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Eyal Zisser

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

Peace with Riyadh? Definitely yes, but not at any price, and without creating false expectations like those kindled by the Abraham Accords.
Israel’s lack of response to the provocations is a mistake and the effort to bring about a diplomatic resolution is a joke. People like Nasrallah only understand force.
It’s not to late for Israel to set new red lines against Hezbollah.
Israel-Saudi peace will come, but Riyadh will take its time.
Turkey’s leader has managed to strike a delicate balancing act between East and West.
Fear of escalation and refusal to act inevitably leads to a greater crisis, as Israel’s learned in Lebanon.
If Israel has the capability to deal with the Iranian threat, it must place the gun on the table or use it.
The Qataris have succeeded on at least one score—many regional leaders came specially to take part and get a closer look at the event.
Judea and Samaria is on fire, and Israel should not be caught off guard if another full-fledged uprising takes place.
Nasrallah is not the adventurous or gambling type, but it appears he is no longer bound by the lessons of 2006.
It’s no longer a question of keeping the ayatollahs from developing a nuclear bomb, but of buying time to prepare for a nuclear Iran.
As the fallout shakes the Middle East, Israel can help its regional allies and become an oasis in the desert.