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Israel’s Netanyahu Is Indicted Amid Political Gridlock
Natan Sachs, Kevin Huggard Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 11:38 AM
The indictment could split his party and avert a third round of elections.
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The Trump Administration’s Worrying New Policy on Israeli Settlements
Scott R. Anderson Thu, Nov 21, 2019, 9:23 AM
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that the United States will “no longer recognize Israeli settlements as per se inconsistent with international law”—a major break from U.S. practice.
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A Mutual Defense Treaty With the United States—A Complicated Proposition for Israel
Liron Libman Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 9:09 AM
Amidst the chaos of U.S. and Israeli politics, it may be difficult to remember that less than four weeks ago President Trump tweeted that he had reached an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss a mutual defense treaty between the United States and Israel. The idea of such a treaty has come up time and again over the years. The U.S.
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Incendiary Balloons: A National Security Lawyer’s Witness to War Crimes
Matthew J. Aiesi Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 8:00 AM
Since the beginning of May 2019, violence has increased between Israel and militants in Gaza.
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Freedom to Grieve: On the Israeli Supreme Court Decision of Combatants for Peace v. Minister of Defense
Tamar Hostovsky Brandes, Idit Shafran Gittleman Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:59 AM
In the past few years, the Israeli Supreme Court has been a target of political attacks, mostly from conservative circles, which claim that it prefers universal human rights over national values. These groups have made calls to curb the court’s authority and power.
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Is Limiting the Gaza Fishing Zone Collective Punishment?
Liron Libman Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 8:02 AM
Escalations in the armed conflict between Israel, Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip tend to follow a familiar pattern. Often, following the shooting of rockets or the launching of incendiary balloons from Gaza to Israel, the Israeli government will constrain the space available for fishing next to Gaza’s shores. When matters become calmer, the fishing zone is extended.
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Trump’s Economic Proposal Is an Opportunity in Disguise
Omar H. Rahman Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 8:30 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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The Flawed Human Rights Watch Report on Gaza
Geoffrey S. Corn, Rachel E. VanLandingham Wed, Jun 26, 2019, 2:56 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently released a report accusing both Hamas and the Israeli government of committing war crimes regarding an incident in May 2019. During these hostilities, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck 350 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza after those groups launched roughly 690 rocket attacks into Israel. HRW’s report claims that both sides unlawfully attacked civilians during the hostilities.
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How Trump’s Approach to the Middle East Ignores the Past, the Future, and the Human Condition
Shibley Telhami Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 8:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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Crossing a Cyber Rubicon? Overreactions to the IDF’s Strike on the Hamas Cyber Facility
Robert Chesney Mon, May 6, 2019, 2:27 PM
Amid a massive exchange of rocket fire and airstrikes between Israel and both Hamas and Islamic Jihad this weekend, Hamas attempted a cyber operation against an unspecified civilian target in Israel. The operation failed, and in its aftermath the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike that destroyed the building housing Hamas’s cyber capability. Some observers are citing the incident as an important—and perhaps dangerous—precedent. Others are questioning the legality of the strike itself. Both these views are misplaced.
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