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In what proved to be a snapshot of professional views of the Arab-Israeli conflict on the eve of war, Georgetown University adjunct professor and Middle East Institute (MEI) senior fellow Khaled Elgindy concluded that the "Arab world is sort of washing
Trump touted the Abraham Accords as a 'new dawn' for the Middle East. 9 months later, Gaza erupted. Courtney Subramanian, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON– As a fragile cease-fire holds between Israel and Hamas militants, diplomatic talks are underway to take account of the rubble left behind and how to pave a new path forward on peace talks. But the 11-day Israel-Gaza conflict has tested the limits of Trump-era accords that had ushered in a geopolitical shift in the Middle East, promising the of peace. Former President Donald Trump hailed his Abraham Accord...
Biden Is Boxed In on Israel-Gaza, Able Only to Urge a Cease-Fire Bloomberg 10 hrs ago Nick Wadhams © Getty Images via Bloomberg Biden Is Boxed In on Israel-Gaza, Able Only to Urge a Cease-Fire (Bloomberg) -- After days of declining to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, President Joe Biden reversed course. Whether it makes a difference on the battlefield is another matter. Biden’s decision to show “support for a cease-fire” in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday signaled that the U.S. was looking fo...
May 19, 2021 Biden’s decision to show “support for a cease-fire” in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday signaled that the U.S. was looking for more public ways to stop the fighting. But his statement — expressing support for a halt to the deadly warfare but not demanding one outright — showed the limits of U.S. power and Biden’s wariness of applying too much public pressure on Israel. The role of Hamas — the Palestinian Authority rival that runs Gaza and is labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S., the European Union and others — makes ...
Brief Analysis Has the two-year quiet between Israel and Hamas ended, and will violence spill into the West Bank? Join us for an expert webcast to explore the situation and what Washington can do to help de-escalate the situation. Watch live starting at 12:00 noon EDT on Friday, May 14, 2021. Amid days of tensions in Jerusalem, mass rocket launches by Hamas, and widespread violence encompassing Tel Aviv, Gaza, and other areas, many are wondering what caused this resurgence in conflict and where it might lead. Has the two-year quiet between Israel and Hamas ended, and will the violence spill o...