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What to expect from the UN in the Israel-Hamas war Erik Voeten - February 1, 2024 The UN will have to overcome deep distrust among Israelis.
Will Congress shut down the government over aid to Israel and Ukraine? Elizabeth N. Saunders, Sarah Binder, Michael Tesler, Jordan Tama, and Andrew Payne - November 14, 2023 Four experts examine how U.S. foreign policy is dividing both Republicans and Democrats.
Putin’s Russia navigates Middle East conflict and war in Ukraine Joshua Tucker, Samuel Greene, and Kathryn Stoner - November 6, 2023 Two experts discuss the broader impact of the Israel-Hamas war.
Will protests over the Israel-Hamas war shift U.S. policy? Marc Lynch, Jeremy Pressman, and Jay Ulfelder - October 27, 2023 Two experts share their insights on the growing number of U.S. protest events.
What political scientists know about occupation, applied to Gaza Elizabeth N. Saunders, Diana Greenwald, Dana El Kurd, David Edelstein, and Alexander Downes - October 24, 2023 Experts on the politics of foreign occupations tackle big questions in this week’s Good Chat.
How should we think about a mass exodus of Palestinians from Gaza? Elizabeth N. Saunders and Kelly M. Greenhill - October 20, 2023 Governments and non-state actors use mass migration as a tool of war.
The ICC is investigating violence in Israel and Palestine Kelebogile Zvobgo - October 18, 2023 Israel doesn’t recognize the court’s jurisdiction – but it should.
Biden will visit Israel during a war. That’s unprecedented. Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 17, 2023 The humanitarian crisis and escalation fears heighten uncertainty.
Why the Gaza hostage crisis is different Danielle Gilbert - October 13, 2023 What we know about Hamas hostage-taking and Israel’s hostage recovery policy.
Gaza and Israel: Five things to watch Marc Lynch - October 9, 2023 Here’s what you need to know following Saturday’s attack by Hamas.
Israel’s Religious Zionists gained ground in the November election Brendan Szendro - December 16, 2022 What is Religious Zionism, and why is it getting more popular in Israel?
Israeli elections have become a referendum on Netanyahu Liron Lavi and Clareta Treger - November 17, 2022 After five elections in four years, how do Israelis view democracy?
It’s risky for Biden to go to the Middle East Shibley Telhami - July 6, 2022 Fewer than one-quarter of Americans approve of the president’s mid-July trip, our survey found
Why do Russia and Ukraine exchange their prisoners? Christoph Valentin Steinert - May 27, 2022 It’s a humanitarian move, but there’s more to the calculations.
Is there a difference between ‘defensive’ and ‘offensive’ weapons? Stephen Biddle - April 27, 2022 In Ukraine and beyond, skills, determination and tactics matter more than the mix of weapons
Academic experts believe that Middle East politics are actually getting worse Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch - September 16, 2021 Nearly two-thirds of our recent survey group think the Israeli-Palestinian situation is akin to apartheid
An Islamist party is part of Israel’s new coalition government. How did that happen? Guy Grossman and Devorah Manekin - June 6, 2021 Israel has marginalized Arab parties and Arab voters for decades
Can Jews and Palestinians live peacefully in Israel? Here’s a closer look. Stephanie Dornschneider, Sarina Schäfer, Samer Halabi, Oliver Christ, Miles Hewstone, and Danit Sobol-Sarag - June 4, 2021 Three things to know about Israel's "mixed cities."
Israel’s left hates Netanyahu. But his real problem is that some right-wingers hate him, too. Noam Gidron and Lior Sheffer - June 2, 2021 A small Never-Netanyahu party deprived him of his majority
Israel’s Iron Dome defense protects lives – but there’s an unexpected effect Yagil Levy - May 14, 2021 The defense system may leave Israel fewer incentives for a political solution to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Critics say it’s apartheid. Do Israelis and Palestinians think it is? Dahlia Scheindlin - May 6, 2021 A 2021 survey reveals surprising points of agreement.
