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June 30, 2014
Israel
Shaping Israel’s Response to the Killing of the Yeshiva Students
The terrible news today confirming the death of three Israeli Yeshiva students abducted eighteen days ago in the West Bank forces Israeli and Palestinian leaders to confront some very difficult decis…
November 1, 2011
United States
UNESCO and After: Multiple Wrongs Won’t Secure Rights
General view of the leaders' forum room during the 36th session of UNESCO's General Conference in Paris on October 26, 2011 (Benoit Tessier/Courtesy Reuters). The vote by UNESCO to admit Palestine a…
September 28, 2010
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Crisis Point in Israeli-Palestinian Talks
If Israelis and Palestinians can’t reach an accommodation on settlement construction, talks will end and credibility on all sides--including that of the Obama administration--will suffer, says CFR’s …
September 19, 2013
United States
This Week: Syria, Iran, and Israeli-Palestinian Diplomacy; Violence in Egypt
Syria. Diplomats in New York appeared stymied in their efforts to craft a new United Nations Security resolution calling for the removal of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. The Security Council bega…
December 29, 2008
Palestinian Territories
Israel-Palestinian Crisis Explodes onto Obama’s Agenda
Steven A. Cook, CFR’s leading Middle East expert, says the latest attacks by Israel against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were "not surprising" given the renewed rocket attacks on southern Israel f…