Analysis

Unlike its Gulf neighbors, the UAE does not have the problem of religious extremism, has a clear succession for the presidency and has resolved most of its border problems.

The Saudi king has often said he will only pursue rapprochement with Israel after peace is reached with the Palestinians. But Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has signaled he sees no reason to wait.

“The new peace agreements between Israel and the UAE, and Israel and Bahrain, are the product of a profound geopolitical shift that has taken place in the region over the past several years,” says senior American Foreign Policy Council official.

Israel has the opportunity to work with Arab state partners on how to use normalization to impact the territorial configuration in a peace settlement with the Palestinians.

“Many, many” pro-boycott NGOs and activists were involved in the creation of the UN database, and the international body did not investigate any of the targeted companies, says BDS activist.

The president is not only a leader with an Islamist ideology, but a realpolitik player. Turkey is in Iraq and Syria, and has a military base in Qatar and in Somalia. It is now busy in Libya.

The results of the Hamas election could have major ramifications for Israel, but the process is hardly a model of transparency. Experts on the terrorist organization and the wider Middle East weigh in.

The historic economic accord between Serbia and Kosovo, under the auspices of US President Donald Trump, is a type of compromise. It's entirely uncertain, however, that their longstanding conflict is truly over.

The latest ceasefire, which Qatar helped broker for its own reasons, played out well for Israel, but it's just a matter of time before the deep-rooted problems in Gaza "balloon" into another escalation of violence.

In an administration that promised “no daylight” between the United States, Obama, Biden, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton did precisely the opposite.