How to reverse the trend of the US distancing
Various global developments are weakening American influence in the Middle East, and China is filling the vacuum. This is bad news for Israel. To help the Americans help us, the government must
Israel needs a strategic alliance with the US
Last week’s Knesset vote repealing parts of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement Law reflects the ruling coalition’s intoxication with power and jeopardizes the stability of the strategic alliance between
Netanyahu Has Made Israel a U.S. Adversary
As concern in Washington is growing over Israel’s anti-democratic turn, new questions are arising about the underlying strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship. Such a reflection is welcome,
Israel’s government needs to heed US warnings
The recent visit of United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel will be remembered mostly for exposing US criticism of Israeli government policy, moving it from behind closed doors
Biden’s Israel visit reiterates his views on the two state solution
In a speech delivered during his visit to the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, President Joe Biden referred to his family’s Irish background, drawing parallels between the Irish and
Biden’s America Is Returning to the Red Sea Basin
Much has been said about U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week in the context of the war in Ukraine and the preservation of the United States’ standing in the
Biden’s America is returning to the Red Sea Basin
Much has been said about U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week in the context of the war in Ukraine and the preservation of the United States’ standing in the
There’s uncertainty in Israel and within the Palestinian Authority. The US’s stabilizing role is critical more than ever.
Just months ago, it seemed that the Joe Biden administration’s global priorities were all set—from strategic competition with China to addressing Putin’s emboldened Russia. However, the Middle
President Biden’s Visit To Israel: Insights and Implications
On July 6, 2022, Mitvim hosted a webinar to discuss U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. The panelists discussed a wide range of issues that
President Biden’s Visit To Israel: Insights and Implications
On July 6, 2022, Mitvim hosted a webinar to discuss U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. The panelists discussed a wide range of issues that
Biden should bolster a Palestinian political horizon
When US President Joe Biden visits Israel and the PA in mid-July, he will meet a caretaker Israeli prime minister and a Palestinian leader who has lost his legitimacy. This is clearly far from
The road to alliance in the Middle East is through Washington
The nuclear deal now brewing in Vienna places Israel and the countries of the Middle East in a much worse position than they were in 2015 when the previous agreement was signed. Iran has since
