List of Israel articles
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump. How Do You Say ‘Stop the Steal’ in Hebrew?
As another Israeli election nears, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s surrogates take a page from Trump’s playbook.
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Israelis clean oil spill off Haifa’s coast. Will Oil Spill Conspiracy Theories Help Netanyahu Win?
Israeli voters face a toxic sludge and dubious propaganda about Libya and Iran as they head to the polls.
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Israeli lawmaker and leader of centrist Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 2, 2015. How a Journalist-Turned-Politician Became the Best Hope for Israel’s Anyone-but-Bibi Camp
Centrist Yair Lapid refused to join Netanyahu’s coalition last year. Now the decision is paying off.
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Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court’s head prosecutor, speaks during the Assembly of States Parties at The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 2, 2019. Biden Can’t Claim ‘Moral Leadership’ While Sanctioning the ICC
Washington’s aversion to the court’s recent decision on Palestine is emblematic of a fundamental disconnect in U.S. foreign policy.
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The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva Can Biden Fix the U.N. Human Rights Council?
The administration insists it can succeed where two U.S. presidents already tried and failed.
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Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (L) is greeted upon her arrival in the Blue Room of the White House by U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat on Oct. 24, 1970. Biden Should End U.S. Hypocrisy on Israeli Nukes
For decades, U.S. presidents have pledged not to talk about Israel’s nuclear arsenal despite pushing for nonproliferation in the region. It’s time for Washington to end the double standard.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine What if Countries That Excel at Vaccinations Still Don’t Achieve Herd Immunity?
Israel emerges as a test case.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an East Room event at the White House as Founder, Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Ochsorn look on Jan 28, 2020. Dead Men Don’t Testify
Even in death, billionaire Sheldon Adelson remains good for Israel's Netanyahu.
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A Palestinian protester waves a Palestinian flag during a demonstration in the village of Ras Karkar in the occupied West Bank, on Sept. 4, 2018. There’s Hope for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
A new bipartisan act in Congress could make up for time lost under Trump—and more.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas displays a map of historic Palestine and Palestinian land loss since 1937 in Ramallah, West Bank, on Sept. 3, 2020. The New Palestinian Elections Are All Talk and No Action
Under Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinians have lost trust in the democratic process. Regaining it requires institutional overhaul.
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Palestinian men line up to receive Qatari cash aid outside the post office in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 31, 2020. Qatar Is Using the Palestinians to Assert Its Regional Influence
It probably won’t work out well for either party.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas meets with with Jordanian King Abdullah on March 31, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. Don’t Pursue Saudi-Israeli Peace at Jordan’s Expense
The Hashemite Kingdom views custodianship of Jerusalem’s holy sites as a core national interest. Rumors that Riyadh is seeking to displace Amman would humiliate and weaken the Jordanian monarchy and endanger regional security.
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U.S. President George H.W. Bush (L) addresses delegations of the Middle East Peace Conference as Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev listens,on October 30, 1991, during the opening ceremony at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain. Biden Has a Model for Dealing With Regional Fears of Iranian Missiles and Proxies
The Arms Control and Regional Security working group convened after the 1991 Madrid peace conference failed, but it offers important lessons for today.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shake hands prior to their meeting at the presidential compound in in Ramallah, West Bank, on March 10, 2010. Among the Unanticipated Outcomes of the U.S. Election: A Palestinian One
Abbas agrees to face voters more than a decade after his term expired.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a vaccination facility in the Israeli Arab city of Nazareth on Jan. 13. Israel’s Arabs May Help Netanyahu Avoid Trump’s Miserable Fate
Netanyahu is courting Arab voters in a bid to win the election, curry favor with Biden, save the Abraham Accords, and stay out of prison.
