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MembersMiddle East mirage: Peace with Israel—but not with Israelis

Netanyahu may be polarizing, but he keeps winning elections. If Arab states won’t deal with him, are they really ready for normalization?

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an umbrella agreement in Kiryat Gat, October 29, 2025. Photo by Liron Moldovan/Flash90
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an umbrella agreement in Kiryat Gat, October 29, 2025. Photo by Liron Moldovan/Flash90

US President Donald Trump insists that the Middle East is lining up to normalize ties with Israel. On the surface, that sounds like a diplomatic renaissance. The Abraham Accords are expanding, ambassadors are smiling for cameras, and “peace” has become a fashionable talking point once again.

But beneath the optics lies a quiet contradiction that threatens to undo the entire premise.

Across the region, Arab states are echoing the same refrain: We’re ready for peace—but not with Netanyahu.

It’s a statement that sounds pragmatic, but it reveals something deeper. Because Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t some fringe anomaly in Israeli politics. He is the product—and reflection—of Israel’s electorate. If Arab leaders aren’t prepared to deal with him, they aren’t prepared to deal with Israel as it actually exists.

Yes, Netanyahu is polarizing. Inside Israel, his critics are loud, organized, and relentless. His policies have driven protest movements that fill city squares and dominate international coverage. But Israel’s...

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One response to “Middle East mirage: Peace with Israel—but not with Israelis”

  1. AGR says:

    After the seven years of Jacobs trouble, there will be amassed the largest army ever assembled on planet earth. It will surround Jerusalem with the full intent of finally destroying the Jews. The clouds that will have been present for a long time will suddenly part, revealing another massive army coming from the clouds with one leading ahead of the army. He will be riding a white horse and dressed in a white robe, one corner of the robe will be dipped in the blood of the martyrs. As the hoofs of the horse touch the ground, the attention of the whole army around Jerusalem will be on the rider of the horse. He will speak and a sword will come forth from His mouth and cut every soldier in the massive army in two. The blood will flow to the horses bridal to the sea. That will be the end of the Lords final enemy and there will be peace for a thousand years with the Lord reigning over the world.
    But the battle of today is not yet over, Israel is not yet at peace with a signed peace treaty, it will be soon and only Israel will be at peace. The Lord will bring peace to Israel, no one else can or will do it, then Israel will build the third temple while the rest of the world will be at war. The scriptures have never been wrong, they never will be.

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