Two-state Solution

In the Middle East, putting out burning fires is a priority. Larger positive accomplishments are impossible as long as the bloodshed continues. However, avoiding the endless igniting and reigniting of...

Michael Walzer is universally regarded—and rightly so—as the preeminent explicator of just war moral philosophy; no serious analysis of this topic can fail to acknowledge Walzer’s classic 1977 book, Just...

A year has passed since the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, 2023—an event that has fundamentally altered the trajectory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and shattered long-held assumptions. This surprise...

These are hopeful days for Mahmoud Abbas. Despite his persistent aspirations to be a global statesman, the ailing octogenarian chairman of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has long played a marginal...

Amid the horrors of the war in Gaza, a better future awaits the Middle East. A grand bargain is on offer that would establish diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and...

The protests that we see unfolding on American college campuses are both understandable and worrying. It is understandable because there is nothing more natural than to see young people express their...

For a long time, I’ve been having a debate with my friends in the Israeli peace camp. Frustrated in the post-Oslo era over their failure to change the prevalent skepticism...

Hamas commits the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Hundreds of civilians from Gaza actively participate in the slaughter. Spontaneous celebrations erupt from Khan Yunis to Ramallah. Washington’s preferred...

Let’s be clear from the outset: a two-state outcome could be the solution—perhaps even the most desirable—to the fraught Israeli-Palestinian issue. However, its success or failure may hinge on context...

There is a long list of reasons why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should resign from office and retire from political life, starting with his 2019 indictment on charges of...

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a post-Gaza War Palestinian state spurred a predictable global response—with UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres calling it “unacceptable,” President Joe Biden reiterating support...

The intense fighting in Gaza following the October 7 attack by Hamas is still ongoing. More than 130 Israeli hostages are still being held by Hamas, and the heavy toll...