He seems to have calculated that keeping his coalition together is the best way to rebuild public support for the Gaza ceasefire policy, but his political margins are narrowing.
Cairo has made progress on returning to its pre-revolution economic levels, but censorship, surveillance, and other humanitarian abuses continue to accelerate.
Netanyahu outmaneuvers rivals, heads off early election.
Ghaith al-Omari and Assaf Orion
Israel and Hamas cannot advance their current strategic goals through intensified fighting, but the Cairo dialogue could enable important short-term gains in Gaza.
Riyadh’s shifting, dubious storyline presents a dilemma for allies who want to reestablish good working relations with the world’s largest oil exporter.
Two fresh Palestinian public opinion polls taken in October paint a strikingly mixed picture of popular attitudes among the roughly 2.5 million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The biggest surprise is that on many peace process issues, these Palestinians voice a harder political line than do their kinfolk in Gaza.
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Rather than limiting itself to half-measures, Washington should suspend the delivery of offensive weapons and take other steps that convince Riyadh to change the way it operates.
PolicyWatch 3036
Washington should continue its selective approach to restricting the delivery of certain offensive weapons, yet leave defensive procurement on track.
Policy Alert
The prospect of MbS ruling for decades was once thought to portend stability for the kingdom, but that judgment now seems premature.
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With friends like these in Washington, no wonder the crown prince believes he can get away with outrageous actions.