Negotiating peace the same old way doesn’t work. Here’s what does. Séverine Autesserre - March 21, 2021 Over 20 years of research, these three things emerged as key to building a lasting peace
Pompeo just visited the West Bank. That’s likely to deepen the partisan division over Israel-Palestine. Jeremy Pressman and Dov Waxman - November 19, 2020 Trump administration decisions on Israel marked a shift away from decades of U.S. policy.
This summer’s Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - October 15, 2020 Police and counterprotesters sometimes started violence
The Floyd protests are the broadest in U.S. history — and are spreading to white, small-town America Lara Putnam, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - June 6, 2020 That will influence the election — and future policy.
The White House peace plan puts Israel’s concerns first — and shortchanges Palestinians Brent E. Sasley - January 30, 2020 The deal is one-sided in these five ways
Could Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment end Israel’s political stalemate? Jonathan Rynhold - November 22, 2019 Bibi probably has no political future, but he’ll keep trying.
Will a U.S.-Mexico border wall reduce crime? Here’s what we know from Israel’s West Bank. Guy Grossman, Austin L. Wright, and Anna Getmansky - October 7, 2019 Crime just moves to a different location.
An HBO series looks at political violence in Jerusalem. Here’s the reality behind the drama. Chagai Weiss - September 13, 2019 We researched the explosive summer that the series portrays.
Here’s what the Israeli public thinks about Netanyahu’s campaign promise to annex parts of the West Bank. Dahlia Scheindlin - September 12, 2019 Hint: The voters he’s courting are very supportive
Here’s how airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq threaten post-ISIS stability Renad Mansour - September 8, 2019 What a rift in the understanding between formal and de facto armed groups could mean for Iraq
What does Israel’s response to two U.S. congresswomen mean for the future? Brent E. Sasley - August 16, 2019 The U.S.-Israel relationship has been rocky for years.
How cyber operations can help manage crisis escalation with Iran Brandon Valeriano and Benjamin Jensen - June 24, 2019 The research suggests this might be a digital off-ramp to war.
Repeat elections in Israel may not be enough to overcome religious divisions Michael Freedman - June 6, 2019 Any resulting coalition would be unstable. Here’s why.
Key takeaways from the Israeli election Brent E. Sasley - April 12, 2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only survived but increased his party’s share of parliamentary seats.
Anti-Semitism is linked to public opinion about Israel. But so is Islamophobia. Michael Tesler - March 11, 2019 Is bias behind the backlash against Rep. Ilhan Omar? Let’s check public opinion.
Netanyahu’s new rival is surging in Israel’s polls Mark Tessler and Alon Yakter - February 25, 2019 Here’s why Benny Gantz’s ambiguity on Palestinians is a winning strategy.
