The War on Gaza: US Policy

The Trump administration recently declared that Phase 1 of the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel was over and that the work of Phase 2 would begin.…

The US-enabled Israeli genocide in Gaza has persisted for 27 months and sent shockwaves across the world. In its wake, two puzzles remain unsolved: Beyond the …

On the morning of September 9, 2025, 15 Israeli jets carried out an airstrike on residential buildings in Doha, Qatar. Israel claimed that the strike was a pre…

Khalil E. Jahshan comments on the Trump-Netanyahu dinner at the White House and discusses the potential for a ceasefire in Gaza.

We may never, or at least not anytime soon, know definitively how much of Iran's nuclear program Israel and the United States destroyed. But even if the attack…

President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement on May 6 of a ceasefire deal with Yemen’s Houthis—in which the militant group pledged not to target American shi…

As the January 15, 2025 ceasefire agreement that had brought limited calm to Gaza fell apart in early March when Israel resumed its air and land military onsla…

On February 4, President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. During a joint press conference, President Trump m…

Donald Trump displayed his usual combination of disruption and delusion with his proposal for the US to take over the Gaza Strip after displacing its Palestini…

Netanyahu is in Washington seeking political backing, strategic leverage, and a way to shift blame if negotiations collapse. Will Trump stand firm on the cease…

Ethan Mayer-Rich reports on Trump’s executive order to combat antisemitism and “pro-Hamas” activism, including a warning of deporting certain foreign student p…

Ethan Mayer-Rich reports on President Trump’s call on Jordan and Egypt to take in Gazans; his revocation of the Biden administration’s sanctions on extremist I…

Several observers of the Middle East have suggested that President Donald Trump’s “transactional” instincts could impel him to push for a wider Palestinian-Isr…

On January 15, President Joe Biden announced that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal, which came into effect on January 19. The agreement resembles …

Khalil E. Jahshan discusses Trump's latest threat of "ALL HELL TO PAY" if the Israeli hostages are not released before his inauguration.

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced H.R.10257, which would prohibit academic institutions that participate in a commercial boycott of Israel from receiving ce…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established in 1949 by a UN General Assembly resolution. Its mai…

The ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant elicited strong pushback from US government officials. President Joe Biden immediately condemned the warrants…

Just two weeks have passed since President-elect Donald Trump won the election, and his new administration is already taking shape. Trump’s selections for his …

The foundations of President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy are now taking shape. He has nominated Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as secretary of state, form…

Secretary Blinken’s claim that Israel has done enough to improve humanitarian access in Gaza to avoid a US weapons cutoff; The House’s fails to pass a bill ena…

HFAC Chairman Michael McCaul urged President Joe Biden to expedite defense articles to Israel, including 2,000-pound bombs, and to eliminate delays to weapons …

The November 5 presidential election is likely to have major implications for US foreign policy, as it pits a centrist and robust internationalist candidate (V…

From deliberately excluding Palestinian speakers, to repeatedly failing to indicate any sort of shift from Biden policy in support of the genocide over several…

On the one-year anniversary of October 7, Yousef Munayyer discusses how the war on Gaza and failed US policies have affected the #Palestinians living in the St…

Experts analyze various aspects of the past year of Israel’s war on Gaza and now its campaign against Hezbollah and Lebanon.

Reps. Ritchie Torres and Andrew Garbarino introduced the “No Foreign Gifts Act,” which would require higher education institutions to receive approval from the…

The United States, sometimes considered the adult in the room when arbitrating international conflicts, has proved to be more of an adolescent when it came to …

Many on the left were elated when Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she had selected Tim Walz as her running mate, with progressives citin…

In his convoluted and divisive presentation, Netanyahu made an emotional attempt at rallying American support behind his puttering ten-month military campaign …

Imad K. Harb comments on what Arab American and Muslim American voters expect from Kamala Harris regarding US policy in the Middle East.