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Geoffrey Aronson

Eisenhower and Nasser
Middle East

If Israel goes it alone is it risking another 'Suez'?

Israel doesn't typically wage foreign wars without direct US assistance. One time it did, against Eisenhower's wishes in 1956, and it paid a price.

IDF Israeli military
Middle East

Israel's plan for Gaza is clear: 'Conquest, expulsion, settlement'

Facts on the ground and its leaders' own words bear this out. The question is, how much will be shepherded by Washington?

Ahmed al-Sharaa Syria
Middle East

'Syria for Syrians' is a lesson al-Sharaa can now use, or abuse

The new Sunni leader has no template, as the century has been riddled with colonial rule, military rivalries, and then dictatorship

There is no 'plan for Palestine' because Israel doesn't want one
Middle East

There is no 'plan for Palestine' because Israel doesn't want one

Washington is dealing on a completely different plane than Tel Aviv, which has never supported Arab sovereignty, period

The ghost of Ariel Sharon hovers over the Gaza Strip
Middle East

The ghost of Ariel Sharon hovers over the Gaza Strip

Washington offers little but ineffective bromides as Israel shapes 'the day after.'