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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel s diplomatic reporter
In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 file photo, Israel s offshore Leviathan gas field is seen from on board the Israeli Navy Ship Lahav during a rare tour in the Mediterranean Sea, Israel. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
In an eastern Mediterranean region full of rivalries, muscle-flexing and shifting alliances, Israel made strides recently in achieving energy security and cementing ties with partners to create a physical link with Europe.
Israel has been using energy diplomacy to help create a bloc to counter Turkish policies in the region, and last week signed deals to tighten a partnership with other countries similarly seeking to curb Ankara, while also navigating other regional rivalries that could pull apart the fledgling forum.
Eran Etzion
Non-Resident Scholar
Israel and Iran have been engaged in a shadow war for some two decades, with varying degrees of escalation. 2021 brought with it a strategic shift in Washington, with the new administration’s clear and absolute strategy to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and avoid a nuclear crisis in the Middle East. Israel, dominated by Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard line on Iran for the last 12 years, views this with a much-troubled eye. Knowing full well that the Biden team sees it as a potential Iran-deal spoiler, rather than a strategic ally, Netanyahu is employing his old strategy: become a nuisance, so they won’t be able to ignore you. This approach relies heavily on Israel’s intelligence and military capabilities across the Middle East. It started with the strategic assassination of the head of Iran’s nuclear effort, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, on Nov. 27, 2020, and continued with multiple attacks on Iranian-related targets in Syria and Lebanon, l
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