hello again to welcome to the spotlight they interview cheryl tiegs. my guest on the program is. israel says the unrest in the middle east didn't harm tell over but the arab spring has inspired many palestinians to step up the fight for independence israel's closest neighbors syria and egypt are still in turkey so how does the jewish state cope with the revolutionary spirit within and outside its borders we're asking the former head of the israeli security council and senior research fellow at the institute for national security studies and. although the arab spring didn't affect israel directly it's complicated jerusalem's relations with its neighbors the former egyptian leader hosni mubarak was the jewish state's staunch ally for three decades but after he got overthrown a long simmering who's still a tear gassed israel has burst into the open. but israel shows he's ready to talk just days ago in jerusalem managed to bring back its soldier from the palestinian captivity in return for more than a thousand palestinians. together thank you thank you very much for being with us wel