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Mahmoud Abbas Checking His Watch
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Brief Analysis
How the Contest to Succeed Abbas Is Shaping Palestinian Options
Israeli and Palestinian experts and former negotiators explore the lack of clarity surrounding the next PA leader, including the potential effects succession might have on internal politics, annexation responses, U.S. policy, and more.
Jul 6, 2020
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • Ehud Yaari
  • Michael Herzog
Articles & Testimony
Israelis and Palestinians Must Realize That Each Needs to Give, Not Just Take
Netanyahu is treating the Trump plan like a buffet where he can choose only the parts he likes.
Jul 6, 2020
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  • David Makovsky
  • Dennis Ross
Articles & Testimony
I’m an Ardent Zionist. But Israel’s Annexation Makes No Sense.
If Netanyahu decides to throw prudence aside and proceed with the move, it would impose impossibly high costs and deliver few benefits.
Jun 25, 2020
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
The Ghost of Annexation Past
King Abdullah's 1950 annexation of “Arab Palestine” shows that a bold leader can play his advantages well, redraw the map, gain some recognition, and still leave only regrets.
Jun 25, 2020
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  • Martin Kramer
Video
Brief Analysis
Israeli Annexation in the West Bank? Scenarios and Implications
What factors will shape Israel's decisionmaking, and how would unilateral annexation affect its relations with the Palestinians, Arab neighbors, Europe, and U.S. legislators?
Jun 23, 2020
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  • David Makovsky
  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • Dana Stroul
  • Dennis Ross
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
A Nation Divided: Palestinian Views on War and Peace with Israel
Recently, much attention has focused on Israel’s drift away from a two-state solution and toward annexation of the West Bank. But hard data shows that the Palestinian public has also clearly moved away from the classic compromise peace deal with its neighbors. When the Trump peace plan was announced in
Jun 22, 2020
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  • David Pollock
Brief Analysis
Why the ICC Prosecutor Is Wrong on Oslo
By making what appears to be a politically motivated case, the prosecutor’s office runs the risk of undermining both the main Israeli-Palestinian legal framework and the ICC’s role as an unbiased agent of international law.
Jun 16, 2020
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Mapping West Bank Annexation: Territorial and Political Uncertainties
New maps explore the scope of Israel’s potential moves next month, though domestic politics, unprecedented Gulf warnings, and other factors are raising questions about whether annexation will actually proceed.
Jun 15, 2020
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Israel Has a Lot to Lose by Annexing West Bank Territory
Even if Netanyahu steps away from the precipice this month, the problem will not dissipate until the White House stops incentivizing annexation with offers of American recognition.
Jun 12, 2020
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  • Robert Satloff
In-Depth Reports
Wrestling with Annexation:
The Elusive Search for a Policy Rationale
A potential Israeli push to annex parts of the West Bank threatens to upend a reasonably tolerable and surprisingly stable status quo to achieve dubious benefits at significant cost.
Jun 11, 2020
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  • Robert Satloff
Articles & Testimony
Annexing West Bank Territory Was Once a Taboo for Israel. No Longer.
The idea that Israelis might embrace annexation seemed extremely improbable just a few years ago, so how did we get here?
Jun 8, 2020
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Netanyahu Sees a Historic Moment in Annexation. But He Might Not Be Seeing the Risks.
The prime minister has not acknowledged the important differences between this move and other recent controversies, instead making the unnecessarily dangerous bet that all the warnings will once again prove unfounded.
Jun 5, 2020
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Did Pompeo’s Visit Shift the Annexation Debate in Israel and Washington?
The Trump administration has signaled that it won’t be bound by Netanyahu’s summer rush schedule on the issue, adding to the many foreign and domestic factors that could lead the prime minister to delay or curtail the move.
May 20, 2020
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
How Israeli Annexation Talk Is Already Reshaping the Middle East
The Palestinians are withdrawing from peace deals, and Jordan could be next as Israel edges closer to appropriating land outright.
May 19, 2020
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  • Neri Zilber
Brief Analysis
Violence Targeting Palestinian Banks Comes at a Sensitive Time
The latest row over prisoner payments has highlighted the PA’s longstanding legitimacy deficit and its potential inability to control events on the ground if public unrest escalates this summer.
May 14, 2020
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • Katherine Bauer
Articles & Testimony
On Annexation, Netanyahu Must Choose a Lasting Legacy
The prime minister no longer needs to lean on the transactional politics of partisan campaign promises, so history will judge him harshly if he keeps pursuing policies that threaten Israel’s peace prospects and Jewish identity.
May 5, 2020
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  • David Makovsky
  • Dennis Ross
In-Depth Reports
Palestinian Politics After Abbas
Sudden Succession Essay Series
Throughout his tenure as leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas has studiously avoided grooming a successor, instead consolidating his control over numerous Palestinian entities and sidelining officials he perceived as threatening to his rule. When he eventually exits the scene, Abbas will leave many leadership roles to be filled—including in the PLO, Fatah movement, and national security agencies.
May 5, 2020
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  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • Ehud Yaari
◆ Sudden Succession Essay Series
Brief Analysis
Coronavirus on the Israeli-Palestinian Scene (Part 2): The Gaza Strip
Hamas authorities have taken various measures to stave off the pandemic, but Gaza’s major healthcare shortfalls, deep economic problems, and high risk of wider infection could lead to violent flare-ups with Israel.
May 1, 2020
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  • Michael Herzog
  • Ghaith al-Omari
Articles & Testimony
Covid-19 and Middle East Proxy Wars: The Storm Before the Calm?
Although the pandemic’s full regional consequences remain murky, some early trends are becoming clear, from caution among certain proxy patrons, to escalation among others, and a looming financial crunch for all.
Apr 29, 2020
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  • David Pollock
Brief Analysis
Coronavirus on the Israeli-Palestinian Scene (Part 1): The West Bank and East Jerusalem
The outbreak has temporarily shifted the two sides from squabbling over the ‘deal of the century’ to cooperating against the ‘pandemic of the century,’ though bitter political differences continue to cause tensions.
Apr 28, 2020
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  • Michael Herzog
  • Ghaith al-Omari

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