Itamar Rabinovich, a former ambassador of Israel to the United States (1993-1996), is currently based at Tel Aviv University, New York University, and the Brookings Institution.
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Itamar Rabinovich
Commentaries by Itamar Rabinovich
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Bibi at Bay
TEL AVIV – Few foresaw the surprising setback suffered by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his Likud party, and the right in general in Is…
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Egypt the Peacemaker?
TEL AVIV – Before the current fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza escalates further, a ceasefire must be negotiated. Of course, like p…
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The Drone in the Desert
TEL AVIV – A drone recently penetrated Israel’s airspace from the Mediterranean. It was allowed to fly for about half an hour over southern …
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The Sinai Powder Keg
TEL AVIV– The crisis in the Sinai Peninsula seems to have been dwarfed by Sunday’s drama in Cairo. But Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s ci…
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The Syrian Tipping Point
TEL AVIV – During World War II, Winston Churchill famously drew a distinction between “the end of the beginning” and “the beginning of the e…
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The Anarchy Factor in Syria
TEL AVIV – The failure of the Obama administration, its Western allies, and several Middle East regional powers to take bolder action to sto…
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Forging Syria’s Opposition
TEL AVIV – Syria’s crisis is now a year old, with close to 10,000 people, mostly civilians, dead and no end in sight. The country is at a st…
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The Iranian Nuclear Threat Goes Global
TEL AVIV – The current drive to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal reflects two important, and interrelated, changes. From Israe…
Bibi at Bay
Zsolt Hermann: Although the expression of "Israeli Spring" is too strong to use, the Israel public, after last year's protests in this election expressed a strong dislike for the present style of political leadershi…
Egypt the Peacemaker?
Ismail OURAICH: http://www.juancole.com/2012/11/top-ten-myths-about-israeli-attack-on-gaza.html