العلاقات العربية الإسرائيلية

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Israel vs. al-Qaeda: Emerging Challenges on Two Fronts

A CIA veteran and an Israeli security expert discuss the growing presence of al-Qaeda affiliates in Sinai and Syria.

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Ehud Yaari
Michael Morell

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A Conversation with Ehud Barak

Israel's former prime minister and defense minster shared his outlook on the Middle East, American global leadership, and his country's rapidly evolving strategic position.

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The Pursuit of Middle East Peace: A Status Report

Martin Indyk, the U.S. special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, addressed the 2014 Weinberg Founders Conference.

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Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Top-Down and Bottom-Up

Israeli and Palestinian perspectives on recently collapsed peace talks offer hope for eventual progress, though publics and leaders on both sides will need to overcome barriers of mistrust and misunderstanding.

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Mohammed Dajani
Michael Herzog
David Pollock

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Egypt Emerges as a Route for Israeli Natural Gas Exports

Piping Israeli gas to liquefaction plants in Egypt is the most commercially logical option but remains politically risky.

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

The Peace Process Needs Partners, Not Scapegoats

Divisive approaches that emphasize conspiracy theories rather than hard facts will only push the Palestinians further away from their goal of statehood.

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David Pollock

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The Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Agreement: Too Early to Judge

Even as the deal offers short-term political benefits for both sides, it fails to resolve key issues separating them.

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Ehud Yaari
Neri Zilber

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Six Takes on the Palestinian Unity Deal

Although the deal indicates that Abbas's primary concern is managing relations with his hardline rivals, Washington should still continue its efforts to revive the peace talks.

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David Pollock

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What Washington Is Missing in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

To prevent another failure that would further dishearten the Israeli and Palestinian publics, the Obama administration should focus on direct, low-profile engagement between the two sides, lapsed economic reform, and other helpful efforts.

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Michael Singh

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Israeli Financial Measures Against the Palestinian Authority

Israel has gotten few positive results from past financial measures against the PA, and both sides risk miscalculation and escalation when they employ unilateral tactics.

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Neri Zilber

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U.S. Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse, Part II: Assessment and Prospects

Given the imposing obstacles to a near-term breakthrough, the time may be right for a fundamental rethink of U.S. strategy on the peace process.

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Robert Satloff

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Palestinian Public Opinion Offers Abbas Much Room for Maneuver

A closer look at Palestinian views on prisoner releases, the Jewish state question, economic needs, and other issues suggests diplomatic openings are far from exhausted.

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David Pollock

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U.S. Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse

Ambassador Ross sets the context for understanding where we are in the peace process, how we got there, and what we might do from this point on.

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Dennis Ross

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Natural Gas in the Palestinian Authority: The Potential of the Gaza Marine Offshore Field

Supplying more reliable electricity to West Bank and Gaza residents could help change the political atmosphere and enable more diplomatic progress in the future.

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Simon Henderson

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West Bank Violence and Gaza Rockets Could Spark Wider Conflict

There is no guarantee that a peace deal will be reached within the current timeline, but a Palestinian return to armed struggle would be a far greater political, economic, and humanitarian disaster than any short-term frustration with the negotiations.

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Matthew Levitt

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Mahmoud Abbas and the 'Jewish State'

In refusing to recognize Israel as the "Jewish state," the Palestinian leader is denying a fact that even Arafat was willing to admit.

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Robert Satloff

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Jordan's Energy Balancing Act

A deal to buy Israeli natural gas can help mitigate the kingdom's energy shortage and steer Amman away from problematic nuclear plans, but it risks stirring domestic opposition.

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David Schenker
Simon Henderson

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Israel's Governance Law: Raising the Electoral Threshold

Far from disenfranchising certain groups, the pending legislation could spur smaller parties to form new political alliances that would likely favor the center-left opposition in future elections.

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Neri Zilber

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Threats to Israel: Trade Boycotts

The threat of European boycotts against Israel is much more potential than real, but it is gradually gaining ground as an unofficial movement and could surge if the current peace talks fail.

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David Pollock

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Clarifying the Security Arrangements Debate: Israeli Forces in the Jordan Valley

U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian negotiations could lower the heat and shed some light on the clash over Jordan Valley security arrangements by promoting a public debate grounded in the facts of current and prospective Israeli deployments.

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Michael Eisenstadt
Robert Satloff

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