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Subtle US messages fall on Netanyahu and Israel’s deaf ears
A US decision to dial back its reinforced military presence in the Middle East suggests that America’s commitment to defend Israel could be less…
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Jordan struggles to stay out of the Middle East’s increasingly precarious fray
Iran, Hezbollah, and Israel have successfully evaded an all-out Middle Eastern conflagration more than a month after Israel killed a senior Hamas…
Sep 11
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Jordan struggles to stay out of the Middle East’s increasingly precarious fray
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For Israel, losing the battle for hearts and minds is worse than failing to defeat Hamas
Israel hasn’t just lost the battle for hearts and minds in much of the world, including significant constituencies in Western countries. It has scored a…
Sep 8
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For Israel, losing the battle for hearts and minds is worse than failing to defeat Hamas
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Netanyahu and Hamas share disregard for Israeli and Palestinian lives
Let’s be clear. Hamas’ alleged execution of six Israeli hostages constitutes a war crime.
Sep 4
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Netanyahu and Hamas share disregard for Israeli and Palestinian lives
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Jockeying for position in post-war Gaza
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and onetime Palestinian foreign minister Nasser Al-Kidwa have put forward a proposal designed to keep a…
Sep 1
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Jockeying for position in post-war Gaza
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US anti-settler sanctions barely scratch the surface
This week’s US sanctioning of an Israeli-government-backed vigilante settler group constitutes a weak shot across Israel’s bow as the United States and…
Aug 29
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US anti-settler sanctions barely scratch the surface
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Binyamin Netanyahu is as much an ideologue as he is an opportunist
A recent evolution in critics’ thinking about Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s drivers suggests that he is motivated as much by…
Aug 27
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Binyamin Netanyahu is as much an ideologue as he is an opportunist
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Escalating Middle East tensions raise multiple questions
Sunday’s escalation of hostilities along the Israeli-Lebanese border raises more questions than it provides answers.
Aug 25
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Multiple time bombs likely to threaten a Gaza ceasefire from day one
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Aug 20
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Multiple time bombs likely to threaten a Gaza ceasefire from day one
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US mulls confronting Netanyahu if Gaza ceasefire talks falter
US, Egyptian, and Qatari mediators appear optimistic after two days of Gaza ceasefire talks. Even so, US officials are considering confronting Prime…
Aug 16
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US mulls confronting Netanyahu if Gaza ceasefire talks falter
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Ultra-nationalists provoke as Netanyahu’s ceasefire tightrope wobbles
When Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Temple Mount or Haram al-Sharif with up to 3,000 of his singing, dancing, and…
Aug 14
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Ultra-nationalists provoke as Netanyahu’s ceasefire tightrope wobbles
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Gaza school attack spotlights pitfalls of Israeli strategy
If Israel’s high-casualty strike against a Gazan school proves anything, it's Albert Eistein’s definition of insanity as “doing the same thing over and…
Aug 12
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