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Momentum Swings Toward Netanyahu in Tight Race
Netanyahu has managed to erode support for key rivals and further complicate any opposition coalition scenarios, but the lingering possibility of a fifth round of elections raises troubling questions about the status of Israeli politics.
Mar 22, 2021
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David Makovsky
Video
Brief Analysis
Countdown to Israel's Election: A Conversation with Yair Lapid
The centrist party leader discusses key domestic and international policy issues ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, with follow-up analysis by political and polling experts.
Mar 1, 2021
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Yair Lapid
David Makovsky
Tamar Hermann
Brief Analysis
Israel’s Round Four: New and Old Dynamics
It is far from certain that the next election will stabilize Israeli politics, and even if it does, the forces taking shape could create challenging peace math for the Biden administration.
Feb 9, 2021
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David Makovsky
Video
Brief Analysis
U.S. Policy Toward Arab States, Palestinians, and Israel: Ideas and Approaches for the Biden Administration
Officials, business leaders, and experts explore the economic, political, and human impact of regional normalization efforts, including their potential to reinvigorate peacemaking with the Palestinians.
Feb 3, 2021
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Yousef Al Otaiba
Samer Khoury
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
David Makovsky
In-Depth Reports
Building Bridges for Peace:
U.S. Policy Toward Arab States, Palestinians, and Israel
The Biden administration can succeed by strengthening and expanding Israeli normalization with Arab states and pursuing gradualism on the Palestinian issue.
Jan 26, 2021
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David Makovsky
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Transition 2021
Brief Analysis
Israel’s Political Churn Continues: Implications for Netanyahu and U.S. Policy
Internal rifts and defections have upended the prime minister’s coalition, and the dynamics of the upcoming election campaign mean that Netanyahu will need to carefully avoid tensions with the Biden administration.
Dec 23, 2020
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David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Saeb Erekat: The Friend, the Negotiator and the Politician
Remembering the late Palestinian official's long institutional memory and wide-ranging role in decades of peace diplomacy.
Nov 11, 2020
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David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Israel Expands West Bank Settler Units: Where Demography Meets Geography
Given how attuned Netanyahu’s government is to political vicissitudes in Washington, the U.S. election results will likely determine whether Israel continues its trend of approving more construction outside the security barrier.
Oct 30, 2020
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David Makovsky
Basia Rosenbaum
David Patkin
Articles & Testimony
Yitzhak Rabin Was Always a Realist. How Would He Have Handled the 2020 Mideast?
For starters, he would have used the new ties with Gulf states as a bridge to the Palestinians, not a bypass road.
Oct 28, 2020
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Dennis Ross
David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
How the Abraham Accords Look Forward, Not Back
Close reading of Israel’s agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain shows how their strictly bilateral focus could affect the chances for people-to-people engagement and regional security cooperation, depending on each government's political will.
Sep 16, 2020
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David Makovsky
Video
Brief Analysis
The UAE-Israel Breakthrough: Bilateral and Regional Implications and U.S. Policy
Former diplomats and experts discuss what steps each party should take after the historic White House signing ceremony, and how to bring the Palestinians and other actors into the fold.
Sep 14, 2020
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Ebtesam al-Ketbi
Dore Gold
Barbara A. Leaf
David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Here’s How Palestinians Could Benefit from the Diplomatic Deal Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
Skillful U.S. and Arab diplomacy could use normalization and the accompanying annexation freeze as a base for renewed momentum toward an eventual two-state solution.
Sep 10, 2020
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David Makovsky
Daniel Shapiro
Brief Analysis
Aug 31, 2020
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David Makovsky
Multimedia
Decision Points Season Two
The new season of the Decision Points podcast with host David Makovsky focuses on key Israeli and Arab leaders.
Aug 19, 2020
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David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Why the Israel-UAE Agreement Is Actually a Very Big Deal
It shows the Palestinians that their longstanding paradigm for isolating Israel has failed, partly due to converging regional interests, and partly because it was based on incorrect assumptions.
Aug 18, 2020
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David Makovsky
Brief Analysis
Lessons of the UAE Breakthrough: How We Got Here, and Why the U.S. Role Remains Central
Statements and actions by Israel and the UAE show how much regional decisionmaking is still shaped by U.S. assurances that enable parties to calibrate their cost-benefit analyses—an approach that could serve as a template for potential future Israel-Gulf ties.
Aug 17, 2020
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David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Don’t Give Up on the Two-State Solution
Unilateral Israeli annexation would be a mistake, but a one-state solution or an unconditional declaration of Palestinian statehood would just compound the error.
Jul 14, 2020
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Dennis Ross
David Makovsky
Articles & Testimony
Israelis and Palestinians Must Realize That Each Needs to Give, Not Just Take
Netanyahu is treating the Trump plan like a buffet where he can choose only the parts he likes.
Jul 6, 2020
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David Makovsky
Dennis Ross
Brief Analysis
Jul 2, 2020
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David Makovsky
Video
Brief Analysis
Israeli Annexation in the West Bank? Scenarios and Implications
What factors will shape Israel's decisionmaking, and how would unilateral annexation affect its relations with the Palestinians, Arab neighbors, Europe, and U.S. legislators?
Jun 23, 2020
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David Makovsky
Ghaith al-Omari
Dana Stroul
Dennis Ross
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