Last Tango in Washington: how sad, sidelined Joe Biden may yet have the last laugh
Simon Tisdall
Far from being a lame duck, the president can use his time in office to champion US democracy and tackle unfinished business abroad
May 2024
The Observer view: it’s up to Israel’s allies to persuade Netanyahu to stop standing in the way of peace
Even his defence minister knows that there can be no military solution to the war with Hamas
March 2024
The long read
What is the real Hamas?
The long read: How Israeli, Palestinian and US political actors understand Hamas is not merely a theoretical question – it will determine what kind of agreement can be reached to end the current war, and what the future of Gaza will look like
October 2022
Netanyahu used golf metaphor to turn Trump against Palestinians, book says
In new memoir, former Israeli PM describes efforts to turn US president against Palestinian leader Abbas
July 2022
In the Path of Abraham: selective memoir of Trump’s Israel policy
Jason Greenblatt chronicles his work with Jared Kushner for Middle East peace, leaving out anything bad for his boss
May 2021
The Human Factor review – gripping account of three decades of Middle East peace talks
Politics Weekly UK
What is Biden’s policy in the Middle East?: Politics Weekly Extra
March 2021
Friendly Fire review: Israeli warrior Ami Ayalon makes his plea for peace
The former head of Shin Bet came to realize all-out war against terrorists only deepened an existential mire
December 2020
Trump's flurry of dodgy deals will not bring the Middle East any peace
Simon Tisdall
The outgoing US president has his eyes on a Saudi Arabia-Israel accord – no matter who gets hurt
November 2020
From the Guardian archive
Israel's Yitzhak Rabin assassinated at peace rally - archive, 1995
6 November 1995: prime minister shot at close range by 25-year-old Yigal Amir who told police ‘I acted alone on God’s orders and I have no regrets’
October 2020
The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin: ‘He never knew it was one of his people who shot him in the back’
Twenty-five years after the death of the Israeli prime minister, those who were there recall the night two bullets altered the destiny of two nations
September 2020
Trump’s pre-election diplomatic offensive glosses over awkward realities
The ‘Abraham accords’ merely make public once-furtive friendships between Israel and Gulf monarchies, while bigger problems remain
August 2020
The Observer view on the ‘historic’ Middle East breakthrough
Last week’s agreement to normalise relations between Israel and the UAE does nothing to solve the Palestine impasse
July 2020
UNRWA must not be starved of funds
Letters: Current and former senior politicians and diplomats call on UN member states for urgent financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
April 2020
Ramadan TV dramas signal shift in Arab-Israeli relations
Two popular Middle Eastern series stir surprise with pro-Israel messages backed by Saudi Arabia
February 2020
Jared Kushner insists Middle East peace plan is ‘a real effort to break logjam’
Outspoken Recep Tayyip Erdoğan challenges both Washington and Moscow
Simon Tisdall
January 2020
The long read
No deal: why Trump’s plan for Palestine will only create more conflict
The long read: US policy for the Middle East cannot work because it requires the Palestinians to accept they are a defeated people
Boris Johnson praises Trump's Middle East peace plan at PMQs
Prime minister responds to criticism of proposal for failing to gain support of Palestinians
Donald Trump to publish delayed Middle East ‘peace plan’
Palestinian PM calls on world powers to boycott initiative, due to be revealed on Tuesday
