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Source: http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/210125/druze-minister-outreach-to-arab-states

Israeli Minister: "Our Relations with Our Neighbors Are the Best They've Ever Been"

(Tablet) Elhanan Miller - "Israel receives more international legitimacy today than it has since independence," Ayoob Kara, Israel's deputy minister for regional cooperation, said recently. "Our relations with our neighbors are the best they've ever been." "Once, [Arab politicians] used to run away from me when they heard I'm Israeli," said Kara, Israel's most senior Druze politician. "Today, we are praised by ministers and parliament members from places like Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco." They do so quietly, however, he added. Regarding the Palestinian track, Kara says, "We have no partner, and there is no chance of progress on that. [The Palestinians] are even talking about canceling the Balfour Declaration, so who exactly am I waiting for?"

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