Israel

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The Abraham Accords didn’t just seal a wary detente. It cemented Israel’s first regional partnership.

A peculiar deal that symbolized the entente between Israel and the UAE could get nixed.

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Another Israeli election and a rebellion in the ruling Likud party spell trouble for Netanyahu.

The new administration should not simply undo Trump’s toxic legacy and return to the dead-end Oslo peace process. It must pressure Israel to accept the Arab Peace Initiative.

The shifting ground in the Middle East is creating new options for breaking the stalemate.

Though Israel remains opposed to Palestinian independence, 2020 marked the year of its acceptance in the region.

Aid organizations fear that Israel is about to deport thousands of asylum-seekers to Sudan now that the two countries have made peace.

The president-elect’s picks have deep experience in the Washington establishment. It’s unclear whether the party’s left can make its voice heard in the new administration.

A move to dissolve parliament could mean a fourth ballot in less than two years.

The U.S. president-elect wants to reengage with Iran, but Israel has other plans.

The Saudis need to get on Biden’s good side. Obvious places to start include releasing women’s rights activists.

The killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, will complicate the incoming Biden administration’s efforts to renew the nuclear deal—and could lead to escalation.

Israeli officials should urge the new administration to maintain U.S. economic leverage over Iran while avoiding the personal vendettas and public policy feuds of the Obama era.

One thing is clear: The two leaders are bracing for an ill wind emanating from the new White House.