The Obstacle to Full Ties between Israel and the Sunnis
A marriage of convenience.
August 9, 2016
The Obstacle to Full Ties between Israel and the Sunnis
A marriage of convenience.
The Sunni Arab states (Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf emirates), threatened by Islamic State on the one hand and an expansionist Iran on the other, and without faith in American protection, increasingly find their interests aligned with Israel’s. Can this lead to a true, open alliance? Yes, writes Yaakov Amidror, but only by overcoming Palestinian intractability:
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