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Pursuing Peace Amid Pessimism

By Daniel Levy

If the emerging Washington consensus is to be believed, then here is the Middle East peace conundrum waiting to greet the new Obama administration: Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is more than ever a strategic priority for the United States, but it also seems more difficult to achieve now, perhaps even unattainable in the foreseeable future.Read More


Civil War in Gaza Isn’t in Israel’s Interests

By Daniel Levy

When a bomb exploded in the Shaja’iyyah district of Gaza last month, killing four Hamas operatives and a 5-year-old girl, Hamas blamed Fatah, and moved violently against its remaining Gazan enclaves. Fatah forces then pursued retribution against Hamas in the West Bank. Another round of intra-Palestinian conflict and bloodletting ensued, with the leading pro-Fatah family in Gaza, the Hilles clan, fleeing to Israel in the hopes of making it to the West Bank.Read More


Grasp the Promise of Annapolis

By Daniel Levy

Even the most hardened of Middle East cynics could be excused for momentarily feeling a fluttering of hope after witnessing the scenes at this week’s peace conference in Annapolis, Md.Read More


Quit the Canard That American Policy Advances Israeli Security

By Daniel Levy

Rejection of hubris has become the defining characteristic of the post-Lebanon war mood and debate in Israel. That is understandable.Read More



     

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