Countries want to back strong horse, Israel needs to show it can still ride
Israel faces an uphill struggle to return to being a center of power and stability in the region.
QATARI EMIR Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and first lady Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned listen as Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh gives a speech at the Islamic University, on the sidelines of the emir’s landmark visit to the Gaza Strip in October 2012. (photo credit: Wissam Nassar/AFP via Getty Images)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
