David Makovsky
By David Makovsky
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Community Saeb Erekat: the friend, the negotiator and the politician
Saeb Erekat leaves behind a complex legacy which I would divide into four parts. I knew him for about 27 years. The first legacy was Saeb, the person. I had so many conversations with him. I was convinced on a human level, he definitely wanted peace with Israel. He believed, even if the US was…
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Community Decision Points: insight into the US-Israel relationship
As the world hunkers down with the coronavirus pandemic and we learn to live in the new abnormal, technology has been a source of consolation. People are looking for content while they are at home, leading to an explosion in podcasts. I started my own podcast series last fall, “Decision Points,” looking to give listeners…
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Opinion What Israel’s Past Leaders Can Teach Us About Its Current Problem
The Netanyahu era is coming to an end in Israel. Once again, Benjamin Netanyahu has been unable to put together a government. Perhaps he will survive for a time in a national unity government, but even that may prove temporary if he is indicted by the Attorney General in early December. But regardless of whether…
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Opinion How To Get to Two States From Here
Support Fayyad’s State-Building Effort By Yossi Alpher The best way to advance prospects for a two-state solution is to support Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s program to put in place the institutional infrastructure of a Palestinian state. The alternatives pale in comparison. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hold views and…
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News Israeli Unilateralism Won’t Work If Olmert Has To Go It Alone
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s maiden voyage to the White House seems to have gone as well as could be expected. After aides on both sides tried to plunge expectations lower than the Dead Sea before the summit, President Bush termed Olmert’s unilateral option to evacuate the majority of West Bank settlements a “bold” concept that…
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