Jon Alterman

Most countries in the Gulf do not have to be persuaded that a nuclear Iran is a threat to them. read more

Most countries in the Gulf do not have to be persuaded that a nuclear Iran is a threat to them. But they ask if the cure is worse than the disease.

Whatever the disarray in the Knesset, whatever's going on there, he's going to make a deal in the name of read more

Whatever the disarray in the Knesset, whatever's going on there, he's going to make a deal in the name of the people of Israel, and he's going to sell it to the people of Israel, and ultimately, because the people in the Knesset are politicians, they will have to back him up.

It's a 12-step program. The first step is to admit you have a problem. They still have 11 steps to read more

It's a 12-step program. The first step is to admit you have a problem. They still have 11 steps to go.

Everybody's going to fight for the mantle of Ariel Sharon. I think partly because he covered such a wide swath read more

Everybody's going to fight for the mantle of Ariel Sharon. I think partly because he covered such a wide swath of the middle of Israeli politics there are going to be innumerable theories of what he might have done.

Suddenly it looks like the policy is not tough diplomacy, but the path to war.

Suddenly it looks like the policy is not tough diplomacy, but the path to war.