
Whatever U.S. lobby still exists for Israel, it neither lives up to its press clippings nor to what it may have been in the past.

There were three messages sent by the IAEA's Board of Governors' Iran resolution on Thursday. Two messages were for Iran and the other was a message to Israel.

It may well be that the absence of a central organizing principle for the Middle East is a greater threat to many countries, including Israel, than any specific threat currently in the headlines, including Iran's nuclear program.

As Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood devotes its attention to domestic governing, Israel is given an opportunity to move forward on the Palestine issue.

The best hope for reconciliation and democracy promotion in the Arab world comes from a focus on economic reform and other concrete issues.

Different regional actors had different agendas and priorities for the recent Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.

The Palestinian economy made significant advances in recent years under Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, yet questions remain regarding the sustainability of such progress in light of the ongoing diplomatic stalemate with Israel.

Israel and the United States have focused on the security threat from Iran's nuclear program, but this threat may be overstated. Indeed, both Israel and the United States may have bigger security concerns closer to home.

At this point, Hamas and Fatah have reached only an agreement to agree. It remains to be seen how much more, if anything, they can accomplish.

Russia’s approach to the Middle East is at a turning point, as the changes associated with the Arab Spring continue to destabilize regimes and alliances and Iran appears to be moving ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of Russia and the West.