(Israel Hayom) Zalman Shoval - "It's not that Arab-Israelis aren't interested in the Palestinian issue," an Arab friend, with dozens of years of political and public service behind him, told me, "it's that more than anything, we, like the Sunnis in the Arab states, are troubled by the trend of Iran's regional expansion, which threatens us all." Washington claims that although the deal pertains exclusively to the nuclear aspect, it has achieved its main objective of stunting Iran's race toward a bomb. But the leadership in Tehran interprets things differently. It says: While we have accepted certain temporary restrictions in regards to the nuclear matter, no one can tie our hands on anything else. Indeed, Tehran is increasing its presence in Syria and Lebanon without any obstacles whatsoever. The threat posed by the Islamic State group certainly should not be taken lightly, but the No. 1 threat to regional peace and stability comes from Iran. The writer is a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S.
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