Israel

Order from Chaos

In Israel, Benny Gantz decides to join with rival Netanyahu

Natan Sachs and Kevin Huggard

Friday, March 27, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party election campaign banner depicting his main rival Benny Gantz, head of Blue and White party sitting with Arab politician Ahmad Tibi, of the Joint List party, and Hebrew writing reading: "Without Ahmad Tibi, Gantz doesn't have a government", is seen in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, February 25, 2020. Picture taken February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Corinna Kern

The Palestinian Territories

Israel’s Arab parties may help determine who runs the next government.

Omar H. Rahman

Friday, March 13, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's election at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Order from Chaos

Israel is back on the brink

Natan Sachs

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Palestinian demonstrators take part in a rally in support of President Mahmoud Abbas and against the U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Order from Chaos

Trump’s Middle East peace plan: What’s there to be upset about?

Salam Fayyad

Friday, February 21, 2020

Reports

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after their meeting in Jerusalem February 19, 2019. Ariel Schalit /Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** - RC16E22BC130

Report

Is Israel in democratic decline?

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

March 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Pavel Golovkin/Pool - RC19885B9FF0

Middle East & North Africa

The new geopolitics of the Middle East: America’s role in a changing region

Jeffrey Feltman, Samantha Gross, Martin Indyk, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Amanda Sloat, Angela Stent, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Bruce Jones

January 2019

Israel

Addressing Israel's growing demand for skills in the developing world

Dany Bahar

December 2018

Smoke rises during an Israeli air strike in Gaza, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot - RC1B4F7D7DE0

U.S. Foreign Policy

Ending Gaza’s perpetual crisis: A new U.S. approach

Hady Amr, Ilan Goldenberg, Kevin Huggard, and Natan Sachs

December 2018

A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision on Jerusalem, near the border with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip March 16, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RC1D250522B0

The Palestinian Territories

How the peace process killed the two-state solution

Khaled Elgindy

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Blog Posts

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations in New York, U.S., February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Order from Chaos

The real threat to Palestine is a crisis of leadership

Omar H. Rahman

Thursday, February 13, 2020

A general view shows a meeting of the Arab League's foreign ministers after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his Middle East peace plan, in Cairo, Egypt, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Order from Chaos

Trump’s Middle East plan: What does America stand for?

Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive at a joint news conference to discuss a new Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Order from Chaos

Netanyahu traded Israel’s independence for the ‘deal of the century’

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

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Events

2019

Nov

Past Event

“Cause of Death” – A film screening and panel discussion with the director

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Democracy, nationalism and populism: The US, Israel, and beyond

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Rethinking the Palestinian National Project: Challenges, Opportunities, and a New Way Forward

12:00 AM - Friday Jul 19, 2019 12:00 AM EDT

London, United Kingdom

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Experts

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Multimedia

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauds as he and U.S. President Donald Trump deliver joint remarks on a Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Podcast Episode

What does Trump’s Middle East plan mean for Israel and Palestine?

Tamara Cofman Wittes and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Marine Le Pen, National Front (FN) political party leader, and Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon attend a news conference, during the party's convention in Lille, France, March 10, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol - RC14728484E0

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss the tensions between populist, nationalist, and democratic impulses

Eliora Katz

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem February 25, 2018. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool - RC1FB1C1B820

Podcast Episode

What does Netanyahu’s indictment mean for Israel?

Natan Sachs and Adrianna Pita

Friday, November 22, 2019

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