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UN Resolution 1701:

A View from the United States

This PolicyWatch is the third in a three-part series examining the situation in Lebanon two years after the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. This series coincides with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Marine barracks bombing in Lebanon on October 23, 1983, an attack that continues to inform U.S

Michael Singh

Rethinking the Two-State Solution

On September 23, 2008, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Giora Eiland and Ambassador Martin Indyk addressed a Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute. General Eiland is former head of the Israeli National Security Council and currently a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. Ambassador Indyk

Livni's Outlook:

Political and Policy Options in Israel

In the wake of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's narrow Kadima party victory over Shaul Mofaz last week, Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert resigned on Sunday night. The following day, Israeli president Shimon Peres asked Livni to form a new governing coalition, but if she is unable to do so in

David Makovsky

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Is the 'Two-State Solution' Still Relevant?

Download the complete proceedings. On September 20, 2008, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Giora Eiland and Marwan Muasher addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. General Eiland is a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv and director of its Program on IDF Force Structure

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Obama-Biden on the Middle East

Download the complete proceedings. On September 20, 2008, Richard Clarke -- a senior foreign policy advisor to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama -- addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Clarke's three decades of government experience include service as special assistant to the president for global affairs

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McCain-Palin on the Middle East

Download the complete proceedings. On September 20, 2008, Richard Williamson addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. The president's special envoy to Sudan, Mr. Williamson is a senior foreign policy advisor to Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. John McCain

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Is Peace Still Possible?

The Future of Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Download the complete proceedings. On September 19, 2008, Isaac Herzog, Riad Malki, and Dennis Ross addressed The Washington Institute's annual Weinberg Founders Conference. Mr. Herzog serves as Israel's minister of welfare and social services as well as minister of the diaspora, society, and the fight against anti-Semitism. Mr. Malki serves

Isaac Herzog

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Rethinking the Two-State Solution

Fifteen years after the Oslo Accords outlined a pathway to a final resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a "permanent status agreement" seems as unattainable today as it was at the time. If Israelis and Palestinians are committed to the principle of a "two-state solution" for their historic dispute, why does

In-Depth Reports

Negotiating Under Fire:

Preserving Peace Talks in the Face of Terror Attacks

The impact of severe security crises on peace negotiations represents one of the most significant facets of modern conflict-resolution theory to remain underresearched. It also stands out as the factor most likely to derail inherently sensitive negotiations. Negotiating Under Fire explores how such crises between two nations impact diplomatic initiatives

Matthew Levitt

Olmert's Announcement Fuels Uncertainty in Israel

Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert announced yesterday that he will not compete in his party's September primary and will resign as premier once a new leader is elected. The move ends Olmert's two and half years as Israeli premier, a post he took up after Ariel Sharon's debilitating stroke in

David Makovsky

The Unlikely Peace: Prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian Agreement in 2008

Read a rapporteur's summary of the first annual Zeev Schiff Memorial Lecture on Middle East Security with Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, former chief of the IDF general staff.

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak

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Reconciling with Hamas?

Abbas's Hedge Against a Failed Peace Process

On June 4, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas marked the anniversary of the 1967 War by making a surprise call for dialogue with Hamas. In response to multiple challenges to his authority -- impasse on the peace process, ongoing dissent within Fatah, and regional pressure to resolve the internal Palestinian conflict

Mohammad Yaghi

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The Bush Administration's Unfinished Business in the Middle East

On May 30, 2008, Ghaith al-Omari, Theodore Kattouf, David Makovsky, and Zvi Rafiah addressed The Washington Institute's 2008 Soref Symposium. Ghaith al-Omari is a senior fellow at the American Task Force for Palestine and former political adviser to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Theodore Khattouf is president of AMIDEAST and former

Ghaith al-Omari
David Makovsky

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Israel and America at Sixty:

The Strategic Partnership at a Crossroads

On May 30, 2008, Natan Sharansky, Itamar Rabinovich, James Woolsey, and Dennis Ross addressed The Washington Institute's 2008 Soref Symposium. Natan Sharansky is a former Israeli minister and human rights advocate. Itamar Rabinovich is a former Israeli ambassador to the United States and former chief Israeli negotiator with Syria. James

Itamar Rabinovich
Dennis Ross

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Challenges at Home and Abroad

Haim Ramon, deputy prime minster of Israel, delivered the concluding address at the Institute's 2008 Soref Symposium. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks. The importance of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has changed dramatically in the last decade. Today, it is increasingly taking a back seat to the fight

Articles & Testimony

The U.S.-Israel-Egypt Trilateral Relationship:

Shoring Up the Foundation of Regional Peace

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Distinguished Members of Congress: Mr. Chairman, I would like to commend you for holding a hearing on this topic. It is a theme that is often neglected, but it is an issue that has important consequences for all three countries -- the United States, Egypt

David Makovsky

Assessing the Annapolis Process

On April 9, 2008, Ambassador Zalman Shoval and Aaron David Miller addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Zalman Shoval served as Israel's ambassador to the United States from 1990 to 1993 and 1998 to 2000, and represented the Likud Party in the Israeli Knesset for more than a

Articles & Testimony

Legitimizing Hamas:

Carter's Visit Sends the Wrong Message

Imagine the Alice in Wonderland scene that will take place later this week, when U.S. Secret Service agents entrusted with protecting former president Jimmy Carter stand guard over a meeting with the head of a designated terrorist group responsible for near daily attacks targeting civilians, including numerous attacks in which

The Gaza Challenge

On March 14, 2008, Ghaith al-Omari, James G. Lindsay, David Makovsky, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. al-Omari is a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine. Mr. Lindsay is former chief counsel with the UN Relief and Works Agency and a

Ghaith al-Omari
James G. Lindsay
David Makovsky
Dennis Ross

The Gaza Challenge:

Hamas, Rockets, and the Use of Terror as a Weapon

Qassam rocket strikes from Hamas-controlled Gaza -- recently amplified by longer-range Iranian-made Grad rockets -- continue to rain down on Israeli civilian targets, triggering military retaliations. What is Hamas's strategy, toward both Israel and the ordinary Palestinians under its own rule in Gaza? What is the nature and outcome of

Dennis Ross
David Makovsky
James G. Lindsay
Ghaith al-Omari

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