There was nothing inevitable about the emergence of the Jewish state.
It is by now well established that most of those incidents in Syria are Israeli strikes targeting Iranian personnel or the transfer of precision-guided munitions, PGMs.
This is certainly not the first time that the “single point of failure” narrative has been wielded to explain a campaign of organized Palestinian or Arab-Israeli violence.
Most Israelis, including the prime minister, seek a negotiated end to the conflict, with an end to all claims. This is the outcome to which both sides committed in the Oslo Accords.
The US exit from the flawed 2015 nuclear agreement has prompted Iran to test the patience of the international community.
With this in mind, China has invested considerably in Israeli start-ups, academic collaboration and research and development.
Iran has crossed the threshold on low-enriched uranium, shortening significantly the time to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear device.
Predictions of a new special relationship that supplants that of Israel and the United States are very premature.
Un an après l’opération Bordure protectrice, ni Israël ni le Hamas n’ont intérêt à une reprise des hostilités. Mais tout n’est pas entre leurs mains
Israel would rather keep its powder dry for more serious threats, including Hezbollah to its north, Islamic State in Syria, and possibly even Iran.