Center for Middle East Policy

[T]he most urgent priority is for the United States to establish a credible case around the origins of the attack...This is critical not simply for devising an effective response and ensuring robust co-ordination with allies and partners, but also for reinforcing deterrence against any future attacks.

 

Politically speaking, [suggesting a possible U.S.-Israel defense pact] is a pretty weak gesture ... Compared to recognizing the Golan Heights, this is pretty paltry.

It’s credible that the Iranians had something to do with this...We’ll have to wait and see how they’ll [the administration] marshal the evidence.

In this extremely polarized political environment, where people on either side of an issue see it as a war of all against all, and they’re willing to use any tool that comes to hand, what we’ve seen is that includes anti-Semitism. That is to the detriment of the broader cause of fighting anti-Semitism.

Pakistan is very aware of its strategic importance [to current U.S. negotiations with the Taliban].