“Padraig O’Malley’s “The Two-State ­Delusion” is an impressive and frustrating book. It’s impressive because ­O’Malley has done a tremendous amount of research about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” writes Peter Beinart. “What makes O’Malley’s book ­frustrating, however, is not his critique of the so-called two-state delusion. It’s his refusal to offer an alternative.”

Last week, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the largest pro-Israel advocacy group in the United States, released a memo listing former military commanders opposed to the Iran nuclear deal. Unlike others on the AIPAC memo, retired Adm. James Lyons hasn’t operated at the heights of political power. Instead, he has spent his time peddling dark conspiracy theories that probably explain why he doesn’t support the deal with Iran.

Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now has condemned U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s planned fundraiser at an Israeli settlement as “absurd” as the outpost is considered illegitimate by the United States government and illegal under international law.

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee waded into Middle East politics by declaring the West Bank to be part of Israel. He also stated that he stands by his recent statement that Obama is “marching Israelis to the door of the oven.”

“Saying that the lobby spends money to convince members of Congress to do things they would otherwise not do is not anti-Semitic: it’s the truth,” writes Peter Beinart.

“After carefully studying the agreement between six world powers and Iran to prevent the development of an Iranian nuclear weapon, I have concluded that the nuclear threat to Israel as a result of the deal will be significantly lower for the coming years than it is today,” writes Israeli Member of Knesset Omer Bar Lev.

“Following its nuclear deal with world powers, Iran seems to be opening up to the world, including to its regional nemesis, Saudi Arabia, while Israel stands alone in the world in its opposition to the agreement,” writes Akiva Eldar.

The IDF’s Civil Administration in the West Bank left 127 Palestinians homeless in the last two days as a result of the largest-scale demolitions of homes in nearly three years.

A sharp increase in demolitions of structures in the West Bank displaces over 120 Palestinians, drawing media attention and a harsh response from the United Nations.

Issawiya, a crowded Palestinian village situated on the slopes of Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus, is home to 23,000 people. The municipality is planning to build a national park atop land belonging to the village, rather than building schools and infrastructure that would benefit its residents. The Palestinian residents of the village aren’t taking the decision lying down.

Israel’s top court considered Wednesday whether to free a Palestinian detainee who has been on hunger strike 65 days, as Palestinian officials said his health had further deteriorated making him unable to communicate.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree to close an internationally funded Palestinian peace center run by a political rival, a government official said on Wednesday.