Israel

And why the GOP’s support might actually be bad for Israelis.

Barely managed disagreements underneath a relationship that is increasingly transactional are probably here to stay.

A guide to the complicated policy and political calculations behind Netanyahu’s DC visit.

In the past year, the number of Israelis who think their government is doing a bad job nearly doubled, according to a new poll.

Does America’s fundamental optimism put it at odds with Israel?

Here’s where Netanyahu’s strange history probably comes from — and why it’s wrong.

“What we’re seeing here are the seeds of transformation of a national political conflict that can be solved into a religious conflict that cannot be solved.”

Could a Syria-Israel peace deal really have prevented the Syrian civil war?

“It’s going to be really difficult to stop.”

Why violence in Israel and the West Bank is getting worse — especially in Jerusalem.

Things have taken a bad turn in Jerusalem — and we should expect a lot more of this so long as the conflict remains unresolved.

Two 2010 emails from Clinton foreign policy advisers — and likely members of a Hillary Clinton administration — are scathing on Benjamin Netanyahu.

What happened in Nabi Saleh and what it could mean for the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Was (temporarily) booting him from a reggae festival anti-Semitic? And what does it say about the broader movement to boycott Israel?

The Jewish-American musician was kicked out of a Spanish music festival over Israel. Now there’s a big debate over whether that was anti-Semitic — and what it means for the movement to boycott Israel if it was.

There’s a long tradition of violent Jewish extremism in Israel. It speaks to a basic tension at the heart of Israeli society.

Terrorists, apparently settler extremists, burned the 18-month-old Palestinian boy alive.

Last night, a 18-month-old Palestinian was burned to death, and his family hospitalized. Here’s what we know about the movement believed responsible for the attack.

A guide to the rumors about an Israeli spy’s release from American prison — and why they matter.

It probably couldn’t be worse.

“Iran’s ultimate goal is to take over the world.”

ISIS wants to topple Hamas. They can’t. But they can do a hell of a lot of damage trying.

It’s not about disagreements on Iran and it’s not about Obama.

“It’s very difficult for American Jews to understand the Israeli experience,” Oren said. Uh oh.

Never tweet, Judy Nir-Mozes edition.

Israel’s PR is getting tired and stale. For a country badly in need of international support, that’s a big problem.

“Yes, it’s a recognition that the state exists,” a Vatican spokesman told the AP.

The treatment of Ethiopian Israelis speaks to a core part of Israel’s identity as a Jewish state.

Netanyahu has a one-vote majority in Israel’s parliament. That puts him on the thinnest of political ice.

An Ethiopian Israeli was beaten by police for seemingly no reason — sparking protests that some have compared to the ones in Ferguson and Baltimore.

Whether babies live or die in American cities can depend on where they’re born.

Every year, Israelis mark Yom HaShoah by stopping everything for two minutes — no matter where they are or what they’re doing.

Can the Israeli left save their country’s democracy?

This joke about Netanyahu’s ridiculous bomb cartoon is funny — but also not a very good explanation of the Iran deal.

I’m not sure the afikomen works.

The disagreements about specific provisions of the deal are really about a broader debate over the nature of the Iranian regime itself.