By Akiva Eldar

Global Governance

Netanyahu's Christmas Present

| 12.06.12

The new E-1 settlement area puts Obama in a bind. Will he fight back or acquiesce?

Security

The Middle East Won't Be Ignored

| 11.20.12

The region boils over when left unwatched.

Society

Netanyahu's Risky Consolidation

| 11.06.12

The merger between Israel's main right-wing parties could cost seats in the Knesset. What's the prime minister thinking?

Security

Israel's Missing Foreign Policy

| 10.09.12

Netanyahu's UN speech about Iran was delivered in front of the world but meant only for Israelis. 

Security

Netanyahu Goes For Broke

| 09.17.12

The Israeli leader's intransigence is not ultimately about Iran.

Politics

From Zionism to Xenophobia

| 09.14.12

How Israel's policies toward non-Jews within its borders are nourishing anti-Semitism outside of them.

Society

Social Rupture in Israel

| 08.14.12

Social-justice protests over settlement and budget policies threaten to rip apart Israeli society.

Politics

Political Deadlock in Israel

| 07.24.12

The conscription controversy was merely a pretext. Why Netanyahu's coalition actually crumbled.

Politics

Israeli Politics and the Highest Bidder

| 07.09.12

Wealthy Americans should stop meddling. Israel's national interests should not be up for auction.

Society

Israel's New Politics and the Fate of Palestine

| 06.28.12

Geography and demography now trump democracy in Israel. The country pays lip service to the two-state solution while steadily appropriating the land it wants in the occupied territories.

Politics

The End of Israeli Impunity

| 06.07.12

The remaining Egyptian presidential candidates have one thing in common: they will make Israel's life harder.

Politics

New Tactics, Same Netanyahu

| 05.11.12

Israel's new unity government shouldn't be a surprise. Bibi is pursuing familiar ends through novel means.

Security

A Non-Nuclear Middle East

| 04.12.12

Sanctions won't work. A military attack won't work. But there is one way to keep Iran—and the region—WMD free.

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