Israel's vision of regional security rests on keeping Arab states weak

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A report by Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, authored by Tamir Hayman, outlines a security policy that views Arab states as inherently unstable and advocates for encouraging their fragmentation. This doctrine posits that weak, divided Arab nations are more manageable for Israel than strong nation-states, framing perpetual preemptive war and Arab destabilization as key to Israeli security.

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Submitted by Mohamad Elmasry on Mon, 10/19/2026 - 10:44 Six years after the Abraham Accords, a new report by a former Israeli intelligence chief outlines a doctrine treating peace deals as temporary and regional instability as an asset Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed after signing the Abraham Accords at the White House on 15 September 2020 (Saul Loeb/AFP) Off The 2020

Israel's vision of regional security rests on keeping Arab states weak

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