Netanyahu’s Hard Right Turn Could Put Israel on Road to Isolation

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Congressional delegation visit coincided with Israel and Iran squaring off in a direct military confrontation.

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Netanyahu’s Hard Right Turn Could Put Israel on Road to Isolation

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The stakes are higher as two opposing rhetorics about the region’s future are at play: Pan-Abrahamism and Revolutionary Islamism.

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Netanyahu’s Hard Right Turn Could Put Israel on Road to Isolation

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History will remember this moment less for the Israeli strikes themselves and more for what follows.

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Mar 19, 2015

Netanyahu’s Hard Right Turn Could Put Israel on Road to Isolation

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Onus is on Israeli government to mend US ties, says Atlantic Council’s LeBaron Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election declaration not to allow the creation of a Palestinian state could lead to Israel’s further isolation internationally, says Atlantic Council analyst Richard LeBaron. “That’s not good for Israel, and individual Israelis feel it too,” LeBaron, a […]

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Mar 18, 2015

Netanyahu, Obama Will Have to Learn to Live With Each Other

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Prime Minister’s election victory could cost Israel US diplomatic cover at United Nations, says Tamary of Israel’s Channel 10 News The Obama administration may refuse to protect Israel at the United Nations Security Council if Benjamin Netanyahu forms a narrow right-wing coalition government. But the White House would find it much harder to do so […]

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In the News

Mar 18, 2015

LeBaron: Minding the Gap

By Richard LeBaron

Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron writes for US News and World Report on how the United States and Israel move forward in the wake of Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection:

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New Atlanticist

Mar 17, 2015

Israel Votes: Netanyahu’s Fate Hangs in the Balance

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Prime Minister’s Re-Election Would Further Strain US Ties, Says Israeli Analyst Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future hangs in the balance as millions of Israelis vote March 17 in an election that most polls suggest is too close to call. In a clear attempt to rally his right-wing base, Netanyahu announced on the eve […]

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Mar 6, 2015

Slavin Hosts VOA’s Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin hosts VOA’s Issues in the News discussing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress about downfalls of a possible nuclear deal with Iran, the Iraq-ISIS fight over Tikrit, the controversy over Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account for government business, and Boris Nemtsov’s assassination:

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Mar 2, 2015

Al Jazeera Highlights Atlantic Council Event

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Al Jazeera quotes former Congressman Jim Slattery on the US-Iran relationship and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before the US Congress from an Atlantic Council event about his recent visit to Tehran:

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Feb 26, 2015

Slavin: Netanyahu Faces Growing Pushback on ‘Speech of his Life’

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Jazeera America on the controversy surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled appearance before the US Congress next week:

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Feb 12, 2015

Merkel: Is Israel Next in Line for an Energy Revolution?

By David Merkel

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow David Merkel writes for Real Clear World on the potential for an oil discovery in Israel:

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Jan 29, 2015

Saab: “The Political Calculation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is Very Important”

By Bilal Saab

The Daily Star quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on how Israel might react to Hezbollah’s attack:

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Article

Jan 27, 2015

Opinion: Iran Talks Give US More Options

By Barbara Slavin

President Barack Obama gave up a day of sightseeing in India to meet the new king and crown princes of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, an acknowledgement that the U.S. still highly values its 70-year-old relationship with the oil-rich monarchy. But despite the show of friendship, tectonic plates are shifting in the region and the U.S. […]

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