Israel’s upcoming election could produce even more political parties. Here’s why. Brent E. Sasley - January 4, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82128" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks
How might recent confrontations with Hamas influence Israeli elections? Chagai Weiss - December 4, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80984" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends
Israeli elections could be happening soon. Here’s what you should know. Brent E. Sasley - November 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80553" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers
Israel-Hamas fighting erupted just as negotiations advanced. What started it, and why does it matter? Wendy Pearlman and Boaz Atzili - November 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80233" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A ball of fire rises above
What do peace processes without women’s participation produce? Less peace. Daniel Nerenberg - September 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78127" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In 1993, President Bill Clinton stands
The Trump administration’s new idea for Israeli-Palestinian peace is actually an old, failed idea Curtis Ryan - September 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77615" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Palestinian woman waits for transportation
A new law in Israel complicates future peace talks. Here’s why. Joshua Freedman - August 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76750" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People are seen through a banner
Trump’s rhetoric on Jerusalem tells us a lot about what kind of Israeli-Palestinian proposal he’ll deliver Jeremy Pressman - December 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67129" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Palestinian Muslim worshipers walk past the
Does the Palestinian reconciliation deal make peace more likely? Wendy Pearlman - October 24, 2017 This month, Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation
Most Republicans still say they support Trump. Who’s most likely to break ranks and speak out against him? Michael Wohl and Dominic Packer - July 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59350" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump speaks during an event
Israel’s ‘temporary’ occupation has lasted 50 years. A new book explains why. Gershon Shafir - June 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59565" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Israeli soldier stands guard in
50 years after the Six-Day War, Israel’s pre-1967 borders are still a hot topic. Here’s why. Boaz Atzili - June 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59473" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Israeli barrier between the Palestinian
Why key Arab countries have cut ties with Qatar — and what Trump had to do with it Michael Stephens - June 7, 2017 The decision by five Arab states to sever ties with
The Palestinian president is visiting Washington. A new survey shows Americans divided on the peace process. Shibley Telhami - May 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57679" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the
Five myths about the Palestinian hunger strike Julie Norman - April 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57297" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Palestinian protesters wave their national flag
Why popular support isn’t necessary for an Israeli-Palestinian deal Norrin Ripsman - January 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52756" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Secretary of State John F. Kerry
What do Israelis think about settlements? Turns out age matters. Oded Haklai - January 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52338" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A picture taken on Jan. 3,
Trump’s plan to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem could help the peace process Miriam Elman - December 29, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to move the U.S. Embassy from
Jerusalem’s status won’t be as easy to settle as other real estate deals. Here’s why. Brent E. Sasley - December 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51807" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Israeli flag waves in front
Political ‘unfriending’ online isn’t common. A Trump presidency could change that. Leticia Bode - December 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50354" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President-elect Donald Trump and Gen. John
Here’s why terrorist suicide attacks are increasing: They attract rewards from ISIS and al-Qaeda Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani - August 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45332" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iraqi rescue workers inspect damages after
Are Clinton’s supporters to the right of Sanders’s on the Middle East? Hardly. Shibley Telhami - July 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44529" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks as Hillary
Yes, Bernie Sanders has a foreign policy vision. Here are its three central ideas. Charli Carpenter - April 27, 2016 From both sides of the aisle, Sen. Bernie Sanders’s foreign
Being angry pushes our political positions further apart. So what’s the alternative? Peter Ditto, Van Boven, and David Sherman - April 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38270" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protester Bryan Sanders, center left, is
Why do some Israeli soldiers use unauthorized force? Devorah Manekin - March 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38139" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Israeli soldiers and Palestinians stand at
What really unites and divides American and Israeli Jews Michael Barnett - March 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37347" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Israeli flag flies in Israel
How Israel’s Jewishness is overtaking its democracy Shibley Telhami - March 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36900" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A demonstrator holds an Israeli flag
Are we seeing Palestine’s spring at long last? Nathan Brown and Daniel Nerenberg - February 12, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35614" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: On the wall the Abu
How to (almost) eliminate the partisan divide on the Middle East Shibley Telhami - December 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33435" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Arkansas governor and former Republican
Did Netanyahu’s visit divide American opinion on Israel? These are the facts. Dina Smeltz - November 9, 2015 Foreign Policy’s David Rothkopf has written that “the U.S.-Israel relationship
Thinking beyond the two-state solution Michael Barnett - August 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28893" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A view of the Israeli barrier
How Israel shifted risk from soldiers to Gazan civilians Yagil Levy - August 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28655" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Smoke rises after an airstrike by
Why Ethiopian Jews are protesting police violence in Israel Ben Porat and Fany Yuval - May 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24253" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A protester, an Israeli Jew of
Israel's appeal courts treat Arabs better when one judge is Arab-Israeli Henry Farrell - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24257" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Arab-Israeli protester waves a Palestinian
Israel’s appeal courts treat Arabs better when one judge is Arab-Israeli Sam Pimentel, Oren Gazal-Ayal, and Guy Grossman - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24257" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Arab-Israeli protester waves a Palestinian
Why most American Jews vote for Democrats, explained John Sides - March 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22939" align="alignnone" width="620"] President Obama takes the stage to
The weakening of the Israeli left Brent E. Sasley - March 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22895" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Israeli supporters of the center-left Zionist
To Bibi or not to Bibi Evgeny Finkel - March 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22663" align="alignnone" width="620"] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves
Widening Democratic Party divisions on the Israeli-Palestinian issue Shibley Telhami and Katayoun Kishi - December 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19086" align="alignnone" width="620"] A group of pro-Israeli protesters face
How to reduce partisan gridlock Van Boven and David Sherman - December 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18670" align="alignnone" width="620"] In this file photo, Senate Majority
The politics of Israel's security officers - November 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18367" align="alignnone" width="620"] Israeli soldiers from the paratroop brigade
The politics of Israel’s security officers Brent E. Sasley - November 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18367" align="alignnone" width="620"] Israeli soldiers from the paratroop brigade
For Israel, defense may be the best defense Boaz Atzili - September 23, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16049" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Israeli Iron Dome defense system
Schadenfreude in Gaza Mina Cirkara and Van Bavel - August 27, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14960" align="alignnone" width="620"] Palestinian fighters of the Ezz Al-Din
(In)discriminate language on Gaza Sarah Parkinson and Evgeny Finkel - August 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14177" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Two women hold placards reading "Stop
Political science after Gaza Marc Lynch - July 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13766" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Smoke rises from Tuffah neighborhood after
Failing to forecast the Israeli-Palestinian crisis Charles Kurzman - July 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13758" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Palestinian man runs in an
Paying for Israel's wars Jonathan Caverley - July 28, 2014 While the mounting human losses in the current battle between
Paying for Israel’s wars Jonathan Caverley - July 28, 2014 Do Israelis believe that military force improves Israel's security?
‘Foreign Fighters’ for Israel David Malet - July 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13407" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Israeli soldiers take up positions close
Why the Ukraine separatists screwed up: Badly organized insurgents can't master complex weapons systems Stephen Biddle and Ivan Oelrich - July 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13277" align="alignnone" width="620"] Ukrainian rescue servicemen inspect part of
Why the Ukraine separatists screwed up: Badly organized insurgents can’t master complex weapons systems Stephen Biddle and Ivan Oelrich - July 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13277" align="alignnone" width="620"] Ukrainian rescue servicemen inspect part of
Does the Gaza operation threaten Netanyahu’s political future? Brent E. Sasley - July 19, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13219" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks
The ‘price’ of radical flanks and the conflict in Gaza Peter Krause and Ehud Eiran - July 11, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12843" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Palestinian farmer carries away burnt
Will Israel's presidential election bring an unexpected result? Sefi Keller - June 9, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Dan Shechtman, a Nobel laureate
Will Israel’s presidential election bring an unexpected result? Sefi Keller - June 9, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Dan Shechtman, a Nobel laureate
The (de) Gaulle of it: Fractious French attitude and its twitchy national team Daniel Lillie - June 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11256" align="aligncenter" width="400" special=""] Charles De Gaulle (Office of
Israeli checkpoints fuel support for violence Henry Farrell - April 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9801" align="aligncenter" width="606"] (Bernat Armangue/AP)[/caption] Matthew Longo, Daphna Canetti
The media make us think we're more polarized than we really are - February 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_6208" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Mark Gail for the Washington
The media make us think we’re more polarized than we really are - February 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_6208" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Mark Gail for the Washington
On the Anniversary of the 1967 War John Sides - June 5, 2013 We welcome another guest post from Jeremy Pressman. ***** Forty-six
2013 Israeli Parliamentary Election Post-Election Report Joshua Tucker - January 26, 2013 Continuing our series of election reports in conjunction with Electoral Studies, the