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America and the Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty, Five Years On
I was on a bicycle trip with my wife in the faraway Canadian Rockies in July 1994 when our guide received a call on an ancient two-way radio from my office in Washington. Jordan and Israel had reached a deal, I was told, and an agreement was soon to be
Oct 26, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff
In-Depth Reports
Israel's Foreign Policy Agenda (full transcript)
The new Israeli government that was formed in Jerusalem in early July has a fundamentally different foreign policy than that defended by Netanyahu. It is not only a difference of nuances or tactics; it is, I believe, a conceptual gap that exists between the visions of the governments of Netanyahu
Oct 24, 1999
In-Depth Reports
Beyond 2000:
Changing Dynamics in the Middle East
Keynote addresses by Al Gore and Shlomo Ben-Ami. With Ehud Ya'ari, Hilal Khashan, Abdel Monem El-Tawil, Edward Abington, and others.
Oct 22, 1999
Articles & Testimony
A U.S. Strategic Opening:
America and the Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty, Five Years On
I was on a bicycle trip with my wife in the faraway Canadian Rockies in July 1994 when our guide received a call on an ancient two-way radio from my office in Washington. Jordan and Israel had reached a deal, I was told, and an agreement was soon to be
Oct 22, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff
In-Depth Reports
Trends in Israeli-Palestinian Political Fatalities, 1987-1999
Compiled from a Washington Institute database, this statistical analysis examines trends in Israeli and Palestinian deaths related to political violence from the beginning of the intifada in December 1987 through the end of Binyamin Netanyahu's premiership in July 1999. The study analyzes the incidents and resulting fatalities by their total
Oct 1, 1999
Articles & Testimony
Lucky Sharm?
Three years ago, after a series of horrific bombings in Israel, President Clinton invited an array of world leaders to an anti-terrorism summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Clinton's goal was to save the Israeli-PLO peace process and, with it, Shimon Peres's Labor-led government. The process survived
Sep 27, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Lebanon in the Equation of Arab-Israeli Peace
MOUAFAC HARB Israel has no territorial claims over Lebanon, and the two countries agreed to recognize and accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, which calls for an unconditional Israeli troop withdrawal. Nevertheless, the Lebanese-Israeli peace track remains challenging, primarily because--after twenty years of civil war--Lebanon lacks a strong central
Sep 22, 1999
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  • Martin Kramer
Brief Analysis
Barak, the United States, and the Middle East Peace Process
ROBERT PELLETREAU Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak faces multiple challenges: He has to implement an agreement he did not negotiate; he has to rebuild a sense of partnership between Israel and the Arab countries; he has to restore the negotiating context, a task not made easier by the Israeli practice
Aug 18, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
On Board
The Arab-Israeli peace process is, to use the metaphor of choice, "back on track." That, at least, is the stylized version of the message Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak brought with him to Washington in mid-July. The reality, of course, is more complicated. And, for the Clinton administration, Barak's real
Aug 16, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Israeli Policies vis-à-vis Palestinian Authority Activity in Jerusalem
Israeli police acted swiftly yesterday to seal the gateway to the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount)--the compound that houses Islams third holiest shrine--one day after the Muslim Waqf (religious endowment) began construction on the compounds southern wall. This was the latest in a series of developments involving Palestinian activity in Jerusalem
Aug 11, 1999
Brief Analysis
U.S. Interests in Syria-Israel and Lebanon-Israel Peace Agreements
Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak has identified peace with Syria and Lebanon as a vital strategic objective and, shortly before leaving for Washington, met with Golan residents to remind them that he believes he was elected to achieve that goal. An understanding between Barak and President Bill Clinton about how
Jul 14, 1999
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
Brief Analysis
Barak-Clinton:
Early Issues on the Palestinian Track
President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Ehud Barak have vowed to recreate the personal partnership and strategic coordination that characterized the late Yitzhak Rabin's term of office. On the Palestinian track, however, much has happened since 1996 to change the nature of the Oslo process. New agreements -- over Hebron
Jul 13, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff
  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
The Barak-Clinton Summit Meeting:
Setting the Agenda
Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak arrives in Washington this week amid an aura of unprecedented anticipation and expectation. His main goal is to reaffirm a multifaceted partnership between Israel and the United States and to sketch a basic understanding on the strategic goals and operational plans for advancing the Arab-Israeli
Jul 12, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Impact of the Israeli Election:
View from Washington
Adapting U.S. Policy for the New Israeli Government Paul Wolfowitz: U.S. policies should not change every time a new government is elected in Israel. U.S. policymakers have become too invested in the internal politics of foreign countries, in particular Israel and Russia. The United States should support the policies of
Jun 23, 1999
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  • Thomas Donilon
Brief Analysis
The Middle East Peace Process in the Wake of Ehud Barak's Victory
Israel. Gen. Ehud Barak was elected with a remarkable mandate. The Israeli electorate decided that Israel was stuck on several fronts -- social issues, the economy, and peace -- and needed a new prime minister to get things moving. Change cannot be expected immediately, though, and Barak deserves time to
Jun 22, 1999
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  • Dennis Ross
In-Depth Reports
The Barak Victory:
Implications for Israel, the Peace Process, and U.S. Policy
Keynote address by Dennis Ross. With David Makovsky, Mahdi F. Abdul Hadi, Colette Avital, Yuval Steinitz, Thomas Donilon, and Paul Wolfowitz.
Jun 17, 1999
In-Depth Reports
The Middle East Peace Process in the Wake of Ehud Barak's Victory
I am appearing here tonight at what can only be described as an interesting time. There has been an election in Israel and there is a new prime minister, Ehud Barak, who won with a remarkable mandate. It is fair to say that the Israeli electorate perceived that the country
Jun 17, 1999
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Israeli Elections:
Results and Implications
Campaign: Israel's elections were primarily a referendum on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyhahu's leadership, and the verdict was clear: "Anybody but Netanyahu." This was also the sentiment during the campaign, especially when the three prime ministerial candidates (Yitzhak Mordechai, Ze'ev "Benny" Begin, and Azmi Bishara) from the three smaller parties dropped
May 20, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Barak's Landslide Victory:
Middle East Reactions
Optimism About the Peace Process, Post-Netanyahu "The powers of rationalism which want to put an end to extremism and violence have triumphed. . . . This is a message from the majority of the Israeli public to Barak that it wants to close the chapter of conflict with the Palestinians
May 19, 1999
Articles & Testimony
Barak's Win Puts Pressure on Arafat
After three years of a foreign policy that found Israel increasingly isolated, Ehud Barak's landslide victory in Israel's elections Monday should inaugurate a new "era of good feelings" between Israelis, Americans and Arabs. But once the honeymoon wears off, Israel's negotiating partners shouldn't expect Mr. Barak to make substantive concessions
May 19, 1999
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  • Robert Satloff

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