Peace Process

Policy Analysis on Peace Process

The Call for Rebellion against Hamas in Gaza

Protests against an increasingly unpopular Gaza leadership are scheduled for November 11, but the scale of participation is in doubt, given the threat of a harsh Hamas response.

Nov 8, 2013

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Ehud Yaari

Brief Analysis

The Seventh Annual Scholar-Statesman Award Dinner

On October 1, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy presented its 2013 Scholar-Statesman Award to former secretary of state Dr. Condoleezza Rice and paid special tribute to publisher and philanthropist Mortimer B. Zuckerman at a gala dinner in New York City. The following is a selection of excerpts from

Nov 6, 2013

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Condoleezza Rice
Mortimer Zuckerman

Video

Brief Analysis

Israeli Security Policy in an Uncertain Middle East

2013 Zeev Schiff Memorial Lecture

Watch the 2013 Zeev Schiff Memorial Lecture on Middle East Security with Amos Gilad, director of the Political-Military Affairs Bureau at Israel's Ministry of Defense.

Oct 11, 2013

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Amos Gilad

◆ Zeev Schiff Memorial Lectures

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Brief Analysis

Israel's National Challenges, at Home and Abroad

After a meteoric political rise and six months in one of the toughest jobs in Israeli public life, Yair Lapid made his inaugural visit to Washington at a moment when the U.S.-Israeli relationship faces a range of critical tests, from nuclear diplomacy with Iran to peace diplomacy with the Palestinians

Oct 10, 2013

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Yair Lapid

Brief Analysis

The Diplomatic Bonus of Gaza's Offshore Natural Gas

Agreement to develop a gas field off Gaza's Mediterranean coast could boost the peace process with Israel.

Oct 10, 2013

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Simon Henderson

Articles & Testimony

Time to End Palestinian Incitement

The glorification of violence in Palestinian Authority media must be addressed if peace talks are to succeed.

Oct 2, 2013

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David Pollock

Brief Analysis

Israeli-Egyptian Peace: Forty Years After the 1973 War and Holding

After surviving four decades of challenges, the peace treaty is gaining new life as Israel quietly forges closer relations with the post-Morsi authorities in Cairo.

Oct 2, 2013

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Ehud Yaari

In-Depth Reports

Beyond Words:

Causes, Consequences, and Cures for Palestinian Authority Hate Speech

As Israeli and Palestinian negotiators pursue their latest round of talks, hate speech remains one of many daunting obstacles to long-term peace. It is one thing for a government to tolerate private hate speech, but quite a different and more serious matter for it to actually produce, disseminate, or subsidize

Sep 17, 2013

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David Pollock

Brief Analysis

Oslo Still Relevant at Twenty

Despite its shortcomings, the Oslo process has benefited Israelis and Palestinians, and its focus on nationalist frameworks remains more relevant than unfeasible binational proposals.

Sep 16, 2013

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David Makovsky

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Middle East Peace Talks Resume: Lessons from the First Round

Veteran U.S. peace negotiator and Institute Counselor Dennis Ross offers suggestions for changes to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, including increased public outreach and a reordering of priorities. Watch a video FAQ in which Ambassador Ross tackles the key questions to emerge from the first round of talks.

Aug 26, 2013

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Dennis Ross

Brief Analysis

Political Views of a Two-State Solution

International organizations and various Israeli, Palestinian, and world leaders have made telling comments about the two-state concept over the past decade, providing insight into its prospects for ending the conflict.

Aug 15, 2013

Brief Analysis

Pre-Negotiations and Political Realities Frame Israeli-Palestinian Talks

Preliminary negotiations and changing political realities have catalyzed the opening of new talks, but even a two-state agreement would not guarantee an imminent end to the conflict.

Aug 14, 2013

Articles & Testimony

To Get an Israeli-Palestinian Agreement, U.S. Needs to Re-engage in the Mideast

Reaching an agreement may require deep involvement not just in the Israeli-Palestinian talks, but in the conflicts, politics, and alliances of a region from which Washington has appeared keen to disengage of late.

Aug 13, 2013

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Michael Singh

The Role of Syria in Israeli-Turkish Relations

An in-depth study on how past and current developments in Syria have affected relations between Israel and Turkey, offering lessons on how the two countries might renew their deep strategic cooperation.

Jul 31, 2013

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Dennis Ross
Moran Stern

Brief Analysis

Hamas in Crisis: Isolation and Internal Strife

A serial loss of regional allies, serious financial difficulties, internal squabbling, and inability to build up its military capabilities have all weakened Hamas, leaving it vulnerable to potential unrest in Gaza.

Jul 30, 2013

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Ehud Yaari

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Middle East Peace Talks Resume:

Why Now? What's Next?

Watch a video FAQ as two Institute scholars who are intimately familiar with the details of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations answer the key questions about new talks set to begin Tuesday in Washington.

Jul 27, 2013

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Dennis Ross
David Makovsky

Articles & Testimony

The Value of Mideast 'Talks About Talks'

The ultimate question that preparatory talks are designed to answer is whether both sides are serious about reaching an agreement.

Jul 24, 2013

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

The Israeli Prime Minister's New Path

Netanyahu is emphasizing a rationale for peace negotiations rooted in Israeli self-interest rather than Palestinian goodwill, and Abbas should do the same.

Jul 24, 2013

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David Makovsky

Articles & Testimony

Hamas Should Not Romanticize Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Rule

From media conspiracy theories to flooded smuggling tunnels, the Brotherhood's failed tenure in Egypt held nothing but bad news for Hamas.

Jul 24, 2013

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David Makovsky

Brief Analysis

Setting the Stage for New Peace Talks

The various calculations and concessions that brought Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table are mostly encouraging, but the tough decisions all lie ahead.

Jul 22, 2013

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David Makovsky

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Ghaith al-Omari

Ghaith al-Omari is the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow in The Washington Institute's Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship.

David Makovsky

David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations.

Dennis Ross

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

Ehud Yaari

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

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