After the Israeli Elections, The Need for a Peace Process Nassif Hitti considers the prospects for a new approach to the Middle East after the Israeli elections. Israel
Arabs Should Test Obama On Israeli-Palestinian Peace Arabs should soon test whether the second Obama administration is serious about Israeli-Palestinian peace, writes Clovis Maksoud. Palestine
Netanyahu's Third Term: Last Chance to Make History After being re-elected and before beginning the task of forming a coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would do well to redefine his goals and his vision for his third term in office, writes Nadav Perry. Israel
Obama Should Review US Middle East Policy Clovis Maksoud writes about the state of US-Israel relations and the hope that the second Obama administration will pursue a viable peace process. Israel
Syria Requires Political Solution; Iran in Gaza; Turkey’s Kurds Each week Al-Monitor provides unmatched original content from the Middle East to uncover the trends as we cover the news. Here are just five of the trends we have been following this week based on reporting and analysis by our regional correspondents. Originals
Turkey Angered by Petition On White House Website A petition on the White House website calling for Turkey to open its borders to Armenian-Syrian refugees has provoked a reaction from the Turkish Foreign Ministry as the Syrian crisis now appears linked to other issues in US-Turkey-Armenia relations. Turkey
Israeli Elections: Apathy in Gaza, Apprehension in West Bank While Gaza seems to ignore the Israeli elections, Palestinian leaders in the West Bank worry about the emergence of a right-wing coalition government, writes Shlomi Eldar. Palestine
Ten Things Libya Can Learn From Egypt’s Constitution Bassem Sabry offers lessons for Libya’s constitutional process, based upon Egypt’s experience. Egypt
Robocalls Playing Bigger Role In Israeli Elections Mazal Mualem presents the 2013 model of Israeli elections, where the digital world has driven out the old world of billboards and speeches on town squares. Israel
Palestinians Face Limits on Internet, Cell Phones Daoud Kuttab reports on the restrictions and limits on cell phone and wireless internet use faced by Palestinians, and the importance of full membership in the International Telecommunications Union. Palestine
Prospects Dim for Turkey's Ties With Israel Semih Idiz reviews Turkish-Israeli ties and sees no incentive for Ankara to improve ties with Israel at this time. Turkey
Lebanese Minister Survives Convoy Attack Lebanese Minister of Youth and Sports Faisal Karami survived an attack on his convoy by Salafist protesters on Jan. 18 in the northern city of Tripoli, reports Jean Aziz. Lebanon
Can Obama Protect Israel from Itself? Ben Caspit calls on President Obama to set the boundaries for Israel. Israel
Syrian Crisis Threatens To Draw in Lebanon Lebanon is especially worried that the Syrian crisis could spread, writes Jean Aziz. Lebanon
Would Obama Ever Tell Netanyahu 'You’re on Your Own'? Akiva Eldar wonders what would happen if President Barack Obama ever told Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel was on its own. Israel
Palestinian Activists Bemoan Their Lost Arab Spring Asmaa al-Ghoul speaks to Palestinian activists who hoped, and failed, to launch their own version of the Arab Spring. Palestine
