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Eyal Zisser is a lecturer in the Middle East History Department at Tel Aviv University. This article first appeared in Israel Hayom.
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By Eyal Zisser
There is no doubt that the PA is under duress, prompting President Mahmoud Abbas to go to meet with a Hamas delegation in the desert under Egyptian auspices.
By Eyal Zisser
Israel should choose the timing and theater of the conflagration, rather than let Nasrallah and his partners drag it once ...
By Eyal Zisser
Saudi Arabia has ambitions to lead the Islamic world and its rulers have to be attuned to the voices at home, popular opinion, and to what the clerical establishment, which has been a key part of the country's foundation, has to say.
By Eyal Zisser
Despite his combative rhetoric, the Turkish leader has managed to strike a delicate balancing act between east and west and between Russia and the US. And above all, he has made sure not to cross any red lines.
By Eyal Zisser
Fear of escalation and refusal to act inevitably leads to a greater crisis, as Israel’s learned in Lebanon.
By Eyal Zisser
The passing of Ahmed Qurei marks the end of an era, potentially bringing the armed struggle back to square one.
By Eyal Zisser
If Israel has the capability to deal with the Iranian threat, it must place the gun on the table or use it.
By Eyal Zisser
Judea and Samaria is on fire, and Israel should not be caught off guard if another full-fledged uprising takes place.
By Eyal Zisser
Nasrallah is not the adventurous or gambling type, but it appears he is no longer bound by the lessons of 2006.
By Eyal Zisser
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.
By Eyal Zisser
Israel is in a position to become a technologically dominant player in a region where temperatures are getting hotter and water scarcer.
By Eyal Zisser
Hezbollah's leader has nothing to lose, so Israel cannot take his threats of waging all-out war lightly.
By Eyal Zisser
It could still emerge that Biden not only failed to advance a regional defense alliance against Iran but brought Russia and Tehran closer together; a blunder for which Israel might have to pay in the form of reduced freedom of action in Syria.
By Eyal Zisser
The only way for Israel to ensure and expand its qualitative edge over its enemies is to invest in a robust education system.
By Eyal Zisser
The 6-Day War essentially created the Palestinians. Before the war, Jordan and Egypt never contemplated creating an independent entity in Judea, Samaria and Gaza.
By Eyal Zisser
The Russians aided the Arabs in their war against Israel; today, it has open dialogue and even friendly relations with us
By Eyal Zisser
It would make sense that after 150 years of conflict, the Palestinians would choose a different path instead of continuing to encourage and celebrate hatred and incitement. This, it seems, won't happen.
By Eyal Zisser
The terror group understands that Ra'am's policy of integration into Israeli society is gaining popularity among Arab Israelis, and that even Palestinians would prefer Israeli citizenship had they had the choice.
By Eyal Zisser
Although we are forced to pay a painful price for every single step and benchmark on our Zionist path, the Palestinians fall farther and farther behind, their national objective growing ever more distant.
By Eyal Zisser
At the root of the regional conflict is the refusal to recognize Israel's right to exist, compounded by a deep denial of reality and perpetuating the notion that the Jewish state was "conceived in sin."
By Eyal Zisser
The world’s attention is now focused on Eastern Europe, but Russia is large enough to act on multiple fronts.
By Eyal Zisser
The negotiators in Vienna deserve a Nobel Prize—not for peace, but for theatrics. The parameters of a deal were determined the day Biden set foot in the Oval Office.
By Eyal Zisser
With Jerusalem unlikely to decide on the annexation of Judea and Samaria in the foreseeable future, officials appear intent on maintaining the fragile status quo.
By Eyal Zisser
The reality in Gaza is complex due to the fact that Israel hasn’t truly disengaged from the coastal enclave.
By Eyal Zisser
Although the U.S. administration has plenty of spare time to squabble with Israel over the opening of a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem, it has neither the energy nor the will to confront Tehran
By Eyal Zisser
Hamas knows that Israelis have a soft spot for captives, but this doesn’t mean we have to play on its turf.
By Eyal Zisser
Many in Israeli Arab society are aware of the opportunity that life in Israel offers in terms of escaping the cycle of violence—they need to be nurtured.
By Eyal Zisser
As always, Israel's strength isn't just a matter of its military and scientific might, but also its righteousness, specifically its humanitarian gestures toward its neighbors.
By Eyal Zisser
We must not wait for the international community to approve construction in Judea and Samaria. That will come once Israel has established the facts on the ground.
By Eyal Zisser
Whether or not P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas’s announcement of the first Palestinian elections in over a decade was intended for the incoming U.S. administration, it poses a problem for Israel.
By Eyal Zisser
While across the Middle East Israel’s allies chase off and ban Islamic movements, Israel is missing an opportunity that could soon slip through its fingers.
By Eyal Zisser
Regardless of what Arab states say, it would be a mistake to assume that any single Israeli initiative will fundamentally alter the regional reality.
By Eyal Zisser
The Trump administration’s historic recognition of the settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria is another and perhaps even the last nail in the coffin of the Palestinian state.
By Eyal Zisser
The new reality of rapprochement between Israel and the Arab world is driving the Palestinians mad. They are losing all their leverage, and are taking their outrage out on peace-seeking individuals.
By Eyal Zisser
However, voices in the West are also expressing an understanding of, and even empathy toward, Iran,
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