Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama commenced today their long-anticipated meeting with analysts and the media still speculating on whether or not the two leaders will clash. Obama will likely press Netanyahu on affirming the need for a two state solution while Netanyahu will attempt to keep the discussion focused on limiting the […]
A new INSS report evaluates the possibility of a confrontation between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during their upcoming meeting in Washington. The two statesmen will likely spar over the need for the resumption of a peace process with the Palestinians that includes granting them a sovereign state. Netanyahu will likely […]
Renewed discussion of a unilateral Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities recently erupted days prior to the first meeting since the elections between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. A new study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies evaluates the intelligence surrounding Iran’s nuclear program and determines that any Israeli strike […]
Politicians throughout Israel, the rest of the Middle East, and the United States continue using the prospects of renewing the peace process as a tool towards garnering public support and international prestige. The Obama Administration will soon host the leaders of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Egypt in an effort to jump start the negotiations […]
As the U.S. continues to engage Syria in an effort for stability in the Middle East, an article from INNS last November by Tel Aviv University Prof. Eyal Zisser deconstructs the recent peace negotiations undertaken between Israel and Syria. Since the Second Lebanon War, both Syria and Israel anticipated increased tension along the border, with […]
President Barack Obama signed a proclamation declaring May the official Jewish American Heritage Month. To celebrate, I think I’ll go watch a Woody Allen movie. Notably, the White House release states: “Among the greatest contributions of the Jewish American community, however, is the example they have set for all Americans. They have demonstrated that Americans […]
In an interview with Middle East Progress, former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy discusses the threat of Iran obtaining a nuclear device and states that Israel should not interfere with the new administration’s approach towards the rogue state. According to Halevi, Iran merely seeks regional influence and the only manner in which Iran can extend the […]
The Pope’s visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories was marred by both sides of the ideological spectrum. After speaking at Israel’s holocaust museum Yad VaShem, many Israelis, including the speaker of the Knesset, lambasted the Pope for failing to show remorse over the six million Jews that were killed. Instead, the critics claim that […]
A new INSS article discusses Israel’s precarious posture between allying itself with the United States and the country’s refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. The article stems from a recent comment made by Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller urging every nation, including Israel, to sign the NPT. Israel refuses to sign the treaty, insisting […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak today, reaffirming that Israel will seek a peace process with the Palestinians. Netanyahu stated that the renew of the peace process could occur as early as the coming weeks. The two leaders also discussed reconstruction efforts in Gaza and the partnership to reduce terrorism emanating […]
A new report indicates that Israel intends to develop infrastructure -such as parks and highways- to surround Jerusalem in order to solidify the country’s grip on the city. Many proponents of a two-state solution state the need for a divided Jerusalem as the capital city of both Israel and a future Palestinian state. Many right […]
Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer deconstructs the ten-year truce deal offered by Hamas leader Khalid Meshal in an interview earlier this week with the New York Times. He asserts that the ceasefire would only serve to permit Hamas to rearm itself and gain momentum to eventually rid the Middle East of Israel, a staple in the […]
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