Articles
The Real Threat in the Middle East
As 2011 was coming to a close, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a remarkable speech to his parliament. Assessing the Arab Spring barely a year...
Likudnik Paranoia
Uh-oh, there’s another wave of attacks–both here and in Israel–on those of us who support Israel, but not in the mindless, aggressive way that neoconservatives...
As U.S. Explores Dialogue With Muslim Brotherhood, Israelis Urge a Tougher Line Against Islamists' Rise
Unlike its predecessor, the Obama Administration has understood the limits on Washington's ability to remake the Middle East to its own specifications. The...
Israel on the Islamist Surge in Egypt: Told You So
The stunning showing by Salafist parties in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections surprised Israeli officials as much as the rest of the world. The...
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Key to Peace in the Middle East?
Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz says he recently sent an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in hopes that he...
As the Peace Process Goes Sideways, Gaza's Economy Remains Stifled
Israel's grip on the Palestinian economy amounts to business as usual. Palestinians carry shekels in their pockets, and most of what they buy with the Israeli...
Thwarted at the U.N., Is Palestinian Leader Abbas Headed Off Into the Sunset?
President Mahmoud Abbas' attempt to persuade the U.N. Security Council to admit a state of Palestine as a full member of the international body has, all too...
Israel Consumed by Debate over Whether to Attack Iran
All week Israel has thrummed with talk of launching a military strike on Iran. It began with published hints that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was...
Israel Promised to Release more Prisoners for Gilad Shalit, Abbas Tells TIME
As Palestinians exult in the release of 477 prisoners from Israeli jails, and anticipate the arrival of the 550 more due to be freed in December under the terms...
Gilad Shalit and the End of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
As momentous as Tuesday's scheduled release of Sergeant Gilad Shalit and 477 Palestinian prisoners (with another 550 to freed within two months) may be, it is...
Is Israel Again Weighing an Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities?
"I think the most effective way to deal with Iran is not on a unilateral basis," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters in Israel on Tuesday, stressing...
On WorId Tour for Palestinian Statehood, Mahmoud Abbas Still Talks About Talks with Israelis
In the wake of the Palestinian application for full United Nations membership, the game is catch-me-if-you-can. Israel and Washington are painting the UN bid as...
Peace Hopes Grim as Abbas, Netanyahu Clash at U.N.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was never going to come away from New York as the head of a new member state of the United Nations -- aggressive...
As Palestinians Push for Statehood, Israel Finds Itself Isolated
There are links between nations, cordial relations, firm bonds, alliances and strategic partnerships. But what Turkey and Israel had in mind just four years ago...
Turkey Crisis: Unconditional U.S. Backing Has Helped Israel to Isolate Itself
Israel's fallout with long-time ally Turkey is no isolated spat that will be repaired any time soon; it's a dramatic illustration that no amount of U.S. backing...
Israel to Egypt: Sorry, We're Really, Really Sorry
The prize for most conspicuous acrobatic performance on a jittery weekend goes to Ahmed el-Shahat, the Egyptian who scaled the 20-story Cairo tower that holds...
Reluctant Revolutionary Abbas Urges Palestinian Street Protests to Back U.N. Statehood Bid
The biggest problem on the desk of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a protest movement -- not of Palestinians, but of young Israelis, who have...
Israel's 'Threat' to Bomb Nuclear Facilities is Central to its Iran Strategy
The reason TIME.com's intelligence columnist Bob Baer this week found himself cast as the unintended source for "authoritative" claims that Israel is about to...
Former CIA Man: Don't Bet on Israel Bombing Iran on My Speculation!
To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, I wonder what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had first discussed them on talk radio. Having found myself at...
