Israel's isolation growing, says scholar
Thursday February 14, 2013 04:55:33 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Israel's isolation is growing in the Middle East and it may be
time to think of "difficult actions" vis-a-vis Iran, an Israeli
scholar said Thursday.
Speaking on regional powers in the region, scholar Efraim Inbar
said the power differential between Israel and its neighbours was
increasing.
"There is a perceived decline of the US in the region but it still
exists," the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA),
which held a seminar, quoted him as saying.
The new agenda, according to Inbar, was Iran "and it may be time
for Israel to consider difficult actions".
The scholar admitted that Israel's isolation was growing and
"there may be several strategic surprises to be experienced".
He said the US could not be relied upon as a long-term reliable
ally.
He was speaking on the second day of the 15th Asian Security
Conference organised at the IDSA complex here.
Speakers said the Arab Spring was the result of lack of
modernisation in the Middle East and that these countries needed
to embrace it to move into the 21st century.
The Mediterranean had become "an Islamic Lake" and Israel was
keenly monitoring the developments, said Inbar.
Mohammad Hassan Khani of Iran said though there was turmoil and
uncertainty in the Middle East, it would pave way to a more
stabilized and integrated region in the longer run.
The region would be less dependent on foreign powers and there
would be an increase in the role of soft powers, he added.
Khani predicted that Islamists would gain and rise as a
substantial ruling force in the region.
He said there was a need for recognizing, acknowledging and
respecting the Islamic nature of the societies in the region.
Serhat Güvenç of Turkey said though his country had transformed
from a 'security state' to a 'trading state' since the 1990s, it
was now trying to create a balance.
Adel Soliman of Egypt said cooperation between the Gulf
Cooperation Council, the European Union and the US was vital for
taking forward the Middle East peace process.
The stability of Iraq wad equally important, he added.
The three-day conference has participants from most Middle East
countries as well as the US, Britain and Australia.
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