For Cairo, Reconstruction Isn't Just an Act of Philanthropy for Gaza's 2 Million People, It's Part of Its National-security Concept That Fears an Invasion by Hundreds of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees

The Israeli President Wants to Revive a Plea Bargain That Was Agreed With a Previous Attorney General – Which Includes Netanyahu Stepping Down From Public Life The Bizarre Events This Week at the PMO, Surrounding a Recording Announcement That Never Happened, Show Just How Much They Are Panicking There And, Is Anyone Keeping Tabs on Boaz Bismuth's Version?

Abu Shabab Was Precisely the Kind of Figure Israel Likes to Portray as a Partner, but the Complex Reality in Gaza Showed Him to Be a Controversial Figure - Even Within the Limited Area Where He Operated. Israel Once Again Ignored the Need to Find Genuine Leadership

Grumbles Over the Size of Haifa's Menorah Highlight the Privilege Inherent in Having the Time, Tools and Civic Access to Lodge Complaints About Such Matters

Yes and No. The Cost of Living Is High, but Incomes Have Risen Sharply. Oddly Enough, It's the Affluent Who Kvetch the Most About Affordability

The Arab Countries, Especially Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, Pressured Washington to Urge Israel to Retract Its Threats of Renewed War With Hezbollah and Begin Negotiations With the Lebanese Government. The Talks Could Lead to Israel's Withdrawal From the Five Posts It Holds Across the Border

Israel's Announcement That It Will Soon Reopen the Rafah Crossing Signaled Progress in the American Plan, Angered Egypt and Brought the Palestinian Authority Closer to a First Foothold in the Gaza Strip

By Boiling Down Backlash Against Israel to a Social Media Problem, Clinton and Her Allies Seem to Have Forgotten They're Still in an Echo Chamber That They Built With Their Own Hands and Words

The Israeli Government's Respect for the Rule of Law Is Nonexistent, but It Is Still Benjamin Netanyahu Who Makes the Greatest Mockery of It. The Prime Minister's Request to End His Trial Is Only the Most Outlandish Part of His Government's Efforts to Undermine Israel's Institutions, Legal Norms and Democracy

A 51-page Document by a Group of Palestinian Scholars and Policy Thinkers Offers a Much Clearer Path to Middle East Peace Than the UN Resolution or Trump's 20-point Plan