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July 5, 2006

Palestinian Territories
Simon: Crisis Aggravated by Weak Israeli and Palestinian Governments

Steven Simon, a leading Middle East expert, says the crisis over the abduction of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants may drag on for some time because of the "two new and essentially weak go…

Interview by Steven Simon and Bernard Gwertzman

November 16, 2011

Palestinian Territories
Palestinian Diplomacy, Lost at Sea

"Palestinians ponder next step in their statehood bid," said the Los Angeles Times. "Palestinians will keep knocking on U.N.’s door," said Reuters. They will go to the Security Council; or they’ll g…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

September 20, 2012

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Violence, Demonstrations, Evacuations, and Conciliation

Significant Middle East Developments Libya. U.S. deputy secretary of state William Burns flew into Tripoli today to meet with Libyan officials and to attend a ceremony in honor of Ambassador Chris S…

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a public appearance at an anti-U.S. protest in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 17, 2012 (Hasan Shaaban/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

July 20, 2013

United States
Secretary Kerry’s Creative Ambiguity and Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

At the conclusion of his sixth arduous Middle East shuttle Friday night, Secretary of State John Kerry announced the imminent resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington. Kerry’s circ…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman July 19, 2013 (Ngan/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

February 6, 2012

Palestinian Territories
The Doha Palestinian Unity Agreement: Now the Hard Part

Today’s Fatah-Hamas unity agreement announced in Doha marks the latest in a series of unimplemented accords between the two Palestinian adversaries. The two sides announced—again—their intention to u…

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal sit on either side of Qatar's emir sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani during a meeting to sign an agreement in Doha on February 6, 2012 (Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters