Outside the Beltway

Hamas gets rewarded for its crimes.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

The timing is not auspicious.

A high-stakes move.

What does “complete victory” look like?

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

The killing goes on.

A roundup of news and opinon.

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

The Netanyahu government is facing massive strikes and protests over its latest authoritarian moves.

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

This time: some multi-party examples.

Israel’s long national nightmare is over. Or is it?

A reckless campaign of violence has now targeted American journalists.

Thousands of centrifuges have been destroyed.

Iran’s top nuclear facility is offline again.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu easily survived a challenge for leadership of the Likud Party.

Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a challenge for the leadership of the party he’s headed for more than a decade.

Having failed to form governments after two successive elections, Israel is headed for a third election inside of a year.

After a year of controversy and investigation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicated on charges of fraud and bribery.

Blue & White Party Leader Benny Gantz was unable to form a new government, throwing Israel into another political crisis.

Reversing decades of policy, the Trump Administration reversed decades of policy on settlements in disputed territory.

After a close election, Benjamin Netanyahu has given up on his effort to form a government.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is getting the first shot at forming a new government. Whether he’ll succeed or not is another story.

With election results showing his Likud Party falling short of a majority, Benjamin Netanyahu is joining his chief rival in vallsfor a unity government. Getting there would be complicated, though,

Well that didn’t take long.

As many expected, the initial returns from the Israeli elections are too close to call.

Faced with an election next week, Israel’s Prime Minister is pushing a settlement plan that would be an utter disaster.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s actions toward two Democratic Congresswomen,seemingly at the bidding of President Trump, is the latest example of the growing partisan divide over policy toward Israel.

After urging from President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has barred two Muslim-American Congressmen from visiting Israel. It is a foolish and outrageous decision.

Iran announced that it was exceeding another limitation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, upping the already tense situation in the Persian Gulf

Realistically, President Trump has very few options when it comes to dealing with Iran and its nuclear program.

Tensions are increasing in the Persian Gulf as the Iran war hawks seem to be winning the battle for the President’s support.

Benjamin Netanyahu named a town that doesn’t exist, and most probably will never exist, after the President of the United States.

Recent comments by the U.S. Ambassador to Israel make it clear that the United States cannot be considered a neutral party In the Middle East peace process.

Jared Kushner’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan is still awaiting release, but it already appears to be dead on arrival.

Despite appearing to have emerged from April’s election as the winner, Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a government. This means that Israel will have to hold new elections in September.

The White House claims to want to talk to Iran but the President’s actions make clear that negotiation is the furthest thing from his mind.

The Trump Administration’s policies toward Iran aren’t going to work, but that’s because they aren’t supposed to work.

Both major parties have claimed victory but it certainly looks like Likud will hang on.

The Israeli prime minister is engaging in a familiar but dangerous gambit to retain power.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is cutting short his US trip to deal with what his government is calling a Hamas attack.

With criminal charges and an election hanging over his head, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking to the political right for support and survival.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being charged with three charges of corruption even as he faces an election in just over a month.

Charges have been filed against the man responsible for the massacre in Pittsburgh in both Federal and State court.