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Jul 11, 2022, 3:53 PM

How Biden can reset a course toward peace on his visit to Israel

US President Joe Biden addresses the nation at the White House in Washington, DC on June 24, 2022. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

The US president should legitimize the core narratives of each side and reiterate that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a conflict of dueling nationalities

Jun 25, 2020, 9:59 PM

A diplomat’s guide to insulting your audience’s intelligence

Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the United States, speaks at the annual Days of Remembrance event at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2019. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)

In a recent op-ed, Amb. Ron Dermer seems to think readers will ignore Netanyahu's outspoken rejection of a two-state solution

Dec 7, 2017, 8:42 AM

Winners and losers as the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

US President Donald Trump delivers a statement on Jerusalem from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 6, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

Symbolic measures matter in the Middle East, so Trump may have just killed his peace plan

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Michael Koplow is the policy director of the Israel Policy Forum.