Aluf Benn: Without Egypt, Israel will be left with no friends in Mideast

[Poll_Blind]

Without Egypt, Israel will be left with no friends in Mideast

Without Egypt's Mubarak and with relations with Turkey in shambles, Israel will be forced to court new potential allies.

The fading power of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's government leaves Israel in a state of strategic distress. Without Mubarak, Israel is left with almost no friends in the Middle East; last year, Israel saw its alliance with Turkey collapse.

From now on, it will be hard for Israel to trust an Egyptian government torn apart by internal strife. Israel's increasing isolation in the region, coupled with a weakening United States, will force the government to court new potential allies.

Israel's foreign policy has depended on regional alliances which have provided the country with strategic depth since the 1950s. The country's first partner was France, which at the time ruled over northern Africa and provided Israel with advanced weaponry and nuclear capabilities.

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In this situation, Israel will be forced to seek out new allies. The natural candidates include Syria, which is striving to exploit Egypt's weakness to claim a place among the key nations in the region.

Worth reading the whole piece, which isn't done justice by the snipping. Gives a very concise breakdown of the state of Israel/U.S. in the region with a destabilized or possibly ousted Mubarak government.

PB

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Syria China and India come to mind as obvious

oh and more on the decline of the US as a world power.

[4dsc]

2. Too bad.

[BOG PERSON]

3. what about saudi arabia and jordan??

helloooo!!

[leveymg]

5. They're facing their own massive problems and inevitable reckonings.

Particularly, the Saudis.

[Dokkie]

13. and

Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE (where the Hamas agent was assassinated by you know who), and Qatar. Iraq and Turkey could also be counted on to assist them. Do not worry, Israel is going to be just fine

[Sonoman]

4. But, back in June of 1967....

http://www.sixdaywar.org/

The Players

http://www.sixdaywar.org/players.asp

I suppose we will just have to wait until they tell us what they want us to know.

Sonoman

[tridim]

6. Israel is going to have to change. They have no choice.

Try Peace.

[Swede]

7. Israel is well and truly between a rock and a hard place.

The future is fraught with danger,and no friends around.

[houstonintc]

8. Israeli Left is in danger

I heightened panic over a coming war and hawkishness that will ensue could very well be the death of the political left in Israel.

[madrchsod]

9. the political left in israel has been dead and buried for a long time

the casket lid is being closed on ours....

[BOG PERSON]

10. ah yes

the legendary israeli left. i wonder what they have to say about this.

[alittlelark]

11. Can you send me some of what you're smoking?

It's kinda dry here right now, and anyone who can dream up a post like the one I'm replying to must have some GOOD SHIT!!!!

[davidinalameda]

12. it wouldn't be the first time that Israel has had threats from all sides

and if I remember correctly, they kicked everyone's ass

[Dokkie]

14. as the only country with nuclear weapons

i seriously doubt anyone would dare assemble their armies outside her borders.

[davidinalameda]

15. I hope not

but then again, you have the theocrats in Iran who want to bring about the return of the Mahdi so one can't just dismiss them and how far they'd go to bring about the return

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi

[Demeter]

16. Really?

:nopity: