A new coalition of religious hard-liners with ties to President Bush seeks to scuttle any plans for dividing Jerusalem between Israelis and Palestinians.
By Gregory Levey Dec 13, 2007
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Palestinians have flooded into Egypt en masse since militants blew open a border wall. Is it a blessing in disguise for Israel?
By Pierre Heumann
January 28, 2008
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President Bush's peace summit for Israelis and Palestinians ignores a painful truth -- one that we are already living in the Middle East.
By Aluf Benn
November 26, 2007
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In a Sunday morning interview, the cheerful conservative muffs an easy foreign-policy exam.
By Walter Shapiro
November 25, 2007
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Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely.
By Gregory Levey
October 9, 2007
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Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters.
By Aluf Benn
June 20, 2007
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Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud.
By Christoph Schult
June 19, 2007
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Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East.
By Gregory Levey
February 15, 2007
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Tensions are rising between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens -- and could affect the chances for peace, or wider war, in the Middle East.
By Gregory Levey
January 29, 2007
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A new alliance, including financier George Soros and former Bill Clinton advisor Jeremy Ben-Ami, aims to take on the powerful lobbyist group AIPAC -- and reshape U.S. policy.
By Gregory Levey
December 19, 2006
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Should I sacrifice the job for the boyfriend, or sacrifice the boyfriend for the job -- or can I have both?
By Cary Tennis
December 14, 2006
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A Christian-Palestinian microbrewery is defying the hardships of occupation -- and perhaps Hamas' vision for an alcohol-free Islamic state.
By Rachel Shabi
September 27, 2006
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Israel continues building a mammoth barrier in the name of border security. Opponents charge that it's carving more land for Jewish settlements -- and assaulting Palestinians' human rights.
By Rachel Shabi
September 18, 2006
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Far from bringing stability, Ehud Olmert's plan to draw Israel's final borders would destroy the Palestinian dream of self-determination and ignite more conflict.
By Sandy Tolan
May 23, 2006
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Ariel Sharon's split with the Likud, and the rise of Labor leader Amir Peretz, have turned Israeli politics upside down. Will the new order help bring peace with the Palestinians?
By Aluf Benn
November 22, 2005
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It's Ambiguity Week! Plus: Orthodox Hasidim, Palestinian suicide bombers and the weirdest good film of the year.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 27, 2005
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For Palestinians, the baffling Israeli withdrawal is a milestone -- but their future is still shrouded in uncertainty.
By Daoud Kuttab
August 18, 2005
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Right-wing protesters screamed and threw stones, but the machinery of disengagement is grinding on. A report from the front lines of Israel's historic withdrawal.
By Rebecca Sinderbrand
August 17, 2005
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When Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip in August, Palestinians will contend with a society shattered by occupation and the powerlessness of its own leadership.
By Carolin Emcke
July 22, 2005
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Why the so-called road map to peace ultimately may lead to a dead end: irreconcilable demographics.
By Mark Follman
April 18, 2005
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Is the biggest threat to the peace process, and to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, now from his own people?
By Mark Follman
April 11, 2005
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A solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is possible -- but only if the president is willing to confront Ariel Sharon. If history is a guide, he won't.
By Gary Kamiya
February 9, 2005
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Just talking about withdrawing from Gaza, which even Ariel Sharon doesn't want, has traumatized Israel. What will happen when the real prize -- the West Bank -- is on the table?
By Aluf Benn
January 5, 2005
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The PLO leader's legacy is rife with violence and failure. Yet his central achievement is undeniable: He kept alive the idea that a Palestinian people existed.
By Gary Kamiya
November 11, 2004
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As life in the occupied territories becomes ever more hellish, Palestinians are openly expressing anger at their incompetent leadership.
By Walid Batrawi
August 13, 2004
The right wing's Jerusalem gambit
Egypt's Gaza nightmare
The real two-state solution
Mike Huckabee's Middle East miscue
Israel's rising right wing
Spinning the disaster in Gaza
"Hamastan" vs. "Fatahstan"
Israel's surge of despair
Israel's Arab problem hits home
The other Israel lobby
West Bank or U.S.? Boyfriend or job? Seeking two-state solution
West Bank beer fest
Up against the wall
No to Israeli unilateralism
Israel's political earthquake
Beyond the Multiplex
Eyeless in Gaza
Showdown in Gaza
Is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unsolvable?
Peace in the Middle East: Now it's up to Bush
How Yasser Arafat will go down in history
Letter From Ramallah
War Room
Broadsheet
How the World Works