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Thousands of Israelis in Jerusalem protest against the Oslo Accords, Oct. 5, 1995. Photo by Flash90.

The lessons of Oslo

There is a national consensus in Israel today that the 30-year attempt to resolve the conflict with the Palestinians has failed.

September 14, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the opening of the fourth Israel-China Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on Oct. 24, 2018. Photo: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90

Should Netanyahu go to China?

It is not desirable to exacerbate the tensions with the United States just to increase access to the Chinese market.

July 23, 2023

Members of the Fatah movement's Balata Brigade take part in a parade in the Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of Nablus, Dec. 24, 2022. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

The default policy option: Chaos

Anarchy in the Palestinian territories poses a security problem for Israel, but as a temporary situation is not the worst-case scenario—and may have advantages.

January 26, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in June 2016 in Moscow. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Can Israel mediate an end to the Ukraine war?

Israel is well positioned to again become a go-between between Russia and Ukraine, an effort that could further elevate its international status.

January 10, 2023

Jerusalem city center, Dec. 26, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel’s new government must not abandon Jerusalem

The coalition negotiations demonstrated that preserving Israel’s capital is a low priority for the incoming government—this is a mistake.

January 1, 2023

This nine-story apartment building on Bohatyrska Street in Kyiv was bombarded by Russian forces, March 14, 2022. Credit: State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Wikimedia Commons.

It is in America’s interest to end the war in Ukraine

Continuing the war harms the West and endangers its battle to attain other critical strategic objectives.

December 6, 2022

Israel’s security cabinet votes to approve a maritime border and gas agreement with Lebanon that was mediated by the U.S., Oct. 12, 2022. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Israel caves to a bad maritime deal

Leaving our regional allies with the impression that Israel fears a confrontation with Hezbollah does not bode well for the Abraham Accords.

October 23, 2022

A Ukrainian Army transporter. Credit: Milan Sommer/Shutterstock.

The implications for Israel of the Russia-Ukraine War

The war is distracting the United States from the Chinese threat and eroding the nuclear taboo.

August 14, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference in Jerusalem with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades (left) and Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis as part of their eighth trilateral meeting, Dec. 7, 2021. Photo by Rafi Kutz/POOL.

What is the US agenda for the Eastern Mediterranean?

Israel, Greece and Cyprus have formed an alignment and the United States must realize its importance.

July 7, 2022