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Jan 8, 2025, 9:31 PM

The 23 State Solution

For decades, the Israeli peace camp has hoisted the two-state formula to the top of the flagpole as the solution to the conflict with the Palestinians. We believed that resolution of the "core of the Israeli-Arab conflict" would open...

Dec 24, 2024, 3:09 PM

There is no consensus against a Palestinian state

MKs Simcha Rothman and Yuli Edelstein attend a plenum session in the Knesset, December 11, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

Proposed legislation would block a two-state solution, but surveys don't support the claim that it's what 'most Israelis' deeply want

Dec 19, 2024, 11:25 PM

Interview with Yair Golan: The Detriments of Israeli Tribalism

Yair Golan was recently elected the leader of the newly formed Israel Democrats Party, an amalgamation of the two major left-wing Zionist parties in the Israeli government, Labor and Meretz. Recent polls suggest that this new party could capture...

Dec 18, 2024, 10:27 PM

Reading Trumpian Tea Leaves

Even after four years, it was nearly impossible to discern a coherent Middle East policy under Donald Trump. He was mostly pro-Israel but also made damaging decisions. He was initially ambivalent about solving the Palestinian issue but ultimately offered...

Dec 16, 2024, 3:53 PM

Is Jordan Next?

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As Bashar al-Assad settles into his new Russian-hosted dacha, with Damascus smouldering and ISIS-like factions rounding up Alawite elites to bolster their new regime, the world is finally catching up to the shifting dynamics in the Middle East. Israel,...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Dec 13, 2024, 7:52 AM

After Syria: Jordan and the Democratic Dilemma

With Syria’s ruthless, dictatorial Assad regime eliminated, could Jordan’s monarchy be next? The answer lies in an interesting and quite important question of political philosophy. During the long US presidential election campaign, a concern began to be voiced regarding the...

Dec 12, 2024, 8:57 PM

Dismantling the Most Dangerous Weapon

AI Generation, source: DreamStudio

Since October 2023, the Middle East has witnessed a range of weapons and violent acts, from small arms used by terrorists on the battlefield and in civilian areas, to powerful and complex military equipment like tanks, fighter jets, and...

Jonathan Foxman

Dec 2, 2024, 10:44 PM

Dishonesty and Distraction: ‘A State of Their Own’

Too many in the West believe the only thing Palestinians have been fighting for is their right to self-determination and independence. If only Israel would agree to reasonable terms, if only Israel would allow it, if only Israel would...

Marc J. Rosenstein

Nov 29, 2024, 3:59 PM

From the river to the sea

Today's apocalyptic vision of total victory must make way for hard decisions, arduous negotiations, and courageous leadership

James M. Dorsey

Nov 28, 2024, 10:14 AM

Israeli commander’s West Bank woes spotlight a military tied up in knots

Major General Avi Bluth, the head of Israel’s Central Command, switched roles this weekend. Suddenly, Mr. Bluth, in occupied Hebron to protect Israeli worshippers and settlers during a controversial annual pilgrimage, was not the guardian of vigilante youth but...

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