Israel

  • May 15, 2017
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Trump’s Israel visit will show peace process problems

The Israeli prime minister is pushing for a US Embassy move to Jerusalem

Israel
  • May 12, 2017
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah will focus on Syria, not Israel

Shia leader Hassan Nasrallah’s latest speech contained sweeteners for sectarian rivals

Lebanon
  • May 9, 2017
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Egypt’s foreign policy will be a balancing act

Cairo’s anti-Islamism jars with chief backer Saudi Arabia, but brings it closer to the United Arab Emirates and Russia

Egypt
  • May 3, 2017
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Trump’s Middle East commitments will split from talk

The White House claims a break with old US policy to usher in the “ultimate deal” of an Israeli-Palestinian peace

United States
  • May 2, 2017
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Israel’s judicial review will weaken

The Supreme Court is coming under increasing pressure from right-wing nationalist and religious politicians

Israel
  • Apr 26, 2017
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German-Israeli relations will withstand diplomatic row

Netanyahu's abrupt cancellation of a meeting with the German foreign minister is unlikely to damage ties permanently

Germany
  • Apr 19, 2017
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Israel will crack down on Palestinian hunger strikers

Palestinian security prisoners have launched a mass hunger strike to demand better conditions

Israel
  • Apr 4, 2017
  • 7 min read

Tensions on the Israel-Syria-Lebanon border will rise

Israel has completed the final layer in its missile defence shield

Israel