintentional mistake” and “technical error.”
It seems the kingdom is preparing to reap the political dividend of the war in Gaza in the wake of the Palestinian Authority’s rise at the expense of Hamas.
MEMRI, the research institute that warned of the Oct. 7 onslaught, is sounding the alarm again, saying Tehran is striving for chaos in Jordan.
The country’s former premier has expressed public support for Hamas terrorists and called the Jews “idiots.” Other Moroccan figures made similar comments.
“Israeli democracy is now facing real danger that threatens the country’s very existence,” one commentator wrote, adding that Israel’s image as the region’s only democracy is at stake.