Andrew Beale

In all the rounds of negotiations that have taken place between Israel and Palestine, the Palestinians have always lost out to Israel. With a new round of peace talks beginning, brokered by Secretary of State John Kerry, Palestine is set to lose…

In case you haven't heard, Obama made a big speech on Thursday. Making big speeches is something Obama's pretty good at and, despite criticism from some quarters, the big speech was well-received by big media, overall. The New York Times, for…

Eric Holder is in hot water yet again, this time for the completely illegal and totally unacceptable act of spying on the Associated Press. The basics of the story are that the AP reported that the CIA had foiled a terror plot and published a story…

U.S. foreign policy is a complicated game. Between drone strikes, continued presence in the middle east, gun-running in Mexico, and a host of other issues, it's easy to feel like you're on a rickety carnival ride where you can't tell which way is…

As I wrote several weeks ago, Obama made basically no effort to secure an actual peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians during his recent visit. When John Kerry also visited the region, it became clear that the new Secretary of State…

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made a trip to Israel last week to offer yet more military handouts to the region's most militarized country. Hagel announced the U.S. will provide Israel with a lot of high-tech airpower, including new missiles…

The U.S. has ordered 200 troops into Jordan to keep an eye on the Syrian border, and government sources are hinting that the number may soon explode into a full-scale invasion force of 20,000.  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said, in announcing the…

Much of the media coverage of Secretary of State John Kerry's current round of trips to the Middle East has focused on his half-hearted attempts to kick-start the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. But it's highly likely that the real purpose of his…

The hunger strike at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay expanded this week as detainees protested perceived unjust conditions at the camp. As the Washington Post reported, the impetus for the hunger strike is a new policy of searching Korans,…

OK, so not a lot got actually done during Obama's visit to Israel. This was to be expected, but it doesn't mean there aren't some important lessons from his visit. Here's five things to take away from the trip. 1. Obama's really, really committed to…

Even the Palestinian leadership themselves admit they're not expecting big things from Obama's visit this week.  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says his top priority is securing the release of over 1,000 prisoners held by Israel, but without a…

As President Obama begins his trip to Israel on Wednesday, don't expect much of anything to happen. The president will visit all the regular spots, including a stop at the Israel museum and a speech at the Jerusalem International Convention Center.…

As a new round of nuclear talks with Iran begins, one important player has been left out of the bargaining table. Israel has not been invited to take part in the talks between Iran and the U.S., U.K., France, China, Russia, and Germany. There is a…

In preparation for Obama's visit to Israel, an envoy from the Obama administration "reassured" Israeli leaders that the president will remain firm on the Iranian nuclear issue. But what's the real story behind the Iranian nuclear threat? Here are…

It's a climactic showdown years in the making, a final battle worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. But if Israel and Iran really came to blows, which country would emerge from the ring with its gloves in the air, and which of the two regional…

On Tuesday, Israel's Government Press Office sent out a press release linking to a report titled "Hezbollah: Portrait of a Terrorist Organization." It may be a coincidence — it's possible the report was just completed and simply happened to be…

Less than a week after Israelis took to the polls, it now appears certain that no coalition government will be viable without the inclusion of Yesh Atid, the center-left surprise winners of Tuesday's election. With the center-right block (which…

Everyone agrees, the Israeli right wing was dealt a blow in Tuesday's Knesset elections, but a question still remains: will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu form a strong center-left coalition, or stick to his guns on the right and end up with…