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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=14787
The Test of Stability in the Arab World
(Israel Hayom) Prof. Eyal Zisser - The overwhelming majority of those on the Palestinian street are not being sucked in by the lone attackers, even though they automatically support their actions. The Palestinians in the territories have not suddenly fallen in love with Israel's presence there, but as they look around them at what is happening in the Arab world, they recognize the value of the calm offered by the Israeli presence. Despite the wave of stabbings, Palestinian day-to-day life in the West Bank is continuing as normal and their current status is excellent in comparison to most other Arab societies in the region. The writer is former director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University.