A strong deal would build in real penalties for going back to war: automatic, reversible costs that fall on anyone who restarts the fighting.
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President Donald Trump has talked of a potential role for Syrian forces in fighting Hezbollah – a move that would raise alarm in Lebanon.
The Israeli prime minister has a long history of irritating American leaders.
The search for peace in the Middle East is putting a strain on relations between the two leaders.
Israeli nuclear expert Avner Cohen talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how Israel has been allowed to continue with its nuclear ambiguity.
The Israeli prime minister has to navigate complicated domestic politics with his aim of destroying Hamas and the need to keep the US on side.
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are taking credit for the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. It is expected to take effect one day before Biden leaves office.
The US has given military aid to Israel since the 1960s, backed by both domestic and regional strategic interests, including containing Iran.
The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.
Israel is likely to respond to the Iranian assault, but its main ally, the US, is cautioning against a counter-attack.
US President Joe Biden’s recent warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has limited Israel’s options in Gaza. And neither of Israel’s war objectives appear to have been met.
Israel has historically made statements and taken actions to placate US anger without always following through. But will Biden’s threat to put conditions on aid force Israel to behave differently?
Though the resolution is binding, it is not enforceable under international law. This leaves the work to international negotiators to hammer out the details of an agreement.
But there is little sign that either side is listening.
Undermining the delicate relations between Israel and Egypt could potentially grant Hamas a strategic political achievement.
The US and UK strikes on the Houthis will have limited impact on the group’s Red Sea attacks – and could cause Middle East tensions to spiral out of control.
Around 50% of those under 30 supported Biden’s policy on Israel, a higher number than other age groups.
A historian of the Middle East examines the decades-old ‘special relationship’ between Israel and the US.
With so many questions left unanswered, there is a growing disconnect between Netanyahu and the Biden administration in the US.
Given its unprecedented scale and nature, could the Israel-Hamas war reshuffle the cards in the U.S. 2024 presidential campaign?
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Associate Professor of Politics and International Studies, Centre College
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Professor, Islam and Global Affairs, University of Delaware
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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