Israel unlikely to compromise security for peace deals with post-October 7 trauma, expert says
Prof. Eytan Gilboa spoke with the Post after KAN reported that officials from a regional country advised another to make an agreement with Israel to "lull it to sleep" before an attack.
Israel is unlikely to make significant security concessions in peace agreements with regional countries following the October 7 terror attack, according to Prof. Eytan Gilboa, an expert on diplomacy at Bar-Ilan University. The trauma from the attack is so severe and long-lasting that any peace deal requiring substantial security compromises is unlikely to be feasible, Gilboa stated.
He believes that no countries Israel currently has agreements with would risk advising such a strategy, as it would pose a threat to Israel's security. Gilboa also doubts that any peace agreement requiring the Handover of the strategically vital Golan Heights would be possible, as it is not on the table for discussion. As for Lebanon, Gilboa thinks there is a genuine desire to end the war, but Hezbollah's focus on creating instability makes a peace deal challenging.
He adds that while there are discussions about disarming Hamas and the Palestinian Authority taking control, the Board of Peace's 15-point plan is insufficient, and Israel has already rejected the agreement. Gilboa believes that the chances of meaningful peace negotiations in the next decade are slim, as any agreement signed would be judged based on capabilities and Israel's military threat.
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