العلاقات العربية الإسرائيلية

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The Fayyad Resignation: Scapegoating a State-Builder

The political wrangling that effectively forced Fayyad to step down raises serious questions about the PA's economy, security cooperation, and political transparency, as well as U.S. efforts to revive the peace process.

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David Makovsky

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Syria's Forgotten Front

To keep yet another Syrian frontier from spiraling downward, Washington should urge Israel and the mainstream Syrian opposition to focus on keeping Hizballah and jihadist groups away from the border.

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David Pollock

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A Threshold Test for Both Sides If Peace Has a Chance

If substantive peace talks are to have any chance of proceeding, Israeli and Palestinian leaders must first send basic signals regarding settlements and acceptance.

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David Makovsky

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Implications of Israel's New Cabinet

A look at the major incoming players in the new Israeli government and where they stand on Iran, the Palestinians, and other key issues.

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David Makovsky

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Policy Takeaways from Obama's Visit to Israel and the West Bank

The president tilted U.S. policy toward Israel in substantive ways, especially with regard to resuming peace talks with the Palestinians and repairing Israel-Turkish ties.

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Robert Satloff

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Obama to the Middle East: Expectations and Implications (Part 2)

Subscribe to Washington Institute videos on YouTube. Sign up for live event broadcast alerts from The Washington Institute On March 18, 2013, David Makovsky, Michael Singh, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow and director of the Project on

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David Makovsky
Michael Singh

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Obama to the Middle East: Expectations and Implications (Part 1)

Subscribe to Washington Institute videos on YouTube. Sign up for live event broadcast alerts from The Washington Institute On March 18, 2013, Dennis Ross, David Makovsky, and Michael Singh addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Ambassador Ross, the Institute's counselor, served most recently as special assistant to President

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Dennis Ross

In-Depth Reports

Obama II and the Middle East

Strategic Objectives for U.S. Policy

THE MIDDLE EAST has been home to incessant turmoil and instability since the end of World War II, yet as President Obama enters his second term, he faces a spectrum of threats in this region unparalleled in modern history. Iran's nuclear program rapidly approaches the threshold to breakout capability, perhaps

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Dennis Ross
James Jeffrey

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What Obama Should Do in Israel

If the president takes a risk and advocates interim steps, he will be making a major contribution toward sustaining a two-state vision that is slowly fading in the minds of Israelis and Palestinians.

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Ehud Yaari

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Rule the Casbah: The Moroccan Monarchy's Delicate Balancing Act

Morocco has found a formula for stability through gradual reform, with the king firmly in control behind the scenes, and this deserves strong U.S. support

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David Pollock

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When Barack Meets Bibi

What two leaders who see the world quite differently must do to build bridges on Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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David Makovsky

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Iran's Nuclear Clock and World Diplomacy

Talks with Iran in Turkey next week and in Kazakhstan next month are important, but Tehran still needs to clarify the details of its controversial nuclear program.

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Olli Heinonen
Simon Henderson

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Israel's Next Front: Syria

The Israeli-Syrian border is quiet no more, as armed Islamist rebels pledge to take back the Golan Heights.

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David Schenker

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UN Peacekeepers on the Golan at Risk

If current international inaction on Syria continues, UNDOF will face increasing difficulties, and the long-quiet Israel-Syria border could easily revert to a battlefield.

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David Schenker
Michael Herzog
Andrew J. Tabler
Jeffrey White

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Getting the Public on His Side

Persuading Israelis that he is committed to their security could help President Obama deal with Netanyahu on Iran and the peace track.

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David Makovsky

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Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God

This groundbreaking book examines Hezbollah's beginnings, its first violent forays in Lebanon, and its ongoing terrorist activities and criminal enterprises around the globe.

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Matthew Levitt

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To Achieve Mideast Peace, Suspend Disbelief

Washington's former chief negotiator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proposes a fourteen-point agenda to ensure that any new talks have a chance to be productive.

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Dennis Ross

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A Campaign to Talk Up a Two-State Solution

The president should use his visit as an opportunity to demand that senior Israeli and Palestinian officials consistently reiterate fundamental principles that allay the basic fears of both publics.

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David Makovsky
Ghaith al-Omari

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida speaking with Institute Exeucutive Director Rob Satloff - source: The Washington Insitute

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A Conversation on the Middle East featuring Senator Marco Rubio

Watch a February 27, 2013 conversation with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on his recent fact-finding visit to the Middle East.

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Marco Rubio

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The Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation: Threatening Peace Prospects (Part 2)

On February 5, David Makovsky, director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at The Washington Institute, testified before the House regarding the implications of the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation and its effects on the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The following is an excerpt from his testimony.

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David Makovsky

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