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Evan Gottesman

Aug 29, 2023, 12:54 PM

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Saudi Arabia and the allure of instant gratification

There's no point in rushing in if all the US gets from the Saudis and Israelis is vagaries on the Palestinian conflict

May 2, 2023, 2:40 PM

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‘Whose demonstration was bigger?’ is not necessarily the question

Participants wave flags during a rally in support of plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A strong show of support on the street and even a 64-seat Knesset majority don't make the proposed overhaul right

Apr 21, 2023, 10:16 AM

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Israel-UAE ties: Never stronger or falling apart?

The Emirati and Israeli flags fly overhead as Israeli President Isaac Herzog gives a speech at Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

A careful look at the Emirati reaction to Israel's government shows that reports of a crisis are greatly exaggerated

Mar 23, 2023, 6:36 PM

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Let’s talk about ‘foreign meddling’ in Israeli politics

Yes, Israeli left-wing causes get money from abroad. You know who else gets money from abroad – and lots of it?

Jan 11, 2023, 2:49 PM

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Ben Gvir’s fight for ‘equal rights’ at the Temple Mount

Illustrative. A red sign on the side of a road warns Israeli citizens against entering the West Bank city of Nablus on July 29, 2015. (Garrett Mills/Flash90/File)

The claim that restricting Jewish prayer at the sacred spot infringes on civil rights is a hard sell, when Palestinians don't even have citizenship rights

Aug 30, 2022, 3:59 PM

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No one’s pulling the brakes on the ‘doomsday settlement’

A Palestinian boy rides a donkey in the E-1 area near the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, December 5, 2012. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)

A near-final step toward greenlighting the E1 settlement plan that would obstruct a contiguous Palestinian state is scheduled for Sept. 12

May 26, 2022, 2:55 PM

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The futility of seizing a Palestinian flag

Israel police at the funeral procession of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh at St Joseph hospital in Jerusalem, May 13, 2022. (Jamal Awadl/Flash90)

The nationalistic symbolism draped over Shireen Abu Akleh's death doesn't change the political situation, and that is what actually warrants attention

Mar 18, 2022, 2:20 PM

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Iron Dome may not be Ukraine’s silver bullet, but Israel can still help Kyiv

A man shouts anti Russian slogans at the site where a bombing damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 18, 2022 (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

While the US and parts of Europe have started providing lethal aid, Jerusalem is framing even the transfer of Israeli tech to Ukraine via a third party as too risky

About Me

Evan Gottesman is an advisor at Israel Policy Forum. His work has been published in Foreign Policy, World Politics Review, The National Interest, Haaretz, The Diplomat, The Forward, and +972 Magazine. Evan has briefed numerous members of Congress and senior legislative staff on US-Israel relations and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and has been quoted and cited in The Washington Post, USA Today, and VICE News. He is currently a master’s candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.