Strategic interests and personal relationships are mixed in international strategy and diplomacy. After almost four months in power, the Israeli government seems to enjoy from both in its dealings with the major Arab countries bordering it. Egypt and Jordan warmed up to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who are seemingly on the same page regarding Israel’s security needs. It is important to stress that while outstanding disputes pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict challenge Jerusalem’s keen aspiration to normalize relations with additional Arab states; the common threat posed to the Jewish State and the Sunni-Arab world by the revolutionary’ Shi’ite Islamic Republic of Iran – serves as a trigger to what appears to turn into inevitable Jewish-Arab reproachment.
Guests Colonel (Reserve) Dr. Anan Wahabi, Senior Fellow at ICT Reichman University and Lecturer at Haifa University, Ambassador Dr. Dan Shaham, Former head of mission to IRENA, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Amir Oren, TV7 analyst and host of TV7 Watchmen Talk. Host Jonathan Hessen.
