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Ehud Yaari
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Ehud Yaari is an Israel-based Lafer international fellow of The Washington Institute.

A Middle East commentator for Israel's Channel Two television and former associate editor of Jerusalem Report, Mr. Yaari has been a Middle East commentator for Israeli television since 1975. Among his numerous awards for journalism are the Israeli Press Editors-in-Chief prize for coverage of the peace process with Egypt, the Sokolov Prize for coverage of the Lebanon War, and the Israel Broadcasting Award for coverage of the Gulf War.

Mr. Yaari's articles have appeared in respected newspapers and journals such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and Atlantic Monthly.

He is also the author of eight books on the Arab-Israeli conflict, including Fatah (Sabra Books, 1971); Egypt's Policy Towards Israel in the Fifties (1974); A Guide to Egypt (1982); The Year of the Dove, co-authored with Ze'ev Schiff and Eitan Haber (Bantam, 1979); Israel's Lebanon War, co-authored with Ze'ev Schiff (Simon and Schuster, 1984); and Intifada, co-authored with Ze'ev Schiff (Simon and Schuster, 1990).

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Featured Publications

Palestinian Politics After Abbas
Sudden Succession Essay Series
Throughout his tenure as leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas has studiously avoided grooming a successor, instead consolidating his control over numerous Palestinian entities and sidelining officials he perceived as threatening to his rule. When he eventually exits the scene, Abbas will leave many leadership roles to be filled—including in the PLO, Fatah movement, and national security agencies.
May 5, 2020
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Sinai: A New Front
Since Israel's 2005 withdrawal from Gaza and the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the Sinai Peninsula has emerged as a new hotspot
Jan 10, 2012
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  • Ehud Yaari

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An Israeli security officer stands guard at the scene of a terrorist shooting in Tel Aviv, March 2022.
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A Badly Needed New Approach to Quelling the Violence
Apr 25, 2022
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Photo showing the Iron Dome defense system intercepting Hamas rockets over Ashkelon, Israel, in May 2021.
Brief Analysis
Hamas-Israel Violence: Context and Trajectory
May 18, 2021
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  • Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen
  • Ehud Yaari
  • Ghaith al-Omari
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How Does Indonesia View the Prospect of Normalization with Israel?
Oct 28, 2020
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  • Michael Singh
  • Ehud Yaari
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The Sudan Agreement: Implications of Another Arab-Israel Milestone
Oct 26, 2020
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  • Ehud Yaari
Brief Analysis
U.S. Officials to Mediate Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Talks
Sep 25, 2020
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  • Ehud Yaari
  • Simon Henderson
  • Hanin Ghaddar
Brief Analysis
The Road Beyond UAE-Israel Normalization
Sep 10, 2020
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  • Ehud Yaari
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