Israel is likely to respond to the Iranian assault, but its main ally, the US, is cautioning against a counter-attack.
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US President Joe Biden’s recent warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has limited Israel’s options in Gaza. And neither of Israel’s war objectives appear to have been met.
Israel has historically made statements and taken actions to placate US anger without always following through. But will Biden’s threat to put conditions on aid force Israel to behave differently?
Though the resolution is binding, it is not enforceable under international law. This leaves the work to international negotiators to hammer out the details of an agreement.
But there is little sign that either side is listening.
Undermining the delicate relations between Israel and Egypt could potentially grant Hamas a strategic political achievement.
The US and UK strikes on the Houthis will have limited impact on the group’s Red Sea attacks – and could cause Middle East tensions to spiral out of control.
Around 50% of those under 30 supported Biden’s policy on Israel, a higher number than other age groups.
A historian of the Middle East examines the decades-old ‘special relationship’ between Israel and the US.
With so many questions left unanswered, there is a growing disconnect between Netanyahu and the Biden administration in the US.
Given its unprecedented scale and nature, could the Israel-Hamas war reshuffle the cards in the U.S. 2024 presidential campaign?
Israel’s intelligence capacities are considered some of the best in the world – but unlike the US, it does not have a central organization coordinating all intelligence.
Recent events have put pressure on the formerly strong relationship between the US and Israel.
Despite claims of defending democracy and shared values, the U.S.-Israel relationship is one of self-interest where the Palestinians pay the price.
A claim about how persecuted Jews were freed from the Soviet Union decades ago relates to how Palestinians might be treated today.
Biden and Trump are like night and day on foreign policy, and American global engagement would change radically under a Biden presidency. But actual Mideast policy might show only cosmetic changes.
An expert of the Israel-Palestine conflict explains the history of Jewish settlements on the West Bank, and why they are so controversial.
The US no longer views Israeli settlements on the West Bank as going against international law. What this means for Palestinians.
Political leverage aside, it’s a major source of water in a parched corner of the world that harbors significant oil deposits.
The US president’s tweet declaring the US would recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian territory was unexpected and will do nothing for regional stability.
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Associate Professor of Politics and International Studies, Centre College
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Provost Associate Professor, American University School of International Service
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Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
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Executive Director, Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Professor, Sociology, Mount Royal University
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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