Last Wednesday five Israeli tourists were killed in the holiday resort of Burgas, Bulgaria. They were killed by a suicide bomber with fake US documents, the driver of the bus was also killed.
It didn't take long for the Israeli government in Jerusalem to accuse Iran of involvement. Israel believes that the attack was carried out by the Lebanese group, Hizbullah and its Iranian backers. The bombing occurred on the anniversary of another attack by the same group in which 85 people were killed in Argentina in 1994.
This bomb is unfortunately just the latest in a series of attacks (and foiled attempts) against Israelis. This year alone Israelis have been targeted in New Delhi, India, Tbilisi, Georgia, Bangkok, Thailand and Kenya. These attacks have dramatically increased the tensions between Israel, and its Western backers, and Iran. It does not help that Iran blames Israel for the deaths of several scientists that are believed to be part of the country's nuclear programme.
The Middle East has always been a very unstable region, wars have torn through the region in every decade. The Arab Spring has caused some of the region's most stable states, Egypt and Libya, to appear as unstable as Iraq. Egypt was always the Arab country most willing to make a deal with Israel. Now with the election of a Muslim Brotherhood candidate, brokering a deal with Israel seems unlikely.
The Iran-Israel crisis is just another reason why the Arab World is of major importance, we should watch it closely and be ready to defend Israel if Iran achieves its goal of nuclear arms.
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