Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
After decades of failed negotiations, many argue that little that can be achieved in pursuing Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking right now. Yet parking the conflict or returning to the pre-Trump status quo ante could have serious implications not only for Israelis and Palestinians but also for the region and the United States. How can the U.S. administration do more by doing less and help reverse negative trends that are cementing occupation and inequality, while avoiding previous failed policies that have empowered anti-democratic forces in both Israel and Palestine?
If bookies in Las Vegas were laying bets on a long duration for the newly formed Israeli coalition government, the odds would probably be longer than the prospect of the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals meeting anytime soon in a Washington World Series.
Joe Biden caught a huge break here. You've got a government right center and left which has mutually assured destructive facet -- it means essentially, it's a government that will not take bold and risky steps or provocative ones.
The Palestinian national movement has gained new momentum over the past several weeks. But how can the movement be sustained?
Rivals have struck a deal to oust Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu from power.
The bombs may have stopped falling on Gaza and the rocket fire from there has ceased for now, but Gazans face a huge task of rebuilding.
For the first time in more than a decade, it looks as though Benjamin Netanyahu will soon be out of power in Israel. What many assumed would play to the longtime prime minister’s advantage has instead led to one of the most surprising turns in Israeli politics in years.
The recent Gaza conflict showed that attitudes toward Israel in the United States are shifting.
U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants “equal measures of freedom, prosperity, and democracy” for Gaza. What steps can he take to achieve that in practice?
The fighting in Gaza has allowed the Islamist movement to advance its political aims, at Fatah’s expense.
Israel continues to argue that these attacks are a defense mechanism being directed at Hamas, which has fired rockets into Israel.