> I have a feeling that Israel (and Iran) have the potential to completely transform the Mideast, but all that fighting is keeping that from happening. If they

> I have a feeling that Israel (and Iran) have the potential to completely transform the Mideast, but all that fighting is keeping that from happening. If they ever started to work in cooperation with some of their neighbors, we'd see a new power bloc emerge. That's exactly what is happening. The emerging power block in the Middle East is Israel+Arab States vs Iran with Turkey playing its own game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Accords https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Accords An Ayatollah free Iran has huge potential, very true. There are reasons for cautious optimism. None of this has anything to do with Intel/Tower however. The Intel presence in Israel goes back generations and Tower is a cheap and obvious pickup for them.