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Two states? One state? In the end, Trump has destroyed the Palestinian peace process
It is difficult to know what the US president really wants, but so far his actions have spoken much louder than his words
The Supreme Court controversy is testing the raison d'etre of Trump's presidency
The US president is banking on getting Brett Kavanaugh confirmed – or his authority could be seriously undermined
Trump may be nearing a turning point
The legal disasters and disclosures of the last few weeks could influence swing voters in the midterm elections
Palestinians should counter a US assault on their rights by strengthening their institutions and civic society
Suddenly confronted with this spectre of isolation, Palestinians and their friends must recognise the folly of having abandoned the programme of institution-building pioneered and led by former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad
Trump's media attacks are from the authoritarian playbook
Anti-media vitriol suggests Trump remains beloved by his base but could be losing control of the broader narrative
After a series of devastating blows, the legal walls are closing in on Trump
According to the Justice Department, a sitting president cannot be indicted – but Manafort and Cohen's evidence is starting to look like the tip of the iceberg, writes Hussein Ibish
Israel could have a spate of calm. Gaza might get some relief. But for how long?
There is every reason to be sceptical about how long any ceasefire between Israel and Hamas might last
Rashida Tlaib's real victory is that she ran her campaign as a Muslim Palestinian woman – and won
Perversely, Trump's vitriol might have helped her win the Michigan primary by opening the door to opposing narratives, writes Hussein Ibish
US-Iranian war of words is unlikely to be matched with action
We have entered a period of mutual pressure and bluster in which both sides, believing that they are operating from considerable strengths, will seek to harass and isolate each other, writes Hussein Ibish
Trump's foreign policy surrenders US power rather than leveraging it
His credibility in foreign policy circles, even among his supporters, has sunk to a new low, writes Hussein Ibish
Look to the Helsinki summit for Trump's true intentions
On Crimea and Syria, Trump could hand Putin significant unearned concessions that strengthen the Russian hand at the expense of Washington and its allies, writes Hussein Ibish
'America first' is quickly turning into America alone
If order and alliances really are burdensome, then Trump is on the right track. But if he is wrong, the implications of his foreign policy could be disastrous, writes Hussein Ibish
When being a 'yes man' isn't quite what it seems
Palestinians should take a leaf out of the Israeli playbook and say 'yes' to a peace plan – only with a qualifying 'but' to protect their rights, writes Hussein Ibish
How scaremongering and a fictional narrative are keeping migrant parents and children apart
Whether the US president has to ultimately back down on family separation and imprisonment will reveal much about the condition of the American political soul, writes Hussein Ibish
The White House iftar with no Muslim Americans perfectly encapsulated Trump's attitude to Islam
The US president has instead cast himself as the champion of white Christian Americans, writes Hussein Ibish
