Thanks to the U.S., Russia Has a Secure Foothold in Syria
And Iran can cement its presence on Israel’s borders.
July 25, 2016
The Dangers of a Regional Peace Conference
Lessons of Lausanne.
As Mahmoud Abbas continues to reject Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for a renewal of negotiations, and Israel’s relations with Sunni Arab states continue to improve, the idea of a regional peace conference has started to gain traction in some Israeli government circles. Eylon Aslan-Levy, citing past precedent, argues that such a conference is unlikely to succeed: