The Deal with Iran
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Israel-Palestine- Netanyahu Sees a Historic Moment in Annexation. But He Might Not Be Seeing the Risks.One late night, while I sat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the middle of negotiating what would become the Hebron protocol, he told me “I will do what Ben-Gurion did.” I knew he was a disciple of the “revisionist” movement, bitter enemies of David Ben-Gurion, so I said “you mean Menachem Begin.” And he shot back: “No, not Begin, Ben-Gurion—he did […]
- East Mediterranean Gas Running Into Commercial, Technical, and Political ChallengesWhen a giant flare lit up the night sky off Israel’s coast on May 23, it was a reminder of the country’s natural gas riches and its persistent environmental concerns. Excess gas from a processing platform six miles offshore was ignited in what the government called an “emergency closure.” Production from the field that supplies the platform—Leviathan, locate […]
- Avoiding an Epic Mistake: For almost four decades, the Multinational Force & Observers has protected Israel-Egypt peace and anchored stability in the Sinai Peninsula, but a new Pentagon initiative could end the American contribution by late next year. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has indicated that all military endeavors must now fall within a National Defense Strategy focused on […]
- Did Pompeo’s Visit Shift the Annexation Debate in Israel and Washington?On May 18, Israel swore in its new cabinet, ending 507 days of caretaker governance punctuated by three inconclusive elections. Under the coalition deal reached by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and new defense minister Benny Gantz, a resolution to apply Israeli sovereignty to portions of the West Bank can be brought before the cabinet as soon as July 1—p […]
- How Israeli Annexation Talk Is Already Reshaping the Middle EastWith Israel weighing whether to annex parts of the West Bank in the coming months, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Tuesday that his self-governing administration in Ramallah would no longer be bound by existing agreements with the Jewish state, including security cooperation, in what could be the beginning of a violent spiral in the region. Oth […]
- Netanyahu Sees a Historic Moment in Annexation. But He Might Not Be Seeing the Risks.
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- Netanyahu Sees a Historic Moment in Annexation. But He Might Not Be Seeing the Risks.One late night, while I sat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the middle of negotiating what would become the Hebron protocol, he told me “I will do what Ben-Gurion did.” I knew he was a disciple of the “revisionist” movement, bitter enemies of David Ben-Gurion, so I said “you mean Menachem Begin.” And he shot back: “No, not Begin, Ben-Gurion—he did […]
- East Mediterranean Gas Running Into Commercial, Technical, and Political ChallengesWhen a giant flare lit up the night sky off Israel’s coast on May 23, it was a reminder of the country’s natural gas riches and its persistent environmental concerns. Excess gas from a processing platform six miles offshore was ignited in what the government called an “emergency closure.” Production from the field that supplies the platform—Leviathan, locate […]
- Avoiding an Epic Mistake: For almost four decades, the Multinational Force & Observers has protected Israel-Egypt peace and anchored stability in the Sinai Peninsula, but a new Pentagon initiative could end the American contribution by late next year. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has indicated that all military endeavors must now fall within a National Defense Strategy focused on […]
- Did Pompeo’s Visit Shift the Annexation Debate in Israel and Washington?On May 18, Israel swore in its new cabinet, ending 507 days of caretaker governance punctuated by three inconclusive elections. Under the coalition deal reached by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and new defense minister Benny Gantz, a resolution to apply Israeli sovereignty to portions of the West Bank can be brought before the cabinet as soon as July 1—p […]
- How Israeli Annexation Talk Is Already Reshaping the Middle EastWith Israel weighing whether to annex parts of the West Bank in the coming months, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Tuesday that his self-governing administration in Ramallah would no longer be bound by existing agreements with the Jewish state, including security cooperation, in what could be the beginning of a violent spiral in the region. Oth […]
- Growing Tensions in South Syria Signal More Regime AttacksOver the past few days, tensions have been rising to dangerous levels in Deraa, the southwestern Syrian province that shares frontiers with Israel and Jordan. Partly enabled by the ceasefire further north in Idlib province, the Syrian army and its Iranian-sponsored Shia militia allies seem poised to renew heavy fighting with Sunni Arab groups in the south, a […]
- Violence Targeting Palestinian Banks Comes at a Sensitive TimeLast week, a number of Palestinian banks closed select personal accounts for fear of exposure to civil suits and seizure of funds by Israeli authorities—a decision that triggered violent reactions in various West Bank communities. The accounts in question belonged to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and their families, who receive regular support payme […]
- Green Without Borders:According to its blog, the Lebanese NGO Green Without Borders plants trees, creates public parks, and fights forest fires. But the benignly named outfit also has another mission. Working with Hezbollah's construction arm Jihad al-Binaa and with the militant group's allies inside and outside the government, GWB openly seeks to advance the "sout […]
- On Annexation, Netanyahu Must Choose a Lasting LegacyPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the application of Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank a central plank of his new government. He insisted that this was the one item that could be brought to the Cabinet and the Knesset in the first six months of this government. And he set July 1st as the date when he would introduce the measure. Some are c […]
- Lebanon's Crises Offer a Chance to Address Hezbollah Violations in the SouthOn March 10, the UN published the secretary-general’s forty-second report on implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, covering the period between November 1, 2019, and February 18, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the council’s discussion on the subject was postponed from mid-March to May 4. Although the report opens with its usual descripti […]
- Netanyahu Sees a Historic Moment in Annexation. But He Might Not Be Seeing the Risks.
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