... more distant than ever, though global views of the conflict are shifting. © 2024 by The Regents of the University of California 2024 Gaza Israel Palestine Israeli-Palestinian conflict Hamas Hezbollah Lebanon Iran “[P]rofoundly different understandings of what led up...

...Dana El Kurd Diplomatic normalization between Israel and Arab states, most recently in the 2020 Abraham Accords, has been hailed as a mutually beneficial form of peacemaking. But these “peace deals” often result in repression of Arab public support for the Palestinian cause, while reinforcing...

...Yael Berda This article delineates the relations between the judicial overhaul launched by Israel’s right-wing government in 2023 and the mechanisms of Israel’s control over Palestinians, demonstrating that they are two parts of a regime change. The essay traces a series of changes in Israel’s...

...William F. S. Miles The Druze, despite being a small minority faith group, have long survived in a challenging region, thanks in part to a doctrine of deference to whatever state they live in. In the past few years, however, the three largest Druze populations—in Israel, Lebanon, and Syria—have...

...Louis Fishman These two minority communities have to work within the confines of ethnonationalist states that question their right to participate in the political system. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Turkey Israel...

... of California Shibley Telhami Donald Trump Middle East foreign policy Islamic State diplomacy unilateralism Jerusalem Palestinians Israel Saudi Arabia Iran nuclear agreement PERSPECTIVE Trump s Reckless Middle East Gambles SHIBLEY TELHAMI 359 In recent decades, the inevitable changes...

... of California Nicole Hirt Africa North Africa Horn Africa migration human trafficking refugees Libya Sudan Eritrea Ethiopia European Union Spain Italy Israel authoritarian rulers Muammar el-Qaddafi Omar al-Bashir 175 In the long run, a policy whose main focus is on improving so...

... Africa climate change adaptation renewable energy drought water resources floods agriculture population growth migration Paris Agreement Morocco Egypt Israel 348 The degree to which states are tolerant of local-level initiatives and mobilization will become only more important...

...Nathan J. Brown The most significant development is not in the occupation itself but in the collapse of all attempts to devise alternatives. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Nathan Brown Israel Palestinians West Bank Gaza...

... An international chronology of events in October, country by country, day by day. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Spain Argentina Austria China Iraq Kenya Japan Turkey Israel Palestinians THE MONTH IN REVIEW...

... of California Dov Waxman Israel democracy intolerance extremism Knesset Palestinians West Bank settlements Jewish state Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu illiberal PERSPECTIVE Israel has long proudly proclaimed itself to be the sole democracy in the Middle East, and its supporters around...

... of the University of California Fiona Adamson globalization diasporas diaspora politics Eritrea Iraq Kurds India Sri Lanka Tigers Tamil Eeelam Irish-Americans American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC Mexico Mexican-Americans A few decades ago, there was little interest...

... an even greater military advantage over the Iranians than they already enjoy. In contrast, Israel endorsed a US lobbying cam- paign by a number of pro-Israel groups to defeat the agreement through congressional action. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the US Congress in March 2015, openly...

... security conflict collaboration new space race Europe ESA Pakistan india china Israel satellites debris pollution regulation traffic iridium cold war military asteroid mining disarmament isotopes station international cooperation comprehensive test ban ariane tiangong-1...

... of the University of California Ami Pedahzur Israel settler Zionist Zionism settlement Palestinian conflict impunity fundamentalist jewish jew Netanyahu begin prime minister policy facts ground victory intifada rockets hamas land siege occupied gaza territories 350 The visions...

... of California Augustus Richard Norton Obama middle east headache Syria Iraq Iran allies policy hallmark revolution uprising qaddafi mccain critic isis isil Islamic state airstrikes campaign arab security council Netanyahu israel apartheid Kerry Saudi PERSPECTIVE...

... , by Shibley Telhami . Basic Books , 2013 . © 2013 Current History. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents of the University of California William Finan Shibley Telhami Arab public opinion Egypt Saudi Arabia Lebanon Morocco Jordan United Arab Emirates Turkey Israel Palestinians...

... The Regents of the University of California Gönül Tol Turkey Middle East Arab Spring Syria Iraq Kurds Israel Islam democracy trade Tunisia Egypt Libya 350 The success of Turkey s democratic experiment and its economic model of high productivity and export-led growth have contributed...

...Nathan J. Brown The drama of international diplomacy has only obscured an ongoing, steady erosion of statehood as a focus of Palestinian aspirations. Nathan Brown Palestine Israel United States Mahmoud Abbas United Nations West Bank Gaza Strip Oslo Accords Hamas © 2011 Current...

... Bruce Riedel Middle East Iran United States Pakistan Israel Israeli Defense Force Hezbollah Ayatollah Khomeini Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 370 Iran s acquisition of a nuclear weapons capability . . . will be destabilizing and unsettling. But it will not transform the fundamental...