Israel/Palestine

How Obama Missed an Opportunity for Middle East Peace

Why did the president ignore the only part of the "peace process" that was working?

BY STEVEN WHITE, P.J. DERMER | MAY 18, 2012

The FP Survey: The Future of NATO

Does the 63-year-old alliance still matter today? We asked politicians, scholars, and other observers from both sides of the Atlantic to weigh in.

MAY 14, 2012

Israel's Spy Revolt

The war of words over an Israeli attack on Iran is splitting the political leadership from military and intelligence chiefs. And that dangerous divide in Jerusalem might well lead to real war.

BY NATAN SACHS | MAY 10, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Chen Guangcheng became an icon, demonstrators rallied for May Day, and Newt Gingrich bowed out.

MAY 4, 2012

Scion of Zion

The life of Benzion Netanyahu, Bibi's father, explains a lot about Israel's hawkish prime minister. But is he still fighting his dad's battles?

BY OREN KESSLER | MAY 3, 2012

The Dumb Idea Hall of Fame

There's much more where this came from, but here are five terrible ideas to get us started.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 2, 2012

Abbas's Police State

The Palestinian Authority is taking aggressive new measures to squelch dissent -- and the White House is missing in action.

BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | APRIL 30, 2012

Power Play

Egypt may think it struck a blow against Israel by canceling a gas deal between the two countries. But all it really did was shoot itself in the foot.

BY ROBIN M. MILLS | APRIL 27, 2012

The Most Powerful Women You've Never Heard Of

The Angela Merkels and Dilma Rousseffs get all the attention. But they're not the only female leaders running the world.

BY FP STAFF | MAY/JUNE 2012

The Heroines of the Arab World

Twelve women challenging their societies to change the status quo.

BY ALLISON GOOD | APRIL 23, 2012

The New al Qaeda Franchises

Al Qaeda itself may be diminished after the death of Osama bin Laden, but its affiliates are still sowing instability around the world.

BY LOIS PARSHLEY, HANNA TRUDO | APRIL 23, 2012

Epiphanies from Abdullah Gul

Turkey can be a democratic model for the Middle East, its president says.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | MAY/JUNE 2012

The World in Photos This Week

North Korea launches a dud, a fragile cease-fire holds in Syria, and Rick Santorum bows out.

APRIL 13, 2012

Jerusalem: This Year in a Comic Book

Graphic novelist Guy Delisle explores the City of Gold.

BY GUY DELISLE | APRIL 6, 2012

Israel's Resilient Democracy

Like the United States, we have our flaws. But to say Israel is undemocratic is just dead wrong.

BY MICHAEL OREN | APRIL 5, 2012

Dear Abu Mazen: End This Farce

An open letter to the Palestinian leader.

BY YOSSI BEILIN | APRIL 4, 2012

Five Reasons Americans Should be Happy (In a Very Unhappy Middle East)

Cheer up. It's really bad. But all's not lost.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 4, 2012

The Last Honest Woman in Jerusalem

Was Tzipi Livni just too truthful to be an Israeli politician?

BY NICOLAS BRULLIARD | MARCH 30, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

The Pope dons a sombrero, French police hunt suspected Islamists, and a Tongan king is laid to rest.

MARCH 30, 2012

Six Big Lies About How Jerusalem Runs Washington

From the Jewish cabal to the Capitol Hill Knesset, the worst leaps of logic when it comes to Israel, U.S. politics, and the Middle East.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MARCH 21, 2012

Yes, We Can Contain Iran

By ruling out the possibility of deterring a nuclear Iran, President Obama is needlessly increasing the risks of a ruinous war.

BY WILL MARSHALL | MARCH 16, 2012

Iran's War in Gaza

This time, it's not Hamas firing rockets into Israel -- it's Iranian proxies seeking to create havoc.

BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | MARCH 13, 2012

Shalom, Beijing

Israel and China just celebrated 20 years of friendship. But will this new special relationship come to the breaking point over Tehran?

BY OREN KESSLER | MARCH 13, 2012

The Personality Problem

In an age of globalization and revolutionary upheaval, grand impersonal forces might appear to be winning out. But don't discount the human factor.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 7, 2012

Being Bibi

A look back at the long career of Israel’s polarizing prime minister.

BY URI FRIEDMAN AND CARA PARKS | MARCH 5, 2012

Iran Is the Great Distraction

Why Obama and Netanyahu are having the wrong conversation this week.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | MARCH 5, 2012

Netanyahu Won't Attack Iran

(Probably.)

BY DANIEL LEVY | MARCH 2, 2012

Persian Poker

The stakes couldn't be higher as Israel's prime minister comes to Washington. But is Obama ready to go all in?

BY ROBERT HADDICK | MARCH 2, 2012

America's Israel Obsession

Why are Americans so preoccupied with my country?

BY SHMUEL ROSNER | MARCH 2, 2012

Talking Points

It's time for Barack to reset his relationship with Bibi. Here's how.

BY STEVEN J. ROSEN | MARCH 2, 2012