PLAYING WITH FIRE
Two countries that have long clashed are tempting fate with escalations that could soon spiral well beyond their borders.
Neri Zilber is a journalist on Middle East politics and an adjunct fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM
On Sunday, Israel became the first country to begin administering a third “booster” shot of the COVID-19 vaccine to a portion of its population.
‘FULL FORCE’
As Gaza faces its second week of attacks and surging casualties, Israeli officials claim that Palestinian authorities are inflating civilian death tolls.
MAYHEM
Monday saw an onslaught of violence between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in the Holy Land—but officials warn that this may just be the tip of the iceberg.
BACK TO NORMAL?
There was drinking in the streets and people hanging out around tables in a, well, dare we say, normal way?
CRISES AT HOME
Netanyahu got his White House photo op with Trump, but few believe Israel’s sudden peace deals will save the PM from the crises engulfing him at home.
FAREWELL TO AN ICON
‘Chris was simultaneously the most glamorous and adventurous person who’d ever walked among us.’
STUD POKER
The way an alleged gangster retrieved his stallion tells us a lot about vital Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation now threatened by plans to annex parts of the West Bank.
THE RULE OF THREES
Israel's longest serving prime minister looked like he was down for the count after a third inconclusive election. But no. Here's how he outmaneuvered his rivals.
SOMETHING PHISHY
Terrorists used to use women (real or imagined) to lure Israeli soldiers to their doom. Now what they're after is the soldiers' phones.