The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/arab-spring-and-regional-threats/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:19:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Arab Spring and regional threats | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/arab-spring-and-regional-threats/ 32 32 The power behind the power: How Qatar helped the Houthis become a threat to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-power-behind-the-power-how-qatar-helped-the-houthis-become-a-threat-to-israel/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 14:29:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3186726 While the militia recently emerged as an unlikely menace to international shipping, its combative influence in the region has long been amplified by Doha

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]]> How Israel kept the Arab Spring from becoming the winter of its discontent https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-kept-the-arab-spring-from-becoming-the-winter-of-its-discontent/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:57:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2508531 Under Netanyahu's leadership, the Jewish state survived the difficult early years to come out on top as Iran and jihadists are on the defensive

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]]> The West fundamentally misunderstands the ethos of the ‘caliphate,’ writes Muslim author https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-state-solution-wont-solve-mideast-crisis-says-brookings-expert/ Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:00:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1413412 In a region rocked by residual effects of imperialism, 'Israel-Palestine has almost become an afterthought,' says Brookings Institution's Shadi Hamid

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]]> Iran FM urges ‘regional dialogue,’ resolution of Yemen conflict https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-fm-urges-regional-dialogue-resolution-of-yemen-conflict/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:29:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1169897 In New York Times op-ed, Mohammad Javad Zarif says nuclear program only 'symptom' of broader Mideast unrest

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]]> Are Bethlehem’s Christians losing grip on their city? https://www.timesofisrael.com/are-bethlehems-christians-losing-grip-on-their-city/ Sun, 22 Dec 2013 01:50:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=795408 With a low birth rate and high emigration, members of a shrinking minority in Christianity's birthplace keep a wary eye on their neighbors

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]]> Is Israel really safer thanks to the Arab Spring? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-israel-really-safer-thanks-to-the-arab-spring/ Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:51:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=767320 Arab columnists question Israel's self-confidence in light of the political precariousness of its neighbors

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]]> To save Middle East’s cultural treasures, a race against time https://www.timesofisrael.com/to-save-middle-easts-cultural-treasures-a-race-against-time/ Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:00:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=733322 The precious historical sites of Syria, Iraq and other war-torn countries could become another casualty of the Arab Spring

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]]> Morsi’s trial fraught with risks https://www.timesofisrael.com/morsis-trial-fraught-with-risks/ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 20:55:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=733954 Ousted president's trial only compounds the army-backed government's troubles, rather than closing the chapter on his rule

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]]> Police to face unprecedented challenges, says chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-to-face-unprecedented-challenges-says-chief/ Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:00:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=364810 Commissioner warns that the legacy of the Arab Spring and the war in Syria require special preparations

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]]> Egypt detains alleged mastermind behind Benghazi consulate attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-detains-alleged-mastermind-behind-benghazi-consulate-attacks/ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 04:25:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=307026 Suspect is one of most menacing operatives to have emerged in the region after Arab Spring, according to Western assessments

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]]> New Egyptian ambassador brings Israel ‘message of peace’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-egyptian-ambassador-brings-israel-a-message-of-peace/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:31:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=252354 'We are really working for mutual trust and transparency,' Atef Salem tells Peres in Jerusalem, bring letter from Morsi to his 'great and good friend'; Jordanian envoy also presents credentials

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]]> ‘Too bad the Arab Spring didn’t happen 20 years ago,’ says Natan Sharansky https://www.timesofisrael.com/too-bad-the-arab-spring-didnt-happen-20-years-ago-says-natan-sharansky/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:25:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=245478 There will always be anti-Semitism in the Middle East, but the more democratic Arab states become, the less dangerous they are for Israel, the Jewish Agency chairman asserts

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]]> Intel chief warns of rising terror on northern and southern borders https://www.timesofisrael.com/mi-chief-terror-on-the-rise-in-sinai-and-syria/ Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:30:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=163942 Military Intelligence head Aviv Kochavi tells Knesset committee of jihadis flowing into Syria, endangering Golan Heights

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