List of Israel articles
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the press as he joins Jewish nationalists, including far-right activists, rallying at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate. How Did a Minority of Israelis Come to Wield So Much Power?
Just 1 in 10 voters support the far right, which shapes key policies.
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A woman at a rally wipes at her eyes behind a pair of sunglasses while holding up a poster at a rally. The poster reads "Bring Hersh home," Hersh being the name of her son. A Way Forward in the Israeli Hostage Crisis
Netanyahu is an obstacle, but Biden has an alternative.
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A UNRWA employee provides polio vaccine and rotavirus vaccines for children in a clinic in Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Sept. 9, 2020. Gaza’s Polio Outbreak Won’t Spare Israelis
The country’s unvaccinated ultra-Orthodox population is at risk of contracting the disease, unless Netanyahu agrees to a prolonged cease-fire to allow mass vaccination.
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 25, 2024. America Is More Desperate for a Cease-Fire Than Israel and Hamas
How the U.S. election calendar is affecting the Middle East peace talks.
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Palestinians ride past buildings leveled in previous Israeli military bombardments in northern Gaza on July 29. Salam Fayyad on the ‘Day After’ in Gaza
The former Palestinian Authority prime minister has a plan he thinks could lead to peace—but it’s a political nonstarter.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak and accept the Democratic presidential nomination during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on Aug. 22. What Harris’s DNC Speech Reveals About Her Foreign Policy
An FP Live discussion with Anne-Marie Slaughter and Matt Duss.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 11. Democrats’ Gaza Policy Is Repelling Arab American Voters
The Uncommitted Movement is putting pressure on Kamala Harris in key swing states, including Michigan.
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A man rides his moped past a billboard bearing portraits of slain leaders, Ismail Haniyeh of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Iranian Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani, and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr on the main road near the Beirut International Airport on August 3, 2024. Can Israel Really Deter Hezbollah?
Even in far-reaching scenarios, Lebanon won’t easily turn on Shia militia.
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Ukrainian servicemen operate an armored military vehicle in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on Aug. 12. Will Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive Turn the Tide?
Kyiv’s risky incursion could be game-changing—or allow Russia to entrench its gains in Donetsk.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony for his late predecessor Golda Meir at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on November 18, 2018. The Dangerous Decline in Israeli Strategy
For decades, the Zionist project has been getting worse at defending itself.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks alongside U.S. President Joe Biden during a Ukraine Compact initiative on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on July 11. Washington Is Out of Sync With Its Wartime Allies
The White House has been kept out of the loop on several major wartime decisions by Israel and Ukraine.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waits to speak at a campaign rally in Wayne, Mich., on Aug. 8. IR Experts Back Kamala Harris
A new poll reveals significant support for the presumptive Democratic nominee—and trust that she could handle an international crisis.
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Israeli soldiers gather during a protest in the town of Beita in the occupied West Bank on July 26. Why the U.S. Must Lead Sanctions on Israel’s Illegal Occupation
No multilateral sanctions campaign will be effective unless it is backed by the power of the dollar, which dominates global trade and banking.
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A man clears rubble from a building hit during Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip. The Existential Fears Driving Israel’s Aggressive Military Action
Israelis believed their country’s survival was no longer in question. Not anymore.
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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Strait of Hormuz as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lifts off from the flight deck on Nov. 19, 2019. America’s Middle East Defense Rests on Aircraft Carriers
They have big guns, fighter jets, and are hard to kill—with Iran’s weapons, at least.