Ofra Bengio

Professor Ofra Bengio is senior research associate at the Moshe Center, Tel Aviv University and the author of several books, including The Turkish-Israeli Relationship: Changing Ties of Middle Eastern Outsiders.

Turkey Finds Israel Useful Again
After two decades of manic-depressive relations, Erdogan wants to give the Jewish state another spin
byOfra Bengio
Israel’s New Diplomatic Horizon
A surprise visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Oman last month reveals the Jewish state’s shifting foreign policy
byOfra Bengio
Kurdistan, the New Israel?
As Iraqi Kurds put independence to a referendum on Monday, the Arab world works to quash the statehood aspirations of the Western-friendly nation
byOfra Bengio
Do Iranian Clerics Dream of Eliminating Israel?
The enlightened-benighted paradoxes of the Shia state have deep roots, and relations with Jews are at a historical nadir
byOfra Bengio
Meet the Kurds, a Historically Oppressed People Who Will Get Their Own State
While Hamas fires rockets, and ISIS beheads unbelievers, the Kurds build the second non-Arab state in the Middle East
byOfra Bengio