Itamar Rabinovich

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Feb 11, 2021, 12:30 PM

Blinken’s nod to Syria

President-elect Joe Biden listens as his Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The secretary of state acknowledged Israel must hold the Golan Heights but left the final legal status open. He also signaled a cooldown in US-Israel ties.

Jul 8, 2018, 12:38 PM

Rethinking Jimmy Carter

US president Jimmy Carter, left, addresses the Knesset plenary, Jerusalem, March 1979 (Yaacov Saar/GPO)

A new book sheds light on the president who facilitated Israeli-Egyptian peace, and how he almost scuttled the deal

Aug 21, 2017, 4:28 PM

Egypt resumes a leadership role

Sisi, due in Washington next week, is showing he can play a key role in settling the Syrian conflict

Jul 2, 2014, 10:13 AM

Israel in a Middle Eastern china shop

Calling on leaders to hold their tongues about Kurdish independence and military assistance to Jordan

Mar 5, 2014, 9:55 PM

Not a Karine A moment

Israel's interception of a ship loaded with missiles bound for Gaza will not change Obama's course on Iran

Feb 4, 2014, 9:12 PM

Kerry’s revealing comments on Syria

In a startling move, the US secretary of state has gone public with his doubts over the Administration's Syria policy

Sep 24, 2013, 9:36 AM

On Syria, 4 new worries for Israel

In the wake of the Russian-American agreement on Syria, Israel must reassess regional power dynamics and threat levels

May 15, 2013, 6:34 PM

Syria: Time for Israel to reassess

A UN peacekeeper near the Israel-Syria border (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

With Russia upping the stakes and the US and Turkey opting out of the fray, Israel appears to be headed for a collision

Apr 9, 2013, 4:40 AM

The US and Israel differ on Syria and that’s fine

Diverging outlooks, not opposing interests, will drive possible American intervention while Israel stays on the sidelines

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About Me

Itamar Rabinovich, Israel’s former ambassador in Washington, is president of The Israel Institute in Washington DC; He is affiliated with Tel Aviv University, New York University and The Brookings Institution