Israeli government
Netanyahu's Nightmare: How Israel's Elections Could Surprise Us
Benjamin Netanyahu knows a thing or two about election-night surprises. In 1996, after months in which rival Shimon Peres seemed headed for a landslide, Netanyahu defied the exit polls and squeaked by in one of the great upsets of Israeli electoral history. “Went to bed with Peres, woke up with Netanyahu,” went the saying. READ MORE >>
The Lost Art
Obama Says He Doesn't Bluff. Would He Be Any Good At Cards?
Amid growing tension about Iran’s nuclear program and the possibility of an Israeli strike (with or without advance notice to the United States), President Obama sat down for an interview with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg. When discussing the potential for a U.S.-led assault on Iranian nuclear facilities, Obama said, “I think that the Israeli government recognizes that, as president of the United States, I don't bluff.” Wait, really? READ MORE >>
What Israelis Hear When Obama Officials Talk About Iran
Why the U.S. Should Support Palestinian Statehood at the U.N.
The Not Very Scary Israel Lobby
Road Block
In his State Department speech last week, Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet to Benjamin Netanyahu. In the Oval Office a day later, and more fully in an address to Congress yesterday, Netanyahu picked it up and threw it right back. READ MORE >>
Wikileaks and the Cyberwars to Come
Why Don't Palestinians Adopt Nonviolence?
In response to a couple entreaties to Bibi Netanyahu to abandon the settlers and form a more centrist, pro-peace coalition, an exasperated Matthew Yglesias replies: READ MORE >>
