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<title><![CDATA[Ben Caspit - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/30579.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Ben Caspit]]></description><category domain="30579">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Inside Israel's Three 'Day After' Options for Gaza]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/11/inside-israels-three-day-after-options-gaza-amid-government-split</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Israel had three main options for administering Gaza after its war against Hamas, all with notable obstacles.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel Prepares for Long Battle, But Diplomatic Clock Ticks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/11/israel-prepares-long-gaza-battle-diplomatic-clock-ticks</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The IDF is advancing more rapidly than expected in Gaza City, but international pressure for humanitarian pauses and possible cease-fire continue to increase.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel's Cruel Dilemma as It Embarks on Ground Operation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/israels-cruel-dilemma-it-embarks-ground-operation-gaza</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With two former generals, leaders of the opposition, now inside the cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may soon launch a ground offensive.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Echoes of '73 as Israeli Intelligence Failed To Detect Attack]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/echoes-1973-israels-intelligence-failed-detect-hamas-attack-plans</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Israel, considered a regional military superpower, failed to anticipate and stop the deadly Hamas attack.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Israel Opposition Back Netanyahu on Saudi Peace Deal?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/09/will-israels-opposition-back-netanyahu-saudi-peace-deal</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows that his far-right coalition partners oppose a Saudi deal requiring concessions to the Palestinians, but can he gain the support of the opposition instead?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bibi Has Become Persona Non Grata in Washington]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/israels-netanyahu-has-made-himself-persona-non-grata-washington</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The conciliatory phone call between Blinken and Cohen could not hide the growing rift and even crisis developing between Jerusalem and the Biden administration.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Security Chiefs Warn Netanyahu: Israel on Brink of the Abyss]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/avalanche-security-chiefs-warn-netanyahu-israel-brink-abyss</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems deaf to warnings by Israeli security chiefs that the growing rift within Israeli society could end up in a strategic disaster.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel Resigned to New Iran Nuke Deal, Over Its Objections]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/israel-resigned-new-iran-nuclear-deal-over-its-objections</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Israel appears to have resigned itself to the defeat of its prolonged campaign against an agreement.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel PM Offers Rare Diplomatic Channel for Putin, Zelensky]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/israeli-pm-offers-rare-uncertain-diplomatic-channel-putin-zelenskyy</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's delegation found Russian President Vladimir Putin focused and determined, and neither delusional nor out of control.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israeli PM Pledges Iran Will No Longer Be Untouchable]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/02/israeli-pm-pledges-iran-will-no-longer-be-untouchable</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says even if there is a nuclear agreement with Iran, "it will not bind us."]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bennett, Biden Meet, Feature Friendship and Understanding on Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/bennett-biden-meet-feature-friendship-and-understanding-iran</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At their White House meeting, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett received from President Joe Biden almost everything he was out to get, including a public declaration on a US commitment against a nuclearized Iran.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bennett Opts for Discreet Dialogue With U.S. on Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/06/unlike-netanyahu-bennett-opts-discreet-dialogue-us-iran</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Biden administration seems to welcome the approach of the new Bennett government, of conducting a discreet yet open dialogue on the Iranian file.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Would Escalation With Hamas Benefit Netanyahu?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/05/would-escalation-hamas-benefit-netanyahu</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Escalation with Hamas arrives exactly at the moment when the anti-Netanyahu bloc is trying to cobble up a]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel on High Alert After Natanz Blast]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/israel-high-alert-after-natanz-blast</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Israel is in a state of alert after the explosion at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu's Fans Hail Speech by Israeli Arab Legislator]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/04/netanyahus-fans-hail-historic-speech-israeli-arab-legislator</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Likud's enthusiasm over the speech of Arab legislator Mansour Abbas might be opportunist and not candid, but it is changing Israeli politics and society irreversibly.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Still Waiting for Biden's Phone Call]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/02/israel-us-iran-joe-biden-benjamin-netanyahu-anthony-blinken.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The fact that US President Joe Biden is taking his time in calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the fact that he did not refer to Israel or to the Iranian threat in his first foreign policy speech, deeply worries Jerusalem.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Bristles as Biden Aims to Reenter Iran Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/01/israel-us-iran-joe-biden-benny-gantz-benjamin-netanyahu-nuke.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hinting to the new US administration that reentering the original nuclear deal with Iran could spell Israeli military action.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An Inside Look at Israel-Emirates Peace]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/10/israel-uae-dubai-benjamin-netanyahu-erel-margalit-tourism.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Crisscrossing Dubai, journalist Ben Caspit says that his four-day visit to the emirate this week reveals the intense potential that lies in the recent outing of Israel's covert relations with the United Arab Emirates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Fears Biden as President Would Renew Iran Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/08/israel-us-iran-benjamin-netanyahu-joe-biden-barack-obama.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintains a friendly relationship with US presidential candidate Joe Biden, but fears that if elected, President Biden would return to talks with Iran.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Did Netanyahu Find His Legacy With UAE Deal?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/08/israel-us-united-arab-emirates-benjamin-netanyahu-gantz.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The announcement yesterday on normalizing ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates reflects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's realization that he must abandon his annexation plan.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mysterious Explosions Escalate Israel, Iran Tensions]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/07/israel-iran-us-benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-amos-yadlin.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the US presidential elections, and on the backdrop of mysterious explosions, Israel prepares for various escalation scenarios on Iran's part.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu's Election Strategy: Play Victim, or Hero?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/12/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-election-strategy-prime-minister.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believe that his campaign of being a victim of police and media persecution has run its course and that he should focus on presenting his achievements as an international leader.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israeli Right's Election Victory Buys More Time for Netanyahu]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/04/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-benny-gantz-elections-victory.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The right-wing achievement at the April 9 elections offers Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more time to battle the expected indictment against him.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran's Retaliation Plans Worry Israel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/07/israel-intelligence-iran-attack-prime-ministers-barak-olmert.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Israel fears that Iran may target senior security officials on visits abroad, and thus is expected to approve security details for former premiers.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are Trump &amp; Netanyahu Trying to Topple Iranian Regime?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/05/israel-netanyahu-us-trump-iran-ayatollah-regime-nuke-deal.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some Israeli security experts fear that an overly tough anti-Iranian policy could backfire at attempts to topple the ayatollah regime, uniting the Iranian people behind its leadership.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Israeli-Turkish Rift Be Mended?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/05/israel-netanyahu-turkey-elections-erdogan-hamas-gaza.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the latest mudslinging between Israeli and Turkish leaders following the killing of at least 62 Palestinians by Israeli forces in Gaza, some in Israel are calling for a tougher approach toward Ankara instead of holding back in an effort to maintain proper relations.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[At 70, Israel Sits Atop a Volcano]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/04/israel-independence-security-IDF-Syria-Iran-Conflicts-War.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Israel's army holds a definitive advantage over the rest of the region, but the 70-year-old country is confronted by multiple enemies and points of conflict.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel's Gaza Nightmare]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/04/israel-gaza-strip-hamas-idf-palestinians-avigdor-liberman.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Israeli military continues to fear a scenario in which Palestinians break through the Gaza border fence into Israel.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu May Be Facing His Last Stand]]></title>
							<link>https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/03/israel-netanyahu-coalition-crisis-liberman-kahlon-bennett.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The fate of the Israeli coalition depends to a large extent on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Real Story Behind Trump's Meetings with Abbas &amp; Bibi]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/israel-palestinians-benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-abbas.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ben Caspit</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump's meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were not smooth sailing.]]></description>
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