(Israel Hayom) Prof. Eyal Zisser - Russian President Vladimir Putin is the most powerful man in the Middle East today. The peace Putin is pushing in Syria is not a "just peace," but rather a peace completely based on force. Putin is far from being a "fair mediator." He took a clear stance on one side of the conflict - Assad's side. The military presence the U.S. maintains across the Middle East - soldiers, planes and warships - is 10 times as big as the Russian military presence in Syria, but everyone ignores them. The lesson for Israel is that the key to success in our region is not in trying to appease anyone, but in standing up for our interests resolutely and showing strength. Whoever wishes to advance Israeli-Palestinian negotiations should pay attention to this. The writer, vice rector at Tel Aviv University, is former director of its Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies.
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