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After Israel's Election: Neighbors Expect 'More of the Same' with Minor Variations

After Israel's parliamentary elections produced no clear winner, Arab neighbors reacted with restraint. Experts and politicians in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia agree: the new government's foreign policy, whether a coalition under Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eiskot, is unlikely to change fundamentally, but shifts on Syria and Lebanon are possible. After Israel's parliamentary elections, which produced no clear winner, Arab neighbors are reacting with restraint. Experts and politicians in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia agree: the foreign policy of the new government, whether it is a coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eiskot, is unlikely to change fundamentally, but shifts regarding Syria and Lebanon are possible.