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Mar 24, 2019

Mr. Netanyahu goes to Washington

By Shalom Lipner

Netanyahu's arrival in the United States comes now — and not coincidentally — at precisely the moment when he needs to seize the agenda and pivot to his strengths.

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In the News

Mar 22, 2019

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New Atlanticist

Mar 21, 2019

Trump’s support for Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights may hurt Israel

By Ashish Kumar Sen

While there is perhaps more than a touch of politics behind the timing of the tweet, an actual shift in US policy on this sensitive issue could have serious consequences.

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In the News

Mar 21, 2019

Hof Quoted in The Guardian on Trump Recognizing Israel’s Sovereignty over Golan Heights

By Frederic C. Hof

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SyriaSource

Mar 21, 2019

Annex the Golan, make Assad’s day

By Frederic C. Hof

A new flurry of reports suggesting Israel may formally annex the occupied Golan Heights is music to the ears of Bashar al-Assad, a mass murderer who would welcome a decisive change of subject from his own criminality to what he will characterize as Israel’s theft of Syrian land. Among the delighted will be Iran and Hezbollah, whose resistance pretentions will be gratuitously elevated above their sewer of transnational terror, drug running, and money laundering. As there is nothing substantive to be gained by Israel through formal annexation and much to be potentially lost, one wonders why its proponents are so eager to do it.

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IranSource

Mar 19, 2019

The unsaid threat to Iran during Netanyahu’s navy cadet speech

By Shemuel Meir

The Israeli elections are well underway and the Iranian issue is taking a central part in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s electoral campaign. Putting Iran on the agenda helps the prime minister maintain a never-ending security tension. Thus, the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has become a […]

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Mar 15, 2019

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Mar 7, 2019

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Mar 4, 2019

US consulate closure in Jerusalem puts commitment to Middle East peace in question

By James B. Cunningham

Ambassador James Cunningham explains why the Jerusalem consulate was so important for US-Palestinian relations.

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Feb 25, 2019

Lipner in Politico: Kushner’s Peace Plan Looks Dead on Arrival
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