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The prospect of a U.S.-Israel mutual defense treaty looms yet again. Looking at the specifics of other U.S. mutual defense treaties can offer lessons for Israelis curious about the potential benefits and drawbacks of a treaty with the United States.
A controversial decision delivered by the Israeli Supreme Court on May 2 could be an important test case for its ability to withstand political attacks.
Israel routinely limits the space available for fishing next to the Gaza Strip in response to attacks by Hamas. Whether or not this is legal turns on whether Israel is still occupying Gaza under international law.
The group’s new report accuses both Hamas and the Israeli government of committing war crimes regarding an incident in May 2019. But its focus on attack effects as the principal indicator of illegality reinforces a troubling distortion of the law.
Israel is, indeed, in a constitutional crisis.
With the war winding down, Putin's partners in Syria have fewer shared interests.
It's up to the United States to prevent what increasingly seems like an inevitable outcome.
Divergent reports from the U.N. and the Israeli Defense Forces regarding 2018 confrontations on the Israel-Gaza border do little to clear up the blurry distinction between armed conflict and civil unrest.
A slapdash rollout and decision at odds with the international community are an uncomfortable fit for the complex and hotly contested political history of the Golan Heights.
How a recently passed Senate bill fits into the landscape of state-level anti-BDS laws and the legal challenges they face.