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Netanyahu’s Triumph, Israel’s Loss

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Despite Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s convincing victory, Israel’s recent election campaign damaged the country’s foreign relations and left its citizens more divided than ever. Can a more hardline government avoid growing international isolation, despite Netanyahu’s evident renunciation of a two-state solution with Palestine?

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  1. Israel’s Victory of Fear
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    Israel’s Victory of Fear

    Mar 19, 2015 Shlomo Ben-Ami attributes Binyamin Netanyahu's win to a superior understanding of what drives the country's voters.

  2. Isolating Israel
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    Isolating Israel

    Mar 19, 2015 Daoud Kuttab predicts that Binyamin Netanyahu's electoral victory will expose the country to sanctions.

  3. Bibi’s Big Surprise
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    Bibi’s Big Surprise

    Mar 18, 2015 Itamar Rabinovich explains how Binyamin Netanyahu proved the pollsters wrong – and what comes next for Israel.

  4. Grand Bargaining with Iran
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    Grand Bargaining with Iran

    Mar 18, 2015 Carl Bildt wants the upcoming nuclear agreement to be followed by a path toward diplomatic normalization.

  5. Bibi Goes to Washington
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    Bibi Goes to Washington

    Mar 4, 2015 Ian Buruma says that, by alienating the US president, Israel's prime minister may have done both countries a favor.

  6. Palestine Comes to Court
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    Palestine Comes to Court

    Jan 15, 2015 William Burke-White argues that the Palestinian Authority has more to fear from joining the ICC than Israel does.

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