Arab-Israeli Relations

Policy Analysis on Arab-Israeli Relations

Tehran's commitment to surrounding, besieging, and eliminating the 'Zionist entity' has not changed, and countering this goal will require pushing back against Iranian advances in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and elsewhere.

Aug 10, 2015

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Ehud Yaari

Articles & Testimony

The Secret Plan to Turn the Gaza Disengagement into a Coordinated Peace Effort

A previously unpublished 're-engagement' proposal negotiated just before Israel's 2005 withdrawal from Gaza reveals some new twists in our understanding of the peace process.

Jul 30, 2015

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Ehud Yaari

Articles & Testimony

The Key to Averting Another Gaza War? Egypt.

Cairo and Jerusalem have a shared interest in helping Gaza's long-suffering residents but restraining Hamas.

Jun 25, 2015

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David Makovsky
Ghaith al-Omari

In-Depth Reports

Fatah Central Committee Profiles

These twenty-three profiles detail the personal background, political trajectory, and career aspirations of the members of Fatah's Central Committee.

Jun 19, 2015

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Adam Rasgon

Articles & Testimony

BDS's Useless Politics of Confrontation

Although Israel should not be immune to critique, efforts to delegitimize its very existence are dangerous to American campuses and the prospects for a peaceful two-state solution.

May 22, 2015

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David Makovsky
Raquel Saxe

Articles & Testimony

After Abbas, An Abyss

President Abbas has long ensured that no new leaders would come to the fore as realistic successors, but while this may have helped him consolidate control over a fractious polity, it is potentially ruinous as a national strategy.

May 20, 2015

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Ghaith al-Omari
Neri Zilber

Brief Analysis

Netanyahu Loses Leverage in Forming New Government

Last-ditch campaign promises and bruising coalition negotiations have led Netanyahu to form a fragile government that may have trouble handling important domestic issues and foreign relationships.

May 8, 2015

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David Makovsky

Brief Analysis

The Shape of Netanyahu's Emerging Coalition

Israel's next government may have a turbulent start given its relative lack of political moderates, but a rightward trajectory on settlements and other issues is not guaranteed.

Apr 28, 2015

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David Makovsky

Brief Analysis

The Classic Blood Libel Against Jews Goes Mainstream in Iran

A recent article on a high-profile political website shows how even the most primitive anti-Semitic slurs and conspiracy theories have found their way into all levels of Iranian discourse.

Apr 21, 2015

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Mehdi Khalaji

Articles & Testimony

The Begin Phenomenon

Three biographical accounts of the former Israeli prime minister raise questions about whether his foreign policy approach is truly applicable to the Iran nuclear talks and other current issues.

Apr 19, 2015

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Jason Warshof

Brief Analysis

Preserving Israeli-Palestinian Security Cooperation

As bilateral security cooperation comes under increasing pressure, a new PA police initiative shows why it needs to be protected and prioritized going forward.

Apr 10, 2015

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Ghaith al-Omari

Articles & Testimony

Has the PA Already Collapsed?

The Palestinian Authority may have avoided an immediate, devastating crisis following Israel's recent decision to resume the transfer of tax revenues, but the failure of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, and the unwillingness of the PA to exercise representative good governance, have created a dynamic that will continue to erode the

Apr 7, 2015

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Ghaith al-Omari

Articles & Testimony

What Will Happen If the Palestinians Really End Security Cooperation?

The PLO Council voted last week to call for suspending PA security cooperation with Israel, a decision that could spur increased violence and gut the only thing keeping the PA in power.

Mar 9, 2015

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Neri Zilber

Video

Brief Analysis

Fighting for Moderate Islam: Ideas and Activism on the New Front Line

Two leaders of moderate Islam share their visions for a way forward in the face of often violent religious extremism.

Feb 27, 2015

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Mohammed Dajani
Zainab al-Suwaij

Video

Brief Analysis

U.S.-Israel Relations: A Changing Landscape?

On February 23, Jonathan Rynhold and Elliott Abrams addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Rynhold is a senior researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), director of the Argov Center for the Study of Israel and the Jewish People, and author of the just-released book The

Feb 27, 2015

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Jonathan Rynhold
Elliott Abrams

Brief Analysis

Prominent Saudi Columnist Notes Arab Support for Israeli Strike on Hezbollah

Greater Sunni acceptance of Israel as a regional power, however grudging and conditional, may give Washington more room to pursue longstanding peace goals.

Feb 18, 2015

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Marc Sievers

Brief Analysis

Gaza Reconstruction Stalled by Fatah-Hamas Deadlock

Despite international complaints about inadequate donor funding, Fatah and Hamas have been dragging their feet on the most important prerequisite for rebuilding Gaza: establishing PA governmental control on the ground.

Feb 9, 2015

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Neri Zilber

Articles & Testimony

Resetting the U.S.-Israel Alliance

The two countries have worked to insulate their innumerable daily interactions from inevitable bumps in the diplomatic relationship, but the current regional turmoil calls for a more clear-eyed acknowledgement of their shared interests, especially regarding Iran.

Feb 5, 2015

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Michael Eisenstadt

Articles & Testimony

The Palestinian Authority's International Criminal Court Gambit: A True Partner for Peace?

In responding to the PA's move, Washington will need to strike a balance between firing shots across the ICC's bow and preserving invaluable Israeli-Palestinian security coordination in the West Bank.

Feb 4, 2015

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David Makovsky

Video

Brief Analysis

Reports from across the Green Line: Politics and Policy in Israel and the West Bank

On January 29, Ghaith al-Omari, Dennis Ross, and David Makovsky addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Ambassador Ross, the Institute's counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow, recently returned from a regional trip that included meetings with high-level Israeli and Palestinian officials. Omari is a senior fellow at the

Feb 3, 2015

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Ghaith al-Omari
Dennis Ross

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Ghaith al-Omari

Ghaith al-Omari is the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow in The Washington Institute's Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship.

David Makovsky

David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations.

Dennis Ross

Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, is the counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute.

Ehud Yaari

Ehud Yaari is the Lafer International Fellow at The Washington Institute.

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