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Benjamin Netanyahu
Articles & Testimony
Why a Political Comeback for Israel’s Netanyahu Just Became a Lot Less Likely
By passing a budget, avoiding fatal polarization, and toning down the rhetoric (if not the military pressure) on Iran, the young coalition government may have marginalized the former leader for the long term.
Nov 5, 2021
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  • Neri Zilber
Erbil con
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Sabereen News Calls for Beheading of Iraqi Citizens
After the Erbil conference, which called for normalizing ties between Iraq and Israel, the largest resistance social media organ called for beheadings and then tried to cover its tracks.
Oct 3, 2021
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  • Hamdi Malik
◆ Militia Spotlight
U.S., Israeli, Bahraini, and Qatari flags on a mural celebrating the Abraham Accords
Articles & Testimony
Think Regionally: A US Role for Deepening the Abraham Accords
Washington should look to economic forums in other regions as a model for establishing regular cooperation between Arab and Israeli officials, business leaders, academics, and civil society groups.
Oct 3, 2021
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  • David Makovsky
  • Josh Kram
Iraqi Kurds display Kurdish and Israeli flags
Articles & Testimony
A Pro-Israel Summit in Erbil Breaks New Ground
At great personal risk, Iraqi civil society leaders gathered to demand entry into the Abraham Accords, and their efforts need more American support.
Sep 30, 2021
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  • Dennis Ross
Photo of Naftali Bennett and Abdul Fattah al-Sisi meeting in Sharm al-Sheikh.
Brief Analysis
The Bennett-Sisi Meeting: A Rare Chance to Publicly Boost Relations
The welcome visit indicates that Egypt-Israel ties can thrive post-Netanyahu, potentially expanding from the security domain to economic and civil affairs.
Sep 13, 2021
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  • Haisam Hassanein
Brief Analysis
Last Call for Gaza?
Proposing an Alternative to Israeli-Palestinian “Conflict Management”
With Iran looming ever larger as Israel’s top security priority, the window for breaking the dangerous cycle of ceasefire and conflagration with the Palestinians may be closing—unless all of the actors are willing to throw their weight behind a fresh “4x4” strategy.
Aug 30, 2021
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  • Dror Shalom
Brief Analysis
State of Investigation? The International Criminal Court and the “Situation in Palestine”
The legal details of recent preliminary rulings presage the difficulties that the ICC will likely encounter while investigating the Israeli-Palestinian scene, highlighting the broader dilemma of importing political conflicts into the courtroom.
Aug 26, 2021
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  • Alexander Loengarov
Brief Analysis
Bennett Meets Biden: Resetting the Tone and Discussing Differences
The two leaders have been looking forward to an upbeat summit, but the test will be if they can establish trust and work through their differences on thorny regional issues.
Aug 25, 2021
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  • David Makovsky
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
Articles & Testimony
Biden Will Discover Bennett Is No Bibi
Given Bennett’s emphasis on bipartisanship and Biden’s desire for good news, Washington has ample room to avoid the public tensions seen during Netanyahu's tenure.
Aug 25, 2021
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  • David Makovsky
A Palestinian woman walks by a mural in Bethlehem
Articles & Testimony
What Do Palestinians Want?
Those who support permanent peace with Israel are in the minority even among the younger generation, but Washington should still prepare for the future by working around the economic edges.
Jul 23, 2021
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  • David Pollock
  • Catherine Cleveland
Video
Brief Analysis
Anti-Normalization Laws: A Powerful Weapon in the Fight Against Peace
A panel of experts discuss Hezbollah’s efforts to neutralize the Abraham Accords by threatening and prosecuting Lebanese citizens who interact with Israelis, including expatriates living or working in Gulf countries.
Jun 24, 2021
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  • Nadim Koteich
  • Majd Harb
  • Hanin Ghaddar
  • Joseph Braude
Articles & Testimony
A One-State Solution Is Unworkable
The road to two states is arduous, but the one-state path guarantees endless bloodshed and is not something the Biden administration intends to pursue.
Jun 21, 2021
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  • David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
The Biden Administration’s Formula Suggests an Aspiration and a Direction
No one is going to invest in massive Gaza reconstruction unless there is a credible mechanism for ensuring that Hamas does not divert the bulk of this material for military purposes.
Jun 21, 2021
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  • Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Sword of Jerusalem vs. Guardian of the Walls: Gaza and the Next Lebanon War
The military particulars of the clash between Hamas and IDF doctrines reveal much common ground with potential future conflicts involving the other members of Iran’s “axis of resistance.”
Jun 15, 2021
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  • Assaf Orion
Articles & Testimony
Israel and Hamas After Gaza War
From expelling UN officials to giving Jews unsolicited relocation advice, Hamas has once again shown its true colors, even as Israeli politicians prepare to form a new multiethnic coalition government.
Jun 5, 2021
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  • David Pollock
Israeli politicians Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett
Brief Analysis
Israel’s Proposed Power-Sharing Government: Policy Implications and Prospects for Survival
Even if the consensus-based coalition is sworn in, the big question mark hanging over Bennett and Lapid is whether Palestinian developments or Netanyahu’s relentless opposition will produce irreconcilable internal differences.
Jun 3, 2021
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  • David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
How Iran Fuels Hamas Terrorism
After playing a key role in the group’s military development for years and navigating deep ideological rifts, Tehran has renewed its extensive sponsorship in ways that contributed directly to the recent bloodshed in Gaza.
Jun 1, 2021
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  • Ido Levy
President Joe Biden speaks on the phone in the Oval Office of the White House
Articles & Testimony
Biden Must Manage the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The administration should take a three-track approach: provide a formula of reconstruction with no rearmament, bolster the PA through assistance conditioned on reform, and broker Arab outreach to open the horizon.
Jun 1, 2021
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  • Dennis Ross
New York Times front page depicting Palestinian casualties of the 2021 Gaza conflict
Articles & Testimony
What’s Wrong with the NY Times’ Report on Children’s Deaths? So Much.
By failing to provide essential information on sourcing, the reporting environment, the victims’ proximity to legitimate military targets, their family connections with combatants, and other matters, the article presents a skewed, sensationalist image of the Gaza conflict.
May 31, 2021
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  • Robert Satloff
Police walk past the Palestinian Legislative Council in Ramallah
Articles & Testimony
Palestinian Politics Are More Divided Than Ever
Fatah and Hamas have tried every conceivable power-sharing mechanism to no avail, and many Palestinians now feel alienated from both brands of authoritarianism.
May 27, 2021
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  • Ghaith al-Omari

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Ghaith al-Omari
Ghaith al-Omari
Ghaith al-Omari is a senior fellow in The Washington Institute's Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship.
David Makovsky
David Makovsky
David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations.
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Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, is the counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute.
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Ehud Yaari is a Lafer International Fellow at The Washington Institute.
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