A New Diplomatic Era: 5 Days. 6 Countries. No Palestinians.

How a Middle East summit in Israel with four Arab countries was organized in five days without any Palestinians

Note From the Editor, Vivian Bercovici:

Throughout last fall and winter there was a flurry of meetings that had Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid popping around the Middle East and Europe.

The assumption at the time was that the focus for regional leaders was on an imminently nuclear Iran, a terrifying prospect in this part of the world.

But the real sto…