Exclusive: The Druze in Charge of Bibi’s Secret Outreach to Arab States Speaks – Ayoob Kara advocates for a combination of Israeli military deterrence and economic fortitude to sway Arab neighbors | Tablet Magazine

Exclusive: The Druze in Charge of Bibi’s Secret Outreach to Arab States Speaks – Ayoob Kara advocates for a combination of Israeli military deterrence and economic fortitude to sway Arab neighbors | Tablet Magazine

On the wall of his Knesset office, behind a large Israeli flag, Ayoob Kara has placed a framed Prayer for the State of Israel, given to him by the emergency response organization Zaka. “Wishing for quiet days,” reads the inscription on the backdrop of the Western Wall and a cheesy graphic of a white peace dove. If you ask Kara, Israel’s most senior Druze politician, those quiet days are already here.
“Israel receives more international legitimacy today than it has since independence,” Kara said recently. “Our relations with our neighbors are the best they’ve ever been.”…