Dennis Ross

Dec 1, 2023 | americanpurpose.com | Richard Aldous |Michael Mandelbaum |Robert Satloff |Dennis Ross

“If Hamas cared at all for Palestinian lives, it would release all the hostages, give up arms and surrender the leaders and those responsible for Oct. 7,”—President Biden, November 18, 2023, Washington Post op-ed. This call for Hamas to lay down its arms may be viewed as a throwaway line in the Biden administration’s campaign to counter the graphic images of Palestinian civilians dying at the hands of Israeli troops armed with American weapons.

Nov 2, 2023 | thehill.com | Robert Satloff |Dennis Ross

On the battlefield, Israel is showing signs of success in its war against Hamas. Following the shock and horror of the October 7 attacks, Israelis put aside political differences that threatened to tear the country apart to focus their collective energy on confronting the enemy on their doorstep. But on the battlefield of public opinion, Israel is losing.

Oct 28, 2023 | alquds.com | Robert Satloff |Dennis Ross |David Makovsky

By Robert Satloff , Dennis Ross and David Makovskyt’s not too early to think about the “day after” the war—even preliminary planning to create an interim administration will help clarify objectives for Israel’s leaders, sustain U.S. support, provide a more positive alternative future for Palestinians, and give Arab allies a rationale to play a more constructive role.

Oct 17, 2023 | theatlantic.com | Dennis Ross

A truism of national security is that leaders constantly face a dilemma in which neither choice is good. In wartime especially, that choice can be excruciating. Today, Israel’s leaders confront just such a challenge: hostages. Hamas has imposed a war on Israel, one set in motion by the gruesome atrocities committed by the Gaza-based Islamist group.

Mar 5, 2023 | theatlantic.com | Dennis Ross

While the international community was focused on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), discovered uranium residue enriched to 84 percent in Iranian centrifuge cascades.