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Violence in Gaza: "An Ugly Witch's Brew"

Violence in Gaza: "An Ugly Witch's Brew"

Since the United States declared the opening of its new embassy in Jerusalem, violence has broken out along the border between Israel and the Gaza [...] More

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Looking Ahead on Jerusalem, and Beyond

Looking Ahead on Jerusalem, and Beyond

For this last week of 2017, we asked our experts to look back on key topics for this year, and predict what they see for the year ahead. CIA veteran [...] More
How Recognizing Jerusalem Could Jettison – or Jumpstart – Peace Talks

How Recognizing Jerusalem Could Jettison – or Jumpstart – Peace Talks

The decision by President Donald Trump to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital could give the U.S. added leverage to demand difficult [...] More

Pandith: Trump’s Move a Gift to Extremists

President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel Wednesday, prompting approval from Israel, and a building rumble of [...] More

The Jerusalem Pronouncement – Fueling the Cycle of Violence

From the Arab perspective—and my own—the timing of President Donald Trump’s announcement recognizing Jerusalem makes little sense. The peace process [...] More
Network Take: Trump to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital

Network Take: Trump to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital

The Cipher Brief reached out to network experts retired Amb. James Jeffrey and CIA veterans John Bennett and Emile Nakhleh for their thoughts on the [...] More