Israel

Policy Analysis on Israel

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh gestures to supporters

As Hamas prepares to elect a new leadership, its outward show of unity masks deep internal divisions that will likely perpetuate its regional isolation.

Oct 27, 2016

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Ghaith al-Omari

Articles & Testimony

Nowhere to Go in Amona

Given the current state of Israeli politics and the settler movement, Netanyahu has dispiriting choices to salvage a no-win situation.

Oct 21, 2016

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Mitchel Hochberg

Articles & Testimony

Twenty Years Demolishing Amona

While the vast majority of Israeli settlers prefer a political solution, several radical subsets could threaten violence during the Amona evacuation or other attempted outpost removals.

Oct 14, 2016

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Mitchel Hochberg

Brief Analysis

Will the Palestinians Seek a New UN Resolution on Settlements?

Although the nascent Palestinian initiative may fizzle out on its own, U.S. inaction could draw the Obama administration into an unwanted diplomatic fracas or preempt its own potential initiative.

Oct 13, 2016

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Ghaith al-Omari

Muslim, Jewish Religious Leaders Denounce Violence, Promote Peace in Unprecedented Israeli-Palestinian Meeting

Israeli President Rivlin hosts Washington Institute Iinitiative that brings Israeli Jewish and Palestinian Muslim religious leaders together for the first time.

Oct 13, 2016

Articles & Testimony

Why Iran Is More Dangerous Than the Islamic State

Arabs and Israelis are in the same boat, facing Iranian-backed threats all around them and yearning for Western leadership on how best to roll back the regime's destabilizing policies.

Sep 29, 2016

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Moshe Yaalon

Brief Analysis

Will Arab Leaders Attend the Peres Funeral?

Their presence will likely be more low-profile than for Rabin's funeral twenty years ago, but this is more a sign of the post-Oslo times than a rebuttal of their increasingly close ties with Israel in various spheres.

Sep 29, 2016

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Ghaith al-Omari

Articles & Testimony

Shimon Peres Was Israel's Quintessential Zionist

As he saw it, the key to Zionism was not waiting for others to determine the country's future.

Sep 28, 2016

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David Makovsky

Video

Brief Analysis

America's Anxious Allies: Trip Report from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel

A bipartisan team of distinguished former officials share their insights from a recent tour of key regional capitals.

Sep 28, 2016

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Meghan O'Sullivan
Philip Gordon
Dennis Ross
James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

Dennis Ross Reflects on Peres, the Strategic Thinker

The Washington Institute's counselor, a veteran U.S. envoy, remembers the late Israeli leader's visionary but pragmatic approach to pursuing peace.

Sep 28, 2016

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Dennis Ross

Brief Analysis

What Trump and Clinton Said (and Didn't Say) About the Middle East

With a few exceptions, the candidates focused more on debating the past than offering ideas and prescriptions for today's Middle East challenges.

Sep 27, 2016

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Robert Satloff

Brief Analysis

Jordan's Strategic Decision to Buy Israeli Gas

In addition to meeting the kingdom's urgent energy needs, the new natural gas deal should facilitate long-delayed efforts to develop Israel's offshore Leviathan field.

Sep 26, 2016

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Simon Henderson

Brief Analysis

Clinton vs. Trump on Key Middle East Issues: Prepping for the Debate

Read what both candidates and their parties have said about Syria, ISIS, the Iran nuclear deal, U.S.-Israel relations, and host of other pressing regional issues.

Sep 22, 2016

Video

Brief Analysis

An Inside Look at Israeli National Security Strategy

Former Israeli defense minister Moshe "Bogie" Yaalon offers his views on the Iran nuclear deal, Israeli-Palestinian relations, and what he hopes (and expects) from the next U.S. president.

Sep 19, 2016

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Moshe Yaalon

Articles & Testimony

Time to Get Real on Campus

Students who truly want to help the Middle East should embrace the approach of a growing number of Arab and Israeli leaders: muster the courage to find practical, realistic avenues of cooperation.

Sep 16, 2016

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David Pollock
Jeff Rubin

Articles & Testimony

Cracking the Israeli-Palestinian Security Challenge Is Possible, But It Requires Thinking Outside the Box

While Israel views the core security issues in a broad regional context, the Palestinians tend to perceive them in strict bilateral terms, so creative solutions will be needed to help close this strategic gap.

Sep 16, 2016

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Michael Herzog

Brief Analysis

Israel's New MOU: The Money and the Message

While some officials disagree about the financial particulars of Washington's new military assistance deal, the overall message is one of strong, long-term U.S. support for Israel at a time of massive regional turbulence.

Sep 15, 2016

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David Makovsky

Articles & Testimony

On BDS, Bring More Minority Students to Israel

If the adversaries in the Mideast have found ways to deal with each other, why not campuses in the Midwest?

Sep 13, 2016

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David Makovsky

Iran Cannot Be a Partner in the Struggle Against ISIS

In this in-depth interview, the veteran advisor and peace envoy discusses the regional consequences of the Iran nuclear deal and the possibility of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian arena.

Sep 11, 2016

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Dennis Ross

In-Depth Reports

After the Jarabulus Offensive:

How Far Will Turkey Shift Its Syria Policy?

Turkey's Syria policy appears to be changing trajectory, signaled by three recent developments: the July 16 attempted coup, which exposed rifts within the military; the August 9 meeting between Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian president Vladimir Putin; and Turkey's incursion into Syria, culminating in the capture of Jarabulus

Sep 2, 2016

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Soner Cagaptay

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

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