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The Israeli Knesset - source: Reuters
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Israel Debates the Lebanon Maritime Deal
The imminent election and the resultant rush to strike a deal are distracting from what could be a significant diplomatic and economic milestone for both countries.
Oct 13, 2022
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  • David Makovsky
Buoys mark the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon in the Mediterranean Sea - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Israel Falls for Lebanon’s Treaty Bait-and-Switch
The maritime border agreement is a mixed bag, demonstrating how far Israel will go to make peace with Arab states while doing little to decrease the prospects of an eventual war with Hezbollah.
Oct 11, 2022
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  • David Schenker
Turkish President Erdogan at a summit with Russian President Putin in Sochi in 2021 - source: Reuters
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A Domestic Audience for Turkish Foreign Policy
With elections in the balance, Erdoğan is playing a risky game of international normalizations in the hope that the Turkish electorate will approve of economic ties and immigrant solutions.
Sep 30, 2022
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  • Batu Coşkun
  • Gökhan Çınkara
President Joe Biden meets Palestinian Authority President Abbas in July 2022
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Reactions of Palestinian Media and Political Leaders to Biden’s Visit to the Region
Palestinians felt that Biden’s visit did little to aid the Palestinian cause, despite attempts by the Palestinian Authority to portray the trip as a success.
Sep 26, 2022
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  • Jalal Selmi
Brief Analysis
For Hezbollah, a Maritime Border Deal Is a Way to Avoid War
Hezbollah leaders are not ready to act on their many threats of major escalation, so Washington and its allies should prevent the group from reaping the nascent agreement’s reputational and financial benefits.
Sep 23, 2022
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Video
Brief Analysis
Israeli National Security on the Eve of Yet Another Election
A Forum in Memory of Zeev Schiff
Watch an expert forum on the new realities of the Middle East and Israel's strategic position amid deepening ties with Arab countries, Iran's regional ambitions, Palestinian political crisis, and renewed great-power competition.
Sep 22, 2022
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  • Amos Gilead
  • Ephraim Sneh
  • Ehud Yaari
  • Amos Yadlin
◆ Zeev Schiff Memorial Lectures
Brief Analysis
Israeli Elections, Round Five: A Game of Inches
The first in a series of Washington Institute articles about the upcoming vote discusses how the rival coalitions are shaping up, why extremists are gaining ground on the right, and which policy issues are most likely to steer the national debate.
Sep 21, 2022
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Regional Security Cooperation Partnerships in the Middle East
The Abraham Accords have substantially increased the region’s options for countering Iranian threats, but the past performance of Arab coalitions should make policymakers cautious about expecting too much from new alliances.
Sep 21, 2022
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  • David Schenker
MEES map showing Israeli and Lebanese maritime border claims in the East Mediterranean.
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Israel’s Karish Gas Field: Diplomatic Opportunity or Casus Belli?
Seven experts examine how the fraught decision to start production might affect Beirut’s negotiating stance, Hezbollah’s military calculus, U.S.-Israel relations, and other factors.
Sep 20, 2022
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  • Simon Henderson
  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Matthew Levitt
  • Ehud Yaari
  • David Makovsky
  • David Schenker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
mohammed bin salman
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Fikra Forum
Pragmatic Re-Balancing: the Saudi Dual Outreach to Israel and Iran
While the Middle East remains littered with flashpoints, Saudi Arabia is reaching out to Israel and Iran in an attempt to defuse simmering tensions and build consensus, with the Kingdom shifting from a confrontational to fence-mending approach.
Sep 20, 2022
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  • Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco
Articles & Testimony
A New Iran Deal Won’t Prevent an Iranian Bomb
Tehran’s program is far more advanced than in 2015, so only a credible threat of force will stop the regime from crossing the nuclear weapons threshold.
Sep 9, 2022
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  • Dennis Ross
cyber security
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Fikra Forum
What Cyber Attacks Against Ukraine Can Teach Israel
Israel must look to the war in Ukraine for insight into potential cyber attacks and security strategies ahead of the November legislative elections.
Sep 8, 2022
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  • Ophir Barel
Articles & Testimony
In Rejecting Iran Nuclear Deal, Israeli Rivals Are of One Mind
Lapid and Netanyahu both oppose resuming the JCPOA—but they would be unlikely to say otherwise publicly even if they supported the latest proposals.
Sep 7, 2022
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  • Neri Zilber
Chinese and Israeli flags on a table at a diplomatic conference - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
No, Israel Isn’t Falling Into China’s Orbit
Much has been made about their growing ties, but an in-depth look at their actual activity in various sectors shows that alarmism is unwarranted.
Sep 6, 2022
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  • Assaf Orion
Brief Analysis
Responding to the PA’s Mounting Fiscal Crisis
Years of declining international aid, unsustainable public patronage, and controversial policies have pushed the Palestinian government and banking sector to the brink of insolvency.
Sep 1, 2022
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  • Jonah Shrock
  • Gabriel Epstein
  • David Makovsky
Benjamin Netanyahu
Articles & Testimony
What If Netanyahu Wins?
His party is already taking aim at the Supreme Court and other institutions that sought to hold him accountable during his previous term.
Aug 24, 2022
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  • Neri Zilber
Iron Dome rockets intercepting Hamas missiles over Tel Aviv
Articles & Testimony
Israel and Gaza Keep Up Their Precarious Dance
What the latest round of fighting against PIJ—and not, conspicuously, Hamas—means, and why it will probably happen again.
Aug 9, 2022
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  • Neri Zilber
Brief Analysis
UN Forces in Lebanon Losing Ground in a Fast-Deteriorating Security Situation
Despite the troubling trends and escalatory incidents described in the latest UN report, the Security Council seems intent on maintaining a failed policy instead of taking urgent action to curb the growing threat of war.
Aug 5, 2022
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  • Assaf Orion
U.S., Israeli, Bahraini, and Qatari flags on a mural celebrating the Abraham Accords
Articles & Testimony
A Path to Peace from Biden’s Trip—How the Arab States Can Help
Regional governments are going to reach out to Israel anyway, so why not take advantage of this activity to help the Palestinians and encourage Jerusalem toward constructive moves?
Aug 1, 2022
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  • Dennis Ross
  • David Makovsky
President Joe Biden greets Saudi King Salman in Jeddah in July 2022 - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
The True Promise of Joe Biden’s Middle East Trip
It is no exaggeration to say that the visit represents a transformation of Washington’s regional approach—including a rethink of the “pivot.”
Jul 27, 2022
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  • Dennis Ross
  • James Jeffrey

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