Zvi Mazel Archives

Zvi Mazel

Zvi Mazel, the former Israeli ambassador to Egypt, Romania and Sweden, is a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Unlike Iran, Saudi Arabia can’t get away with murder

The West will have no choice but to do “something,” however limited in scope, until it can move on.

Zvi Mazel

October 21, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in New York on Sept. 18, 2017. Credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Five years after the revolution: Is Egyptian President El-Sisi winning the battle?

The Muslim Brotherhood remains a low-level threat. Five years after their ouster from power and the violent repression of their demonstrations, Muslim Brothers still refuse to accept their defeat and demand the release of Mohammed Morsi as a precondition to start talks with the new regime.

Zvi Mazel

July 15, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2016. Credit: U.N. Photo/Cia Pak.

Erdoğan’s Turkey: A caliphate in the making?

Under Erdoğan’s leadership, Turkey has become a major player in the Middle East. In order to further his vision, he is active virtually everywhere.

Zvi Mazel

May 21, 2018

Egyptian military counter-terrorism unit 777. Credit: Wikipedia.

How is Egypt’s ‘Operation Sinai 2018’ succeeding against the Islamic State?

With the jihadis weakened but still very much a force to be reckoned with, the Egyptian army will have to prolong its operation for a lengthy period. Withdrawing now would negate the effect of its achievements.

Zvi Mazel

March 5, 2018

Workers on a natural-gas processing rig in the Tamar field off Israel’s southern coast. Credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Will the Eastern Mediterranean become a world hub for the natural-gas trade?

The enormous gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean could significantly contribute to the economic development and stability of the countries of the region, provided these governments can set aside their conflicts and differences of opinion to work together for their mutual benefit.

Zvi Mazel

February 27, 2018

Syrian President Bashar Assad (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin with defense leaders in November 2017. Credit: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons.

Russia’s Syrian conundrum

Can Russian President Vladimir Putin remain neutral should another Iranian provocation lead to an additional, perhaps stronger Israeli response?

Zvi Mazel

February 12, 2018

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