Israel's Survival Strategy

Benjamin Netanyahu has made lofty promises to turn out the nationalist vote. Should he win another term, fulfilling them could have long-lasting consequences for Israel.

Incidents in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria suggest Israel has decided to broaden its offensive against Iranian interests in the region despite the risk of a violent backlash.

A series of mysterious explosions at Iranian-linked sites in Iraq have raised suspicion that Israel is bringing its anti-Iran campaign to the country. If true, what does that mean for the wider Middle East?

Now that the stage is set for September's national elections, the country's major parties look to size up potential coalition partners.

In the search for votes that will give him the victory he needs to help avoid prosecution, Israel's prime minister will push the envelope on issues at home and abroad.

Seeking to break a parliamentary deadlock after an April vote, Israel's leader has called for an electoral rerun. Whether the polls deliver a different result is another matter.

Over the past couple of years, Israel has started growing closer to countries in the Persian Gulf region that once rejected it. But a government interested in abandoning the two-state solution and annexing parts of the West Bank will find its newfound relationships tested.

Yet another escalation between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces has ended in a tenuous truce. But there's no question that wider clashes could erupt at any time.