On November 16, Hirsh Goodman, Senior research associate at the Institute for National Security at Tel Aviv University, visited the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation and voiced his opinion about “How the Arab Spring Changed Israel’s Role in the Middle East.”Karin Enström, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee presided over the seminar.

Hirsch Goodman, Israeli Expert on national security.

The audience of about 30 participants listened to Hirsh Goodman when he declared that much has been the same in the months following the Arab spring. Though, he is worried about all weapons that currently are in circulation in countries bordering to Israel – countries with in many respects unstable structures. Still he argued that Israel’s daily cooperation with Egypt works quite well.

“The bloodshed in Syria is likely to be prolonged”, said Hirsh Goodman and explained that in Israel a certain relief can be noted as the Arab The Arab Spring has Not Really Affected Israel states now are looking inwards, towards their own. He also pointed out that the expectations of change, following the Arab spring, were not very high in Israel. (more…)