Gaza war calls Middle East de-escalation into question

Netanyahu appears increasingly caught between a rock and a hard place

The Gaza war’s fog complicates separating the wheat from the chaff

Gaza divides the wheat from the chaff among religious leaders

Israeli and Palestinian obstinance, not settlements, obstructs two-state solution

Biden’s Israeli bear hug is a double-edged sword

Emotions fuel Gaza war and bury hopes for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Middle East may never be the same

Saudi-Israeli deal would be a gamechanger but not for the reasons discussed

French rioters and Palestinian gunmen send similar messages

UAE's mastery of playing both sides against the middle has its limits

Israelis and Palestinians do what they do best, but for the wrong reasons