The impending fall of Israel’s most reliable enemy, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, concerns Israel almost as much as the loss of its ally, Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak. With Israel’s economy and deterrent capability stronger than ever, however, no regional player poses a genuine security threat to Israel in the short term.
以色列也是总体赢家，尽管战略环境在变化，且它缺少地区软实力。以色列最坚定的敌人——叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德的即将倒台给以色列造成的忧虑不亚于其盟友埃及前总统穆巴拉克的损失。但是，以色列的经济和威慑实力前所未有地强大，没有任何地区势力能在短期给它造成真正的安全威胁。