Publications

The concept of a “year of decision” has become a cliche, and should not be used to describe 2013. Nevertheless, a very challenging spring and summer await Israel in 2013: important and fateful processes have reached a stage in which courageous decisions are needed to change negative trends. The Iranian nuclear weapons program, the stability of the peace treaties, the internal struggle in Syria, and renewal of the political process with the Palestinians require a precise and measured combination of a cautious policy that balances a degree of passivity and waiting for events to happen with a creative, proactive policy that will enable Israel to deal optimally with the challenges it confronts in the Middle East and the international sphere.