Israel/Palestine

Day of the Hooligans

The tenuous relationship between Egypt and Israel is going up in flames.

BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Think Again: The Two-State Solution

Everyone knows an independent Palestine, side by side with Israel, is unworkable right now. But it's even more hopeless than they think.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Humpty Dumpty Palestine

Even if the United Nations grants Palestine statehood this September, it's far from looking -- or acting -- like a real, functioning state.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

9/11 from Arab Shores

Ten years after the World Trade Center attacks, is 9/11 still a seminal moment or a historical footnote for the Middle East?

BY BORZOU DARAGAHI | SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Train Wreck in Turtle Bay

Palestinian leaders are headed for a dangerous confrontation at the U.N. that will only leave everyone worse off. Can anyone stop this runaway train?

BY ZIAD J. ASALI | SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Ten More WikiLeaks You Missed

From the Indian April Fools cable to Hanoi's sexy discos to China's dangerous nuclear plants, Julian Assange's hits just keep on coming.

AUGUST 30, 2011

Glenn Beck's Crusade

America's most famous talk-show host brings his brand of chutzpah to Jerusalem. Are Israelis listening?

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | AUGUST 25, 2011

Facts on the Ground

Israel's latest settlement move is a dagger aimed at the two-state solution.

BY HUSSEIN IBISH | AUGUST 8, 2011

The Palestinians' Imaginary State

A majority of the world's countries are gearing up to recognize a Palestinian state in September. But does Palestine really qualify?

BY STEVEN J. ROSEN | AUGUST 3, 2011

Seeing Red Along the Blue Line

Five years after the end of the Israel-Hezbollah war, both sides are furiously preparing for another round.

BY BILAL Y. SAAB AND NICHOLAS BLANFORD | JULY 29, 2011

Something's Got to Give

President Obama must act now to prevent the Israel-Palestinian conflict from descending into chaos.

BY MARWAN MUASHER | JULY 27, 2011

Men in Tights

From peace-loving Captain Euro to Canada's killer lumberjack, Captain America's got company.

BY EDMUND DOWNIE | JULY 22, 2011

Palestine Lost

A new generation of Palestinian activists are less interested in forging a state than in winning their rights.

BY RACHEL SHABI | JULY 13, 2011

Knesset of Fools

A harsh new anti-boycott bill will help achieve the exact opposite of what its advocates intended: the delegitimization of the Jewish state.

BY HUSSEIN IBISH | JULY 12, 2011

Lift One from the Gipper

Tim Pawlenty has the Reaganite foreign policy talking points down, but do they add up to anything?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 1, 2011

Interview: Alice Walker

The author and activist, who is setting sail for Gaza on a humanitarian mission, says Israel 'is the greatest terrorist' in the Middle East.

INTERVIEW BY ROBERT ZELIGER | JUNE 23, 2011

Postcards from Hell, 2011

Images from the world's most failed states.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JUNE 20, 2011

Is Israel Really America's Ally?

Maybe it's time for them to see other people.

JULY/AUGUST 2011

Suspicious Minds

Is Ilan Grapel an Israeli spy, or an innocent victim of Egypt's overactive imagination?

BY MAX STRASSER | JUNE 16, 2011

The Cynical Dairy Farmer's Guide to the New Middle East

How a couple of cows explain a changing region: equal opportunity offender edition.

BY KARIM SADJADPOUR | JUNE 15, 2011

Remembering Six Days in 1967

The anniversary of Israel's Six-Day War is a reminder why it cannot return to armistice borders.

BY MICHAEL OREN | JUNE 6, 2011

The Virtues of Folding

President Obama has a bad hand in the poker game of Middle East peace. But bluffing or raising the stakes won't improve it.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 30, 2011

Misnomers and Misdirection

Hey, Bibi: Calling Hamas the al Qaeda of Palestine isn't just wrong, it's stupid.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | MAY 25, 2011

Should the Palestinians Recognize Israel as a Jewish State?

No -- it's just another delaying tactic by Benjamin Netanyahu.

BY HUSSEIN IBISH | MAY 25, 2011

Blinded by the Right

The GOP's blatantly partisan love for Bibi obscures a dangerous reality: that unwavering support for Israel actually hurts wider U.S. interests in the Middle East.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MAY 24, 2011

The Middle East Crisis That Just Won't Go Away

Barack Obama may think that Israel and Palestine alone can end their decades of conflict, but the Arab Spring has changed the contours of any potential negotiations.

BY SALMAN SHAIKH | MAY 20, 2011

Palestine's Hidden History of Nonviolence

You wouldn't know it from the media coverage, but peaceful protests are nothing new for Palestinians. But if they are to succeed this time, the West needs to start paying attention.

BY YOUSEF MUNAYYER | MAY 18, 2011

Tunnel Vision

Why even Egypt's new government won't end Gaza's isolation.

BY SHARON WEINBERGER | MAY 17, 2011

President 'Yes, I Can' Meets Prime Minister 'No, You Won't'

In a parallel universe, the Obama-Bibi meeting in Washington might actually move the needle forward on Middle East peace. It won't -- and Obama shouldn't press the issue.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 17, 2011

The Arab Spring Comes to Israel

Thousands of Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops during protests marking the anniversary of Israel's founding.

MAY 16, 2011