“The fact is that the case against the Framework Agreement between the P5+1 and Iran is very weak,” write Mitchell Plitnick and Matt Duss. “Because opponents of a deal with Iran understand that they cannot sell a stance that risks another war in the Middle East, they have backed off total opposition and stated that what they want is a ‘better deal.’ Insisting on this better deal, however, makes the perfect the enemy of the good, and would very likely scuttle negotiations — leaving the U.S. and its allies in a far worse position to address the problem.”

In last fall’s issue of Democracy Journal, FMEP President Matt Duss wrote that “the far right and far left had lost sight of an important group: Israeli liberals.” Commentators respond.

Israel is pleased at a compromise deal on Iran achieved between the United States Congress and the administration of President Barack Obama, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Wednesday.

Bulldozers knocked down three buildings in the village Dahmash, just 20 minutes from Tel Aviv, contrary to a High Court ruling.

“Why trust the military to investigate itself when soldiers who kill unarmed Palestinians are let off the hook time and time again?” asks Alma Biblash.

Middle East Eye speaks to investigative journalist Nafeez Ahmed, PhD, about how conflict, socio-economic problems, destabilisation and resource dominance is related to the role of water and the environment in Palestine and the greater regional issues of the Middle East.

The New Israel Fund‘s Naomi Paiss responds to Monday’s Vox article, “Israel’s Dark Future,” with the case for optimism.

With coalition negotiations advancing slowly, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is keeping his cards close to his chest and not disclosing his final goal even to senior Likud members.

Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett expected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to honor his pre-election commitment to appoint him to one of the top three jobs in his next government, sources close to Bennett said Tuesday.

Negotiations are ongoing between Hamas and international envoys on a potential 15-year truce with Israel, a plan some Hamas and Fatah figures see as a way to split the Gaza Strip from the West Bank.