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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 342

Dan Perry

IDF soldiers at the 70th anniversary Independence Day ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 18, 2018, 8:47 pm
As Israelis mark 70 years, satisfaction and a grim disquiet share the stage
Jewish state boasts of scientific, military and technological achievements, yet is weary from decades of conflict with Palestinians
By Dan Perry and Josef Federman
In this March 15, 2018 photo provided by Egypt's state news agency, MENA,Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi holds a child at an education seminar in Cairo, Egypt. (MENA via AP)
March 23, 2018, 1:05 pm
In Arab Middle East, democracy struggles to take root
As Egypt heads to polls in essentially one-candidate race, almost all countries in region lack free elections or a free society
By Dan Perry
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and US President Donald Trump, right, speak at Ben Gurion International Airport prior to the latter's departure from Israel on May 23, 2017. (Koby Gideon/GPO)
March 2, 2018, 10:04 am
Netanyahu, like Trump, is shifting norms of government
The two are holding on to bases that seem to revel in the angst their champions are inflicting upon the elites
By Dan Perry
Iraqi civilians fleeing walk past the destroyed al-Nuri mosque as Iraqi forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
December 25, 2017, 3:36 am
For Mideast in 2018, threats and opportunities
Fight against Islamic State mostly ended, Syrian civil war winding down and change in Saudi Arabia point to glimmers of hope in region marred by conflict and extremism
By Dan Perry
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (second left) and US President Donald Trump's special envoys Jason Greenblatt (left) and Jared Kushner (center) meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the PMO in Jerusalem, June 21, 2017. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv)
June 23, 2017, 2:34 pm
Could Trump push a partial Mideast deal?
The US might be able to use regional influence to get Israelis and Palestinians to agree on ‘a little land for a little peace,’ but even that won’t be easy
By Dan Perry
An Egyptian newspaper vendor holds copies of local newspapers fronted with a picture of President-elect Donald Trump with Arabic headline that reads, "Trump era", November 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
January 19, 2017, 4:44 pm
Mideast expects big changes under Trump
From Cairo to Tehran, Syria to the Gulf, key players eye the prospect of once-unimaginable new alliances under the incoming US administration
By Dan Perry and Bradley Klapper
A member of the Syrian pro-government forces stands next to a tank in the old city of Aleppo on December 13, 2016, after they recaptured the area. (AFP Photo/George Ourfalian)
December 14, 2016, 11:08 am
Advantage Assad: Aleppo’s capture is a key moment
Fall of embattled city positions Syrian dictator as ascendant power in nearly six-year conflict; victory likely to embolden al-Qaeda
By Zeina Karam and Dan Perry
In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, a woman reads a ballot inside a polling station for women during the second phase of the parliamentary elections in Qalyoubiya governorate, north of Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
April 10, 2016, 1:05 am
Arab democracies? Not so fast, say some
The democratic hopes kindled in the Arab Spring have been dashed, leaving many in the region to urge a more moderate approach to Arab liberty
By Dan Perry
A Syrian man walks past a poster bearing a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the capital Damascus on February 23, 2016. (AFP/Louai Beshara)
February 24, 2016, 12:29 am
Despite skepticism, Syrian truce may have a chance
US-Russian backed cease-fire represents best hope to end 5-year-old conflict and stem the flow of refugees to neighboring countires
By Dan Perry and Zeina Karam
US President Barack Obama speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum on March 22, 2013, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images/JTA)
September 8, 2015, 11:28 am
US-Israel spat over Iran may sideline Palestinians
With nuclear deal behind it and an election looming, White House unlikely to tackle peace talks in Obama’s final months
By Dan Perry and Josef Federman
File: In this Monday Jan. 17, 2011 file photo, former Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak attends a press conference at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. (AP/Bernat Armangue, File)
August 24, 2015, 3:06 am
Ehud Barak’s Iran bombshell could shake up Israeli politics
Former Israeli leader’s leaked interview in which he describes scuttled plans to strike Tehran may be part of comeback ploy
By Dan Perry and Josef Federman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on August 16, 2015 (Abir Sultan/AFP/POOL)
August 21, 2015, 12:17 am
On nuclear deal, not all Israelis are with Netanyahu
While most believe a better accord could have been reached, many are uncomfortable with the open battle against Obama
By Dan Perry and Josef Federman
Egyptians carry the coffin of 1st Lt. Mohammed Adel Abdel Azeem -- killed on July 1, 2015, in an attack by Islamic extremists in the Sinai -- during the funeral procession in his home village of Tant al-Jazeera, north of Cairo, Egypt, July 2, 2015. (Hassan Ammar)
July 4, 2015, 7:34 am
Egypt marks 2nd anniversary of Morsi ouster
Ex-leader’s supporters call for ‘revolt’ as country mourns death of dozens of soldiers in Sinai attack earlier this week
By Brian Rohan and Dan Perry
In this Aug. 10, 2014 file photo, US Navy sailors work on aircraft for missions targeting the Islamic State group in Iraq on the deck of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush in the Persian Gulf. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
May 28, 2015, 1:56 am
Against Islamic State, airstrikes may not suffice
With little concern for civilian suffering and able to melt into population centers, jihadists prove hard to kill from the air
By Dan Perry and Vivian Salama
From (L-R) Chief Business Officer Murat Sonmez, Chief Commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Hani Mulki, former British prime minister Gordon Brown, Vice-Chairman of GE John Rice, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Petroleum Majid Jafar, and Chief Executive Officer of Meridiam Infrastructure Thierry Deau attend a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 23, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the Jordanian capital, Amman (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)
May 24, 2015, 2:25 pm
Iraq warns terror ‘spillover’ will affect entire world
At Jordan summit, Mideast leaders appeal for international assistance against extremists, say air strikes on IS not working
By Dan Perry
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