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Yaara Segal served in Israel’s Foreign Ministry and is the former senior adviser to Israel’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. She is a specialist on the Abraham Accords and a strategy and communications consultant on the MENA region.

Before Oct. 7, most Israelis believed in peace with the Palestinians and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state next to Israel. Today, many Israelis no longer believe that this is a realistic scenario in the foreseeable future.