Netanyahu’s current cabinet, containing some hard-right parties, would likely be a barrier to accepting the US plans. But could he agree to do so with support from centrist opposition parties? (Image: GPO/ Flickr)
A “Grand Bargain”
Opportunity or danger after Gaza?   As the...
US President Joe Biden visits Israel on a solidarity mission on Oct. 18 (Image: Flickr)
Editorial: A Question of Security
Much is being made of comments articulated by...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar (Image: Alamy Live News)
Time to stop the nice words about Qatar
David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad, announced...
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How October 7th Changed the Middle East and the World: Danielle Pletka
Danielle Pletka, an Australian-born Distinguished Senior Fellow at...
The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford steams alongside USNS Laramie during a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on October 11, 2023 (Image: US Navy)
Can a wider war with Iran and its proxies be prevented?
A key element of the Biden Administration’s response to...
Clinton appreciated Netanyahu’s political skills, but the two were divided over some key policy issues, leading to a tense relationship (Image: Shutterstock)
Essay: Bibi’s seven presidents
Netanyahu’s history of managing US-Israel relations   Binyamin...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (Image: Shutterstock)
Deconstruction Zone: US outreach vs. Iranian aggression
The US Biden Administration has pursued a strategy...
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Iran hostage deal has nuclear implications 
It’s now official: The Biden Administration has concluded...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who gave an address on Aug. 28 threatening the US and laying out the Iranian-led axis's new "unity of the arenas" doctrine. (Photo: Shutterstock, mohammad kassir)
US-Iran prisoner swap deal set to go through
Update 09/23 #01   Reports say that the...
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul-Aziz bin Salman with IAEA head Rafael Grossi (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Saudi Arabia’s problematic nuclear “asks”
According to accounts of recent off-the-record comments by...
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The US and its influence in UNESCO
The Algemeiner   After a six-year absence, the...
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is now making noises in favour of a deal – perhaps because Teheran wants to buy time to harden its nuclear facilities against attack (Image: Office of the Supreme Leader website)
Appeasing Iran is a Terrible Idea
A new interim nuclear deal between the US and...