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Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Fatah Resurrected

Khalil Shikaki | Oct 27, 2009
Abbas sits atop a newly invigorated Palestinian Authority; the West Bank is completely secure. They want peace but will adopt a one-state solution if Netanyahu turns his back on Palestinian progress. Israel must act now.

Slouching Toward Jerusalem

Aaron David Miller | Apr 27, 2009
The United States has been a surprisingly ineffectual Middle East peacemaker. Clinton’s overenthusiasm and Bush’s lack of interest caused us to lose our credibility with both Israel and Palestine.

Ahead of the Curve: Arafat's Poisoned Legacy

Barry Rubin | Feb 20, 2007
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s recent meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert failed to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. It should be unsurprising.

Ahead of the Curve: Roadmap Revival?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Ray Takeyh
John C. Hulsman
| Feb 15, 2007
The way forward is to concentrate on solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which, because the many problems of the region are so interlinked, can create, in turn, momentum for dealing with the other regional disputes that feed it.

Grasping the Nettle

John C. Hulsman | Nov 10, 2006
As strange as it may seem, now is the best time to push for peace in the Middle East.

The Global Oil Rush

Robert C. McFarlane | Jun 01, 2006
Given rising demand and dwindling supplies, consuming nations should look south and east.
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Commentary

The Mideast Peace Process in 2011: Hopes and Disillusionment

Henry Siegman | Jan 06, 2012
Israel has turned the peace process into a farce. The international community is taking notice.

Reining in Abbas: How America Should Punish the Palestinian Leader

Jonathan Schanzer | Oct 18, 2011
Abbas shouldn't get a free pass for presiding over corruption and inviting a diplomatic train wreck. But cutting American aid isn't the answer.

Why (Almost) Everyone Loses in the Prisoner Swap

Benny Morris | Oct 17, 2011
One Israeli and 1027 Palestinians win. Netanyahu, Abbas, Israel, the PA—and even Hamas—lose.
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Blogs

Peter Beinart Says America Should Boycott the West Bank

Jacob Heilbrunn | Mar 19, 2012
Beinart's op-ed reflects mounting U.S. concern with Netanyahu's policies and sheds light on a topic the Israeli PM would prefer to keep in the dark.

Israeli-Palestinian Diplomacy is Alive

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 12, 2011
Why the prisoner-swap deal offers a glimmer of hope.

The Abuse of Foreign Aid

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 05, 2011
Withholding American foreign aid has become Washington's—and Israel's—preferred method of punishment. And it's not just Palestinians who will suffer.
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Books & Reviews

Revisionism on the West Bank

Benny Morris | Jun 28, 2010
For many, Israel’s founding is shrouded in mysticism. But there is a battle raging among the historians of the Holy Land. The current stalemate is a story of bad actions on both sides. Beware those who rewrite narratives.

Exodus

Walter Laqueur | Mar 02, 2009
Morris turns to the origins of the one-state and two-state conceptions. It helps explain how the Israelis and Palestinians got themselves into this intractable conflict in the first place.

The Tao of the Arab Center

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 30, 2008
The Bush administration may have gotten a lot wrong, but there is still hope for America’s policy in the Middle East. Three books shed some light on how the United States can get over Iraq.
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