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Netanyahu has failed to form a government, sending Israelis back to the voting booth
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to form a government by a midnight deadline, forcing a brand-new round of elections in September. The development comes ba...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The Knowns and Unknowns of What’s Happening With Iran
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“Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Shanahan's Mattis test
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The Trump administration’s saber-rattling at Iran has skeptics of military action concerned about the inexperience of acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan — and whether he ca...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Israel, Saudi Arabia and Trump aides want confrontation with Iran. Will Trump listen?
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President Donald Trump campaigned on promises to extract the United States from wars in the Middle East. But his national security adviser, Republicans in Congress and trusted...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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War With Iran Forthcoming? Most Experts Say They Don’t Think So
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It’s been an intense couple of weeks in the triangle of the United States, Iran and the European Union. The immediate trigger is the one-year mark since US President Donald Tr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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US sends missile system and ship to Gulf
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The United States says it's ready to defend its forces and interests in the Gulf, as tensions with Iran escalate. The Pentagon is sending an additional navy ship and a patriot...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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As America and Iran act tough, the risk of conflict is growing
“The worst deal ever negotiated,” was President Donald Trump’s view of Barack Obama’s signature diplomatic achievement: a deal that placed strict limits on Iran’s nuclear prog...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Iranian threats led to White House’s deployment announcement, U.S. officials sayi
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Tension between the United States and Iran rose Monday as Tehran indicated it may curtail its full cooperation with a landmark nuclear agreement and the Trump administration s...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Saudi Arms Deal Languishes as a Rebuke of Trump and the Kingdom
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The Trump administration has few options to move forward on a $2 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia that Congress is leveraging to censure the U.S. ally for alleged human right...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump peace package for Middle East likely to stop short of Palestinian statehood
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President Trump’s proposal for a “deal of the century” to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict promises practical improvements in the lives of Palestinians but is likely to stop ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terror group could jeopardize U.S. troops
The White House was looking to shake things up when it designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization. It worked. “American terrorists killed...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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No Matter What Happens In 2020, Trump And Netanyahu Will Keep Their Big Win
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As Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to begin his fifth term as prime minister of Israel — after working with an openly racist party and promising an unprecedented seizure of land ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Netanyahu can thank populist leaders around the world for his victory, including Trump
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Despite what can only be described as a bruising year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to hold on to power after Tuesday’s elections in his country. Even ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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5 things to know about one of Israel’s most important elections in decades
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Israelis head to the polls Tuesday in what could be the most consequential election in decades. Right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, who has spent a total of ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Dateline Washington: Between Peace, Washington and Israel’s Elections
It was nearly impossible to walk in the hallways outside the House Foreign Affairs Committee this Wednesday without being asked about the upcoming elections in Israel. Members...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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By recognizing Golan, Trump seen ‘solving’ a problem that doesn’t exist
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Less than a decade ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was waist-deep in serious negotiations with Syria for the return of the Golan Heights in exchange for peace. But aft...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump's Latest Tweet Could Hand the Election to Netanyahu in Israel
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With a single tweet, President Donald Trump turned what was once a right-wing Israeli fantasy into reality with his announcement that it was time for the U.S. to recognize Isr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How Trump's Golan decision will further frustrate Mideast peace process
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Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomed the step, former US diplomats and peace process veterans say they saw little near-term security benefit, and ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How will Netanyahu’s legal woes affect U.S.-Israeli relations and peace efforts?
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Even as likely indictments hang over Benjamin Netanyahu and imperil his political career, the embattled Israeli prime minister is receiving the enthusiastic endorsement of his...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S. ally Turkey looks to Russia and Iran to protect its interests
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As Trump administration officials presided over the second day of an international conference in Warsaw dominated by calls to ratchet up pressure on Iran, one longtime U.S. al...
By Ilan Goldenberg
