International Conflicts

Arab-Israeli Conflict

U.S. Needs to Reset Its Relationship with Egypt

Egypt’s transitional military regime directly challenged the Obama Administration when Egyptian prosecutors announced that 43 people, including 19 Americans, will stand trial for allegedly interfering in Egypt’s internal politics. Read More.

Reexamining U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority

The United States should leverage its aid to convince Palestinians that the only realistic path to a Palestinian state is through direct negotiations leading to a peace treaty with Israel. Read More.

Responding to the U.N. Vote for Palestinian Statehood

This resolution is linked to Palestinian efforts to obtain U.N. membership as a state and to delegitimize Israel. Read More.

The Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace

The Bush Administration in its final days will be sorely tempted to create a "legacy" by rushing to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, the holy grail of the American Presidency. Read More.

End Hamas Hostage Strategy to Bring Peace to Gaza

After hijacking Gaza in a bloody 2007 coup, Hamas, as part of its long term strategy to destroy Israel, has now transformed Gaza into a hellish battlefield. Read More.

The Arab-Israeli conflict has been a source of instability in the Middle East since the birth of Israel in 1948. After a series of wars, Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979 and Jordan followed suit in 1994. Israeli-Palestinian negotiations broke down after the 1993 Oslo accords and many Arab extremists remain committed to destroying Israel.

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