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Israel's Natural Gas Challenges
A top-level Israeli government committee has produced a blueprint for exploitation of substantial natural gas reserves, but solutions must still be devised for a range of technical, commercial, and political problems.
Sep 7, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
In-Depth Reports
Asset Test: How the United States Benefits from Its Alliance with Israel
Read this groundbreaking study of the numerous, oft-ignored benefits of the special bilateral relationship between the United States and Israel.
Sep 5, 2012
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  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • David Pollock
◆ Asset Test
Articles & Testimony
Egypt's New Leaders Must Accept Reality
Policy differences are understandable, but it is not acceptable for Egypt's new leaders to intimidate domestic media, order unauthorized troop movements into Sinai, or foster deliberate untruths about Israel.
Aug 19, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Israel Debates a Strike on Iran
Israelis agree that Iran's nuclear program must be stopped, and their debate regarding a strike's cost-effectiveness, urgency, and impact on relations with the United States is coming to a head.
Aug 17, 2012
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  • Michael Herzog
Articles & Testimony
How America Can Slow Israel's March to War
Washington can take several concrete steps to extend Israel's clock and exhaust diplomacy and sanctions before resorting to force.
Aug 17, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Terrorism in Sinai: Tests for President Morsi and the Egyptian Military
Yesterday's deadly attack in the Sinai Peninsula, in which militants killed sixteen Egyptian soldiers while wounding seven others, was as predictable as it was devastating. Since last year's revolution, terrorists have worked continuously to manufacture tensions between Egypt and Israel, attacking the gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan fifteen times
Aug 6, 2012
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  • Robert Satloff
  • Eric Trager
Video
Brief Analysis
Israel and Egypt: Reports from a Changing Region
On July 25, Washington Institute Ziegler distinguished fellow David Makovsky, who recently returned from a trip to Israel and Ramallah, was joined in a Policy Forum by Institute Next Generation fellow Eric Trager, who spent much of June and July conducting extensive research in Egypt. The following is a rapporteur's
Jul 30, 2012
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  • David Makovsky
  • Eric Trager
Articles & Testimony
How to Advance Transition to a Post-Assad Future
In this paper, the former chief of staff to Israel's minister of defense argues that, in addition to the moral imperative to help the Syrian people, there are also strong strategic reasons for the West and various regional states to be more proactive in bringing about the end of the
Jul 10, 2012
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  • Michael Herzog
In-Depth Reports
The Unexpected Vitality of Turkish-Israeli Trade
Given that political tensions continue to run high between Turkey and Israel, it would be inaccurate to describe their relations as good, or even on the mend. At the same time, booming trade ties and other economic indicators suggest that the two countries have great potential for a fresh start
Jun 28, 2012
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  • Soner Cagaptay
  • Tyler Evans
Brief Analysis
Putin's Trip to Israel Could Challenge Washington
The Russian leader's visit is expected to provide competition for U.S. diplomatic leadership on issues such as natural gas, Iran, and Syria.
Jun 22, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Video
Brief Analysis
Israeli National Security Strategy in the Expanded Coalition
On June 19, 2012, Shaul Mofaz addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. General Mofaz is vice prime minister of Israel, minister without portfolio, and head of the Kadima Party. A former military fellow at the Institute, he has also served as deputy prime minister, defense minister, and chief
Jun 21, 2012
An Egyptian guard inspects bomb damage near the Gaza border in Sinai
Brief Analysis
Sinai's Emergence as a Strategic Threat to Israel
If international awareness does not spur immediate Egyptian action to address the growing security vacuum and increased terrorist incidents on the border with Israel, the Sinai powder keg may soon explode.
Jun 21, 2012
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  • Michael Herzog
Articles & Testimony
How America Can Help Its Friends Make Nice
It has been more than two years since the confrontation over a Gaza-bound flotilla plunged Israeli-Turkish relations into a deep crisis. Left to their own devices, Turks and Israelis have been unable to overcome mutual suspicion and domestic obstacles to bridge their differences. These days, there is a degree of
Jun 21, 2012
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  • Michael Herzog
  • Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Terror from Sinai: Global Jihadist Groups on Israel's Doorstep
Statements and a video released on an al-Qaeda website are disturbing evidence of the growing lawlessness in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
Jun 20, 2012
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Israeli National Security Strategy in the Expanded Coalition
Shaul Mofaz's victory in the Kadima primary election and subsequent decision to bring his party into the governing coalition sent shockwaves through Israel, changing the dynamics of regional politics. To discuss his strategy for security and peace, and ways in which the expanded coalition can promote these goals, The Washington
Jun 19, 2012
Yoav Galant
Video
Brief Analysis
Israeli Security in a Changing Regional Environment
Watch the 2012 Zeev Schiff Memorial Lecture on Middle East Security with one of Israel's most experienced military leaders.
Jun 18, 2012
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  • Yoav Galant
◆ Zeev Schiff Memorial Lectures
Articles & Testimony
Energy Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Source for Cooperation or Fuel for Tension?
The Case of Israel
This week, the German Marshall Fund published Energy Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Source for Cooperation or Fuel for Tension? The Case of Israel, a new report by Washington Institute senior fellow Simon Henderson. Focusing on the challenge of exploiting newly found natural gas reserves off the coasts of Israel
Jun 15, 2012
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  • Simon Henderson
Interview: Dennis Ross on Iran, Peace Process, Egypt
On Tuesday 12 June, Ambassador Dennis Ross was interviewed by BICOM senior research fellow Professor Alan Johnson. The interview covered key policy issues facing Britain, Israel and the United States. The following is a transcript of their discussion.
Jun 13, 2012
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Preserving UN Peacekeeping in the Levant
Violence in Syria and Lebanon coincides with diminished international commitment to UN forces monitoring the borders with Israel.
Jun 6, 2012
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  • David Schenker
Brief Analysis
The MFO Under Fire in Sinai
Deteriorating security in the Sinai Peninsula threatens not only the peacekeepers based there, but also the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.
Jun 4, 2012
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  • David Schenker

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