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Policy Analysis on Israel

Netanyahu and Obama to Review Progress on Iran

Recent U.S. efforts to enforce sanctions and insist on strict interpretation of the Geneva agreement provide a backdrop for the two leaders' upcoming discussion of the Iran nuclear issue.

Feb 28, 2014

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Patrick Clawson

Brief Analysis

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.

Feb 24, 2014

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Michael Eisenstadt
Robert Satloff

Brief Analysis

Israel, America, and a Churning Middle East (Part II)

On February 4, 2014, Ambassador Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute after participating in the Institute for National Security Studies annual conference in Tel Aviv. He was joined by Washington Institute executive director Robert Satloff and former national security advisor Stephen Hadley. The following is a

Feb 12, 2014

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Dennis Ross

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Brief Analysis

Israel, America, and a Churning Middle East (Part I)

On February 4, 2014, former U.S. national security advisor Stephen Hadley addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute after participating in the Institute for National Security Studies annual conference in Tel Aviv and the Munich Security Conference. He was joined by Robert Satloff and Dennis Ross, The Washington Institute's

Feb 10, 2014

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Stephen Hadley

Brief Analysis

Assessing U.S. Strategy in the Israeli-Palestinian Talks: A Mideast Trip Report

This PolicyWatch is based on remarks made by Washington Institute executive director Robert Satloff at a February 4 Policy Forum. Read separate summaries of remarks by fellow speakers Stephen Hadley and Dennis Ross, or watch video of the entire forum above. Amid the swirl of Middle East chaos, Israelis are

Feb 5, 2014

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Robert Satloff

Articles & Testimony

Zawahiri Aims at Israel: Behind Al Qaeda's Pivot to the Levant

The latest terrorist plot against Israel may have resulted from a need to reassert al Qaeda's position among other jihadist groups, especially in Syria, but that doesn't make the threat of attacks against the West any less real.

Feb 3, 2014

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Matthew Levitt

Articles & Testimony

The Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

Dr. Pollock addresses various facets of the latest peace talks during testimony before the French legislature.

Jan 29, 2014

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David Pollock

Brief Analysis

Israel's Growing Role in Southern Syria

Concerned about the possible drift of al-Qaeda affiliates to areas adjacent to the Golan Heights border, Israel finds itself obliged to increase its assistance to local rebel militias in southern Syria.

Jan 28, 2014

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Ehud Yaari

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Syria's Spillover: Will Israel Be Drawn In?

The complexities and dynamics of the Syrian conflict make it distinctly possible that Israel could become militarily involved -- even though none of the actors are interested in that outcome.

Jan 28, 2014

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Jeffrey White
David Schenker

Jordanian King Abdullah II speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Brief Analysis

Quiet Partnerships for a New Era: Emerging Opportunities for Arab-Israeli Cooperation

Regional circumstances point to both the possibility and the need for enhanced Arab-Israeli efforts to address challenges in the security, energy, food/water scarcity, and public-health domains.

Jan 28, 2014

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Alon Paz

Brief Analysis

The New Triangle of Egypt, Israel, and Hamas

With Israeli acquiescence to de facto alterations of the 1979 peace treaty, Egypt has deployed substantial military forces into the Sinai to combat terrorists. But Israel remains hesitant about Cairo's inclination to increase pressure on Hamas in Gaza.

Jan 17, 2014

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Ehud Yaari

Brief Analysis

Ariel Sharon: From Warrior to Man of Peace at Last

The Israeli leader showed himself capable of making bold policy reversals when he felt the country's welfare as a democratic Jewish state was at stake.

Jan 10, 2014

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David Pollock

Articles & Testimony

Will Israel and the U.S. Break Up over Iran?

Differing approaches to Iran's nuclear program do not bode well for Israel in 2014.

Jan 2, 2014

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Robert Satloff

Brief Analysis

Russia-Syria Offshore Gas Deal Injects New Factor into Peace Talks

The announcement of the agreement, just weeks before scheduled peace negotiations in Switzerland, will be seen as an expression of extra diplomatic support for Damascus by Moscow and of gratitude by the Assad regime to an ally.

Dec 27, 2013

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Simon Henderson

Remembering the Holocaust in Tunisia

Stories of Arabs who helped Jews, often at great personal risk, are part of the history of the Holocaust and the history of Tunisia, and they deserve their rightful place in both stories.

Dec 14, 2013

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Robert Satloff

Brief Analysis

Morocco Plays with Anti-Normalization

A Moroccan parliamentary proposal that would ban normalization with Israel has progressed further than expected but is unlikely to pass.

Dec 13, 2013

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Vish Sakthivel

Brief Analysis

Why Some U.S. Allies Disapprove of the Iran Agreement

The problem lies not in the accord's substance, but rather in the lack of trust that the Obama administration is willing and able to run a regional security system requiring potential use of force.

Nov 27, 2013

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James Jeffrey

In-Depth Reports

No Good Outcome:

How Israel Could Be Drawn into the Syrian Conflict

Given the complexities and dynamics of the Syrian conflict, it is distinctly possible that Israel could be drawn into the fighting. Perhaps more important, the risk of spillover will likely extend years into the future, since the war's aftermath will not include near-term peace between Syria and Israel. How can

Nov 26, 2013

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Patrick Clawson
Michael Eisenstadt
Matthew Levitt
David Schenker
Andrew J. Tabler
Jeffrey White
Aaron Y. Zelin

An Israeli Assessment of the Iran Deal

BICOM Senior Visiting Fellow Brig. Gen. (res.) Michael Herzog gave his assessment of the Iran deal and its implications in a BICOM phone briefing on November 25. The following is a summary of his assessment, covering the positives and negatives of the interim deal, concerns around the endgame, and Israel's

Nov 26, 2013

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Michael Herzog

Articles & Testimony

How to Think about Obama's Deal with Iran

The agreement is neither a "breakthrough" nor an "abject surrender" but rather "a cap for a cap," with a limited rollback on each side for the next six months.

Nov 26, 2013

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Dennis Ross

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