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The Gaza Disaster

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 01, 2010
Israel attacked a ship of fools and ended up looking like the foolish one.

Challenging Israel

Amjad Atallah | Mar 17, 2010
Israel shouldn’t be allowed to dictate American foreign policy. If it doesn’t concede on the settlements, Washington should revoke diplomatic support and restrict military aid.

Goldstone Speaks Out

Jacob Heilbrunn | Nov 10, 2009
Instead of fuming about the Goldstone report, the Israelis should be more worried about the turmoil in the Palestinian Authority.

Iran Update: Khamenei on the Way Out?

| Jul 06, 2009

Misreading Tehran

Suzanne Maloney | Jun 26, 2009
America’s Iran watchers blew it. To make sure we aren’t caught by surprise with Tehran’s politics again, we need to understand the deep republican streak of the Iranian people—and the lengths to which their leaders will go to stifle it.

Olmert's Virtues

Jacob Heilbrunn | Mar 27, 2009
Although Ehud Olmert has had a tough time, his tenure has seen Israel recover much of its deterrent capability. It’s now up to Netanyahu to turn this momentum into peace.

Israel's Strategy Deficiency

Barak M. Seener | Feb 05, 2009
Israel’s recent foray into Gaza has proven that it lacks the capability to plan long-term solutions to its problems.

Déjà Vu in Gaza

Ximena Ortiz | Jan 19, 2009
Despite vows to not repeat its mistakes from Lebanon in 2006, Israel has made the same missteps in Gaza.

Obama's Dry Run

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jan 06, 2009
Obama hasn’t said much about Mumbai or Gaza. That’s fine for now, but he’s missing a chance to test his national-security team in private.

A Blank Check for Israel?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Dec 30, 2008
Our stance on the conflict in Gaza might undermine our attempts to rein in India over November’s Mumbai attacks.

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