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The stakes have never been higher in Israel’s elections

By Alon Ben-Meir and Shabtai Shavit - posted Monday, 5 August 2019


The shifting political dynamic in the region, in addition to Egypt and Jordan's peace with Israel, is that the majority of the Sunni Arab states recognize that Israel is the region's superpower, with the most advanced technology, which these states desire. But above all, Israel's military prowess provides the ultimate shield to protect them from Shiite Iran.

To be sure, Israel faces a critical crossroad and the stakes have never been higher. The leaders of Kahol Lavan stand an excellent chance to garner a relative majority and form a new coalition government with the center and left-of-center parties.

According to almost all polls, a majority of Israelis fully support the two-state solution. They want to be assured, however, that the state's security will not be compromised with the creation of a Palestinian state but rather enhanced, especially if an Israeli-Palestinian peace is achieved in the context of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, as part of the new Middle East which is being built in front of our eyes.

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Kahol Lavan, together with a block of the center-left parties, have a historic opportunity to realize it.

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Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU. He teaches courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies.

Shabtai Shavit is a former director of Mossad.

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