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Daniel Levy on Palestinian Domestic Politics

From On November 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator, provides seven takeaways from the Gaza ceasefire in the Daily Beast. From Number 5, “Denying Palestinian political realities just got (much, much) harder”:

Let’s keep this short. Hamas-run Gaza in the midst of conflict with Israel has just played host to the [...]

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Dershowitz, Aslan & Perry debate Israel vs. Gaza on CNN

From On November 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Mark Perry — who recently explained that the “chance for calm” has been assassinated by Israel in the past – on the current potential for a ceasefire (via CNN’s transcript):

MARK PERRY, MIDDLE EAST EXPERT: I would have said six hours ago if you had asked me that I [...]

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Yossi Alpher on Israel’s Non-Viable Gaza Strategy

From On November 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Writing in the Daily Beast’s “Open Zion” former Israeli intelligence operative and strategic expert Yossi Alpher offers his thoughts on Israel’s offensive against Hamas targets (an 11-month old is reportedly among the civilian causalities) in the Gaza Strip today:

So why am I worried? First and foremost, because our leadership still has [...]

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Will Disgraced Pres. Ahmadinejad Impede Diplomatic Window of Opportunity with Iran?

From On November 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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US-Iran relations expert Trita Parsi explains why diplomatic headway can be made with Iran in the time period after the US presidential election and before the Iranian election in the Daily Beast’s “Open Zion“:

Between November 8, 2012, and mid-March 2013, a unique opportunity exists to make diplomatic headway [...]

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Bulgaria Bus Bombing: Should Iran be the Only Suspect?

From On July 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Almost immediately after the bombing of a Bulgarian bus filled with Israeli tourists in the resort city of Burgas that killed at least 5 Israelis and injured dozens of people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the perpetrator(s) as having carried out the attack at the behest of Iran.

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