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Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sits with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) before a dinner at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem March 9, 2010. Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS)

Order from Chaos

Can Biden pivot to normalcy in the Middle East?

Natan Sachs

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Israeli and American flags stand during the final rehearsal for the ceremony to welcome U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of his visit to Israel, at Ben Gurion International airport, in Lod near Tel Aviv, Israel July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Order from Chaos

It’s risky for Biden to go to the Middle East

Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

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How to understand Israel and Saudi Arabia’s secretive relationship

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Monday, July 11, 2022

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UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, speaks during the opening ceremony of the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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The emergence of GCC-Israel relations in a changing Middle East

Omar Rahman

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

April 6, 2019 - Hebron, Palestine: A Palestinian man walks in front of the Cave of the Patriarchs in the part of the old city controlled by Jewish settlers under the protection of the Israeli militaryScene de la vie quotidienne dans la vieille ville d'Hebron, dont une partie est controlee par des colons juifs sous la protection de l'armee israelienne.NO USE FRANCE

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The ‘state-plus’ framework: A confederal solution for Israel-Palestine

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

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Israel in the Middle East: The next two decades

Natan Sachs and Kevin Huggard

November 2020

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The other tribe: Israel’s Russian-speaking community and how it is changing the country

Lily Galili

Monday, September 21, 2020

To combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, covid-19, the Trackvirus application has been developed in Israel to consult in real time the routes taken by infected people. Monday April 13, 2020.Pour lutter contre la propagation de la pandemie du coronavirus, covid-19, l'application Trackvirus a ete develope en israel pour consulter en temps reel les itineraires emprunte par les personnes infectees. Lundi 13 Avril 2020.NO USE FRANCE

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Digital contact tracing and the coronavirus: Israeli and comparative perspectives

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August 2020

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris offers condolences to United Arab Emirates' President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan after the death of UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2022. United Arab Emirates Ministry of Presidential Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Biden’s difficult task: Reviving US partnerships in the Middle East

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, July 8, 2022

Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel Yair Lapid (C) and Israeli Prime minister Naftali Bennet (2nd R) shake hands following the government dissolving vote session at the Israeli Knesset. Yair Lapid is to take over from Bennett as head of government until a new government is in office. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

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Episode V: Israel’s caretaker

Natan Sachs

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Israeli President Isaac Herzog reviews the Cypriot President Honour Guard in Nicosia during an official meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 2, 2022. Iakovos Hatzistavrou/Pool via REUTERS

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President Herzog’s visit to Ankara: A first step in normalizing Turkey-Israel relations?

Kemal Kirişci and Dan Arbell

Monday, March 7, 2022

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New polls: Democrats say Biden and members of Congress lean toward Israel more than they do

Can Biden pivot to normalcy in the Middle East?

It’s risky for Biden to go to the Middle East

How to understand Israel and Saudi Arabia’s secretive relationship

Reports

The emergence of GCC-Israel relations in a changing Middle East

The ‘state-plus’ framework: A confederal solution for Israel-Palestine

Israel in the Middle East: The next two decades

The other tribe: Israel’s Russian-speaking community and how it is changing the country

Digital contact tracing and the coronavirus: Israeli and comparative perspectives

Blog Posts

Biden’s difficult task: Reviving US partnerships in the Middle East

Episode V: Israel’s caretaker

President Herzog’s visit to Ankara: A first step in normalizing Turkey-Israel relations?

Events

Kissinger in the Middle East

President Jimmy Carter and the Middle East: Reexamining his legacy forty years later

The Middle East and the new US administration

Related Books

Camp David

The Lingering Conflict

The Lingering Conflict

Experts

Natan Sachs

Director - Center for Middle East Policy

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

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