Israeli PM Bennett’s Rocky First Month in Office
A month since the formation of the new Israeli government, PM Naftali Bennett’s path forward appears as uncertain as ever.
Israel
Israel’s New Governing Coalition Under Heightened Political Pressure
Edited by Medlir Mema, PhD
Fellow, Middle East Policy Council
Fellow, Middle East Policy Council
The last-minute agreement between Yamina’s Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid has opened the door to the creation of a new-national unity government.
The Fadeout of the Pax Americana in the Middle East
Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.)
Visiting Scholar, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
Visiting Scholar, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
By video link from Washington, D.C., 19 May 2021
The Middle East is where Africa, Asia, and Europe meet, where the three Abrahamic religions were born, and where their holiest places are. It’s where the planet’s hydrocarbon resources are most abundant and accessible, and where the strategic lines of com
Evaluating Regional Governments’ Reactions to the Gaza Conflict
By Medlir Mema
Fellow, Middle East Policy Council
Fellow, Middle East Policy Council
After more than a week of fighting, Israeli forces and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip agreed to a cease-fire.
Arab Vote May Determine Fate of Next Israeli Government
Views from the Region
Final election results have again revealed Israel’s deeply polarized electorate. Last week, Israelis went to the polls for the fourth time in two years, perhaps to bring to an end the current political stalemate.
PA’s Abbas, in Search of Greater Legitimacy, Calls for National Elections
Views from the Region
Sixteen years after they last went to the voting booth, Palestinians will have another chance to choose their legislative and executive leaders.