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Michael J. Koplow

Michael J. Koplow

Michael Koplow is Israel Policy Forum's policy director, based in Washington, DC.

Constitutional Revolutions With No Constitution

The fight taking place is not over a specific policy—at least not yet—but over whether the Supreme Court should have the ability to deem legislation out of bounds, and whether the Knesset should have the ability to ignore the Supreme Court if it chooses.

Foreign Minister FOMO

Washington rolled out the red carpet this week for a pair of visiting foreign ministers, Israel’s Yair Lapid and the UAE’s Abdullah bin Zayed.

Political Processes and Political Dimensions

No matter how much Bennett or Gantz insist that the meeting with Abbas and the related Israeli policy gestures draw the line at security considerations, they clearly go beyond a security scope.

Ignore the Israeli-Palestinian End Game

Despite there being no hope for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, ossified and ineffectual Palestinian leadership, and a new Israeli prime minister who is the political godfather of the push for West Bank annexation, nearly everywhere you look there are temperature-lowering developments in the Israeli-Palestinian sphere.

Three Thoughts On Israel’s New Government

There are three dilemmas hanging over this process, and how different actors answer those dilemmas will go a long way toward determining whether a government can be formed and who might form it.

Three Dilemmas For Israeli Politicians

There are three dilemmas hanging over this process, and how different actors answer those dilemmas will go a long way toward determining whether a government can be formed and who might form it.

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