To the Netanyahu administration, attacking Gaza may be killing two birds with one stone.
Leveraging Operation Pillar of Defense Into an Attack on Iran
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Jabari Assassination Brought Hamas Negotiations to Premature End
Israeli negotiator and Ahmed Jabari sought to break the patterns of the past.
Israel Takes Out Its Frustration About Iran on Gaza
To invade with ground troops or not to invade, that is the question.
Israel’s Real-World Flame War
Some may be quick to blame the Palestinians but their violence was initially directed at Israeli military vehicles inside Gaza.
Israel Ups the Stakes With Assassination of Jaabari
Ahmad Jaabari had been chief negotiator in the deal that led to the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian political prisoners.
Cost of War: An Interview with Tulsi Gabbard
FPIF contributor Jon Letman interviewed Tulsi Gabbard shortly before she won her congressional race in Hawaii’s second district. Gabbard, who will be the first Hindu to serve in the U.S. Congress, ran on winding down the U.S. role in Afghanistan ahead of schedule. But when it came to drones and the military spending, Letman didn’t throw a single softball.
Attacks on First Responders Transform Criminality of Drone Strikes to Sadism
The CIA remains as devoted to cruelty as ever.
Petraeus Biographer Strokes More Than Just His Ego
Conservatives are now using one-time favorite General Petraeus to pillory the Obama administration.
Drones Obliterate Shades of Gray Between Militants and Civilians
Just because someone is a “militant” doesn’t mean that killing him or her is lawful.
Obama Must Rewrite His Foreign Policy Legacy
The big question for foreign policy is whether Legacy Obama will be a bolder advocate for peace than the disappointing Campaign Obama. The president will need to recast a foreign policy that has been weak or downright contradictory in standing up for the principles he himself has espoused.