All Policy Analysis by David Makovsky

On May 30, 2008, Ghaith al-Omari, Theodore Kattouf, David Makovsky, and Zvi Rafiah addressed The Washington Institute's 2008 Soref Symposium. Ghaith al-Omari is a senior fellow at the American Task Force for Palestine and former political adviser to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Theodore Khattouf is president of AMIDEAST and former

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Distinguished Members of Congress: Mr. Chairman, I would like to commend you for holding a hearing on this topic. It is a theme that is often neglected, but it is an issue that has important consequences for all three countries -- the United States, Egypt

On March 14, 2008, Ghaith al-Omari, James G. Lindsay, David Makovsky, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. al-Omari is a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine. Mr. Lindsay is former chief counsel with the UN Relief and Works Agency and a

Qassam rocket strikes from Hamas-controlled Gaza -- recently amplified by longer-range Iranian-made Grad rockets -- continue to rain down on Israeli civilian targets, triggering military retaliations. What is Hamas's strategy, toward both Israel and the ordinary Palestinians under its own rule in Gaza? What is the nature and outcome of

It is tempting to view the current violence in Gaza as just another symptom of the greater Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But it is not. The Hamas-sanctioned rockets and the Israeli retaliation are actually at the core of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's inability to move the peace process even one inch