Why Israel looks set for an early general election
With no significant challengers, Israel's Likud prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu faces the prospect of being the longest-serving prime minister since Ben-Gurion
Israel / Palestine
What drives US policy in the MENA – podcast series
Three views on US policy in the Middle East – from Jeremy Shapiro, Professor Juan Cole, and Ambassador Charles Freeman – based on three new ECFR podcasts
US policy in the Middle East part 3 – Ambassador Charles Freeman
In the third of three podcasts on US foreign policy in the Middle East, Ambassador Charles Freeman argues that Obama's foreign policy lacks a…
US policy in the Middle East part 2 – Professor Juan Cole
In the second of three podcasts looking at US foreign policy in the Middle East, we hear from Professor Juan Cole, who explains why…
US policy in the Middle East part 1 – Jeremy Shapiro
In the first of three podcasts on US policy in the Middle East, Jeremy Shapiro explains why foreign policy is in thrall to US…
Palestinian options at the United Nations and the International Court of Justice
President Mahmoud Abbas might want to consider asking the UN General Assembly to seek advice from the International Court of Justice
What Palestinians can expect from Europe
As European publics become more sympathetic to Palestine, the Palestinian leadership needs to renew its advocacy
16 Oct
Coffee Morning with Charles Shamas
A look at international law in the Israeli-Palestinian context
Gaza reconstruction: The new Israeli strategy
Blockade to ease, with severe oversight of rebuilding materials by Israel in what is basically an upgrade of Strip’s prison status
1 Oct
Breakfast discussion on ramifications of Gaza War
A talk on the Israel-Gaza conflict and the continuing impasse in political discussions