While it would be misleading to assume that Netanyahu's fourth meeting with Vladimir Putin in less than year makes Russia an Israel ally, it is nonetheless clear that Moscow is more interested in its increased security cooperation with the Jewish state than in helping the French or President Obama. The Israelis must be wary of Putin, who is playing a dangerous game with military intervention in Syria. But the visit, along with growing Israeli ties to moderate Arab countries that are disillusioned with and scared by the Obama administration's appeasement of Iran, are a reminder that the new Middle East that has arisen in the wake of America's retreats is one in which Jerusalem is not as isolated as its critics might think.
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