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regional hegemony and nuclear military capability. e The reasons for all the above are deeply rooted in the history of the nations and the region — and do not stem from the Israeli Palestinian conflict (they may be related to it in another way, which I will get to later on). e In the new reality forged by the "Arab Spring," there is good news and bad news for us. Let's start with the bad news: ISIS, the disintegration of Syria, the events in Iraq — all of these are bad news that prove to us, time and time again, that the Middle East 1s indeed a tough neighborhood. There is no mercy for the weak, and there will be no second opportunity for those who don't defend HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029361