Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 14, 2018

Stephen Farrell, Reuters: The U.S. is opening an embassy in Jerusalem. Why is there a furor?

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States opens its embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, a move that has delighted Israel and infuriated Palestinians.

The opening ceremony is at a U.S. consular building in the Arnona neighborhood. It will house an interim embassy for the ambassador and a small staff until a larger site is found.

The compound cuts across the 1949 Armistice Line that separated West Jerusalem from No Man’s Land, which Israel captured in the 1967 Six Day War and has held under occupation ever since.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 14, 2018

Israeli joy, Palestinian fury over U.S. embassy launch in Jerusalem -- Dan Williams, Reuters

All You Need to Know As The United States Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem -- Ashish Kumar Sen, Atlantic Council

Iraqi Shiite cleric gained ground with nationalist voice -- Susannah George, AP

Abadi's Big Fail in Iraq as Sadrists Triumph -- Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post

Where does Syria go from here? -- CBC

Iran and Israel's Syrian shadow war laid bare -- Chase Winter, DW

More Powerful Than Nuclear Weapons: Iranian Money Is Taking Over the Mideast -- Hagai Amit, Haaretz

Islamic State church bombings rip Indonesia -- John McBeth, Asia Times

North Korea Won't Fall for the Libya Disarmament Trap -- Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest

China, North Korea remain reluctant brothers in arms -- Bertil Lintner, Asia Times

China and India are friends-to-be under Modi and Xi -- Sourabh Gupta, East Asia Forum

How China’s military play in disputed waters could torpedo Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy shift -- Richard Heydarian, SCMP

Japan: From Gunboat Diplomacy to Coast Guard Diplomacy -- Jay Tarriela, Diplomat

Can Zimbabwe Recover From Mugabe's Misrule? -- John Rapley, Foreign Affairs

