Dr. Yuval Benziman

The New Israeli Illusion: Peace with the Arab World, Without the Palestinians

In recent weeks, Saudi officials made statements that were interpreted in Israel as a change of attitude in Saudi Arabia towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to Israeli Channel 10,

Netanyahu’s Attempt to Delink Israel-Arab Relations from the Palestinian Issue

Research by Dr. Yuval Benziman, April 2018

Netanyahu’s Attempt to Delink Israel-Arab Relations from the Palestinian Issue

The claim that emerged in 2000 that Israel has “no Palestinian partner” to negotiate with on the final status agreement has become a fixture in the Israeli public discourse ever since.

Key Elements of Israel’s Foreign Policy Paradigms

Israel lacks a coherent foreign policy paradigm. However, an analysis of Israel’s foreign policy conduct since 1948 highlights seven key elements: the influence of the coalition system on foreign