Communications

“Haitham appointed a successor. He already has a designated, heir, providing him with a certain stability” says Dr. Yoel Guzansky, senior researcher and head of the Gulf Program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). “In the meantime, he’s doing good things for Oman that have contributed to stability, most importantly turning Oman into a dynastic monarchy -...

The details surrounding the abduction and murder of Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates remain unclear. However, there is cautious speculation that Iran is behind the attack. Iran has long sought to target Israeli individuals and assets abroad. In this context, there have been numerous reports of Mossad operations thwarting such attempts in...

The second school of thought could be represented by Dr. Yoel Guzansky, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, who also worked on Israel’s National Security Council on the Qatar file under three prime ministers. He told the Post, “As long as there are kidnapped hostages, you don’t need to be a genius – dealing with Qatar is not a question of a...

As part of post-war arrangements, researcher Yoel Guzansky called for increasing Emirati influence “first” and Saudi influence “later” in Gaza. The writer mentioned that the UAE shares with the Israeli occupation an interest in removing the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas from power in the besieged territory and weakening its ideology, as well as cutting its ties with...

As part of the preparations for the day after the war in Gaza, the United States is working toward a normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel and an active involvement of Riyadh in the Gaza Strip. In Israel there is a similar expectation that moderate Arab states – the code name for the UAE and Saudi Arabia – would be more involved in Gaza and lead the...

“We need Qatar because of its influence on Hamas. This is the dilemma and trap that Israel finds itself in,” senior researcher Yoel Guzansky, of Israeli think tank INSS, told The National, describing Mr Netanyahu's alleged comments as a “mistake”. “Even though Qatar is a problematic player, Israel should practise strategic patience,” he said.