Middle East Ticker
With New Ceasefire, Assad Regime Looks to Israel-Syria Border
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jul 10, 2018, 10:00 AM
New Ceasefire Reached between Rebels and Regime in Southwest Syria
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Turkish and Russian Offensives Drive New Surge in Fighting in Syria
J. Dana Stuster Wed, Feb 7, 2018, 9:20 AM
Turkey and Russia Bombard Syrian Towns
Middle East Ticker
Iran Protests Subside after Wave of Arrests
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jan 9, 2018, 1:00 PM
After More Than a Thousand Arrests, Protests Subside in Iran
Israel-Palestine
The Last Palestinian: An Interview with Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon
J. Dana Stuster Wed, Sep 6, 2017, 11:30 AM
Mahmoud Abbas will be remembered as a transformative figure in Palestinian politics. He was a driving force in reaching the Oslo Accords and in standing up the Palestinian Authority, and has overseen the tumultuous 13 years since the death of Fatah founder and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat. Abbas has always lacked the notoriety of Arafat, and despite being president of the Palestinian Authority for more than a decade and a key figure in the peace process for decades more, there’s never been an English-language biography of the man until now.
Middle East Ticker
Temple Mount Protests Wind Down, New Ceasefire in Libya Complicates Peace Effort, Hajj Gets Caught in Gulf Crisis, and Lebanon’s PM Makes Pitch in DC
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Aug 1, 2017, 11:00 AM
Relative Calm Returns to Temple Mount
Omphalos
Reflections on the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Paul Rosenzweig Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 8:30 AM
In mid-December, I had the pleasure of joining a distinguished group of national security law scholars on an Academic Exchange to Israel and the West Bank. There is much to learn from such a trip and I will leave for another time most of it (for example, the fascinating discussion of how Israel's military targeting rules have been refined by technology).
Omphalos
Does Obama Really Have a November Surprise Planned for Israel and the Palestinians?
Dan Arbell Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 3:59 PM
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Markaz.
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International Law
Security Council Members Receive Briefing on Allegations Against Israel
David Bosco Fri, May 6, 2016, 3:01 PM
UN Security Council members are holding an informal meeting today on protecting Palestinian civilians from war crimes. Security Council Report offers this background on the session:
Israel-Palestine
Israel Imperiled: An Overview of Threats to the Jewish State
Tamara Cofman Wittes Fri, May 6, 2016, 2:16 PM
Editor’s Note: This post is adapted from testimony offered before the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.
Israel-Palestine
The Power of Dissent
Elena Chachko Fri, Apr 8, 2016, 7:31 AM
The Supreme Court of Israel continues to restrain the Israeli government’s use of home demolitions for counterterrorism purposes. In two new decisions the Court annulled orders to demolish or seal the homes of perpetrators of recent terrorist attacks.