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and the part (of Hamas) that is abroad is just a part of that.""

Zahar criticized the statements made by Hamas leader Khalid Meshal on 4 May in Cairo during the signing of the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas. Zahar said that Khalid Meshal did not have any right to say that Hamas would gi...

with Hamas senior figures verbally sparring and exchanging criticism in the media. This is particularly surprising as Hamas is known for the discipline of its cadres and members.

I couldn’t help thinking of the contrast. Anyone who has spent any time around Congress knows that many of the people who applauded Netanyahu—the Jewish Democrats in particular—don’t actually support his policies. Privately

many in Congress consider settlement expansion a catastrophe and the occupation a disgrace.

I expected to hear about borders and refugees and Jerusalem. Instead

often against the separation barrier that stands between them and their fields. But Egypt and Tunisia made Quran and his colleagues realize that nonviolence was possible on a much larger scale. Not everyone in his movement believes in peace...

the Palestinians will do what they can to undermine Israel. But all they have to do is wait.

Libyans and Syrians fighting for their freedom will soon be inspired to once again take up their own fight.

though not in the Security Council. President Barack Obama

irreversible entanglement -- a moment of truth for Israel is rapidly approaching.

he might have realized this when he went before Congress this morning. And he might have done something bold: Acknowledge that the age of Jewish settlement is over. He did mention

at which point their country would lose its Jewish majority and its identity as a refuge for the Jewish people

and grew some more. I would wait until 2017

but treating it like al Qaeda and using this as a reason to not negotiate with moderates like Abbas only convinces skeptical Palestinians that negotiations will never work. Indeed

Hamas cannot simply be wished away when it comes to the peace process. It represents a large portion of Palestinian opinion

Hamas is the government of Gaza -- and terrorism helped them get there. And with the fall of Mubarak and the emergence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as an important political actor there

Hamas has harshly repressed al Qaeda-inspired jihadists in Gaza

and in recent months launched missile salvos itself

as the Arab spring raises the hope that democracy will take seed across the Middle East