In the battle between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran, Israel only has a secondary role to play.

Op-ed: In the absence of secret understandings between Israel and the United States, and without a close relationship between the leaders of the two countries, Israel will find it hard to influence any future negotiations with Iran.

Op-ed: The Arab political leadership's challenge is to convince the Jews that Israel's Arab citizens have adopted a political culture which is different from the culture dominating the countries surrounding us.