The Arab Awakening and Israel

In this column, Friedman continues his investigation of the issues in the Middle East, this time focusing on Israel. He notes that Israel is in a really bad situation, considering it lost an ally, may be being targeted by Iran, and surrounded by unstable countries. Also, many people in Israel fear that it will be taken over by Islamists, especially because it has an Arab awakening practically in its own backyard. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu feels that the Arab world is actually moving backwards, and not forwards, meaning there is a valid possibility that Israel will be hurt, and the way Israel will come out of this well is not by doing nothing as it is now.