Jonah Shepp, NYMag: Netanyahu’s Government Survives — But Maybe Not for Long
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is paying a heavy political price for the cease-fire with Hamas that he approved last week, ending a round of violence that had threatened to escalate into another costly war in Gaza. So far, however, it has yet to topple his current government.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 20, 2018
In Israel, a Coalition of the Barely Willing -- Neri Zilber, Foreign Policy
US pledges strong backing, missile defense for Israel against Hezbollah -- David P. Goldman, Asia Times
America’s Spies Won’t Let Trump Shield MBS -- Bloomberg
CIA's report complicates US response to Khashoggi murder -- Simon Henderson, The Hill
U.S. to Challenge China in Territorial Dispute Using Military, Economic Means -- Stew Magnuson, National Defense
Expect Trump to double down on the trade war with China -- William Pesek, Asia Times
No winners in US-China trade spat — says who? -- Hardy Graupner, DW
Not Quite China's Century? An Early Appraisal -- Charles Edel & Siddharth Mohandas, National Interest
Recharging the Trump-Kim Dialogue: The Challenge of Excessive Expectations -- Doug Bandow, National Interest
The lifting of UN sanctions will not solve Eritrea's problems -- Abraham T Zere, Al Jazeera
Ukraine’s Fall From Hope -- Michael Colborne, The New Republic
These Politicians Are Vying To Succeed Germany's Angela Merkel -- Simon Schütz, NPR
Don’t Let Russia Lead Interpol -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
The Mad, Mad Meditations of Monsieur Macron -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Darkening clouds start to overhang global economic expansion -- Josh Boak and Joe Mc Donald, AP
