How Obama and Netanyahu can make up After reports during the Gaza conflict of cut-off phone calls, talk of “demands” and eavesdropping, it may be time for President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to figure out a way back to steadier ground. But can they?
Egypt and United States, usual brokers in cease-fires, may not help this time The countries that helped Hamas and Israel end previous conflicts may not be eager or able to do so now.
Palestinians avoid U.S. aid cutoff, but what happens when Hamas runs in elections? The Obama administration’s decision to work with the new Hamas-backed government could face a challenge when the Palestinians hold elections.