Tel Aviv University Middle East expert on the sensational report: "I wouldn't get excited"

Prof. Eyal Zisser, a Middle East expert from Tel Aviv University, commented on 103FM on the report about elements in one of the region's countries seeking peace with Israel in order to attack it. In his view, this is nothing new and is part of the Muslim perception, like Muhammad's agreement in Mecca and the Oslo Accords. He doubts the report's credibility and claims that an ordinary report is being marketed as something sensational. He also said that the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani tripartite agreement has no practical aspects, and that Saudi power is only money.

Prof. Eyal Zisser, a Middle East expert from Tel Aviv University, commented in an interview with 103FM on a published report according to which elements in one of the region's countries wanted to forge peace with Israel in order to attack it. Zisser said he is not excited by the report and that it contains nothing new: "This is not a new thing, it is part of the Muslim perception," and compared it to the agreement Muhammad made in Mecca with his enemies and its violation, and to the Oslo Accords with Arafat. He added that he doubts the report's credibility and asked: "What report is this, that two leaders sat and said this or that?" In his words, "They are simply marketing a non-report and making it into something far beyond what should concern us." Later, he referred to the tripartite agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, stating that "there are no practical aspects - it is only declarative." He also claimed that "Saudi power" is only money, and that Arab countries have no real operational and intelligence capabilities. In his view, the purpose of a strong army is primarily to protect the regime from internal threats and to demonstrate strength.