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In the Holy Land, Romney to Court the Jewish Vote
Every four years, a Republican presidential candidate claims he can lure Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party. And every cycle, most of those voters stay...
Hillary Clinton in Jerusalem: Subtle Diplomacy, Subtler Electioneering
“We can have a nice visit here, with no stress,” the press aide tells the camera crews along the red carpet where Israeli president Shimon Peres prepares to...
TIME’s Interview with Ehud Barak: The Transcript
Ehud Barak carries the title of Israel’s defense minister, but his ambit extends a good deal further; no one is quite sure how far. His chemistry with prime...
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MAIL Middle East Politics Richard Stengel's portrait of Benjamin Netanyahu is thought-provoking ["Bibi's Choice," May 28]. Yet since one of Netanyahu's basic...
Bibi's Choice
On the final night of passover, Benjamin Netanyahu is carrying a tray piled high with the sweet marzipan cookies Moroccan Jews eat to celebrate the end of the...
Received Wisdom? How the Ideology of Netanyahu’s Late Father Influenced the Son
The effort to glean insights into the mind of Benjamin Netanyahu by examining the views of his extraordinary father reached a new level with word that Benzion...
Must-Reads from Around the World, May 8, 2012
Late-Night Surprise – Israel’s Haaretz reports on the unexpected agreement early Tuesday between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition Kadima Party...
Israel’s Top General Says He Doubts Iran Will Try for the Bomb
The Israeli military chief of staff says he doubts Iran will try for a nuclear weapon, but that persuading its leaders against the option requires a credible...
How France’s Presidential Runoff Could Shape Iran Diplomacy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy may have once been caught in an unguarded moment telling President Barack Obama he couldn’t stand Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Iran Progress=Bad News for Neocons
We should be very careful about predicting good news when it comes to negotiations with the Iranians. We’ve come close to making deals in the past–remember...
For Israel, the Problem With Iran Diplomacy is the Prospect of Nuclear Compromise
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amplified his skepticism of President Obama’s Iran strategy on Wednesday, when he used a Holocaust remembrance speech...
Iran Nuclear Talks: Can Islam Guide the Way to Peace?
There's all sorts of ways the nuclear talks with Iran might end badly. But it's also pretty clear, even before diplomats gather in Istanbul on Friday, how the...
A New Season of Palestinian Protest Challenges Both Israel and Abbas
The Arab League is talking about Syria; Israel and the U.S. are talking about Iran. Nobody in the corridors of power, these days, is talking about the...
Zip for Tzipi: Change Atop Israel’s Kadima Signals Opposition in Disarray
Three years after leading the Kadima party to first place in national elections, Tzipi Livni has lost a fight for its leadership, adding to the disarray in an...
Mossad Cutting Back on Covert Operations Inside Iran, Officials Say
Israel’s intelligence services have scaled back covert operations inside Iran, ratcheting down by “dozens of percent” in recent months secret efforts to disable...
Must-Reads from Around the World: April 6, 2012
Warring Words - Der Spiegel reports on the raging controversy surrounding German Nobel laureate Günter Grass’s new poem, which is sharply critical of Israel. The...
Israel’s Rule of Law
Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled against the Netanyahu government and order an unsanctioned Israeli settler outpost on the West Bank to be shut down by August...
