The United States likely has Israel’s back no matter what it decides.
Gaza: The Light Doesn’t Get Much Greener
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Middle East & North Africa
Leveraging Operation Pillar of Defense Into an Attack on Iran
To the Netanyahu administration, attacking Gaza may be killing two birds with one stone.
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.
Hamas in the New Middle East
As Hamas’ break with its longtime patron Bashar al-Assad illustrates, the Palestinian Islamist group is adapting to the new Middle East. Even with new bombs pounding Gaza, the group is bound to be recognized as a legitimate international player in due course–and the Israelis would do well to take a lesson.
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.
Will Obama Back Israeli Punishment of Palestinians for U.N. Overture?
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman claims that the U.S. would subject Palestinians to “severe measures” if they apply to the UN.
Is the Cat Out of the Bag on Israel?
In his latest book, Knowing Too Much: The American Jewish Romance with Israel is Coming to An End, veteran activist Norman Finkelstein argues that the growing international awareness of the Israeli occupation has heralded a perceptible shift among the U.S. Jewish community away from a close identification with Israel.
The U.S. and the Middle East: The Next Four Years
The United States should consider taking China up on its four-point peace plan for Syria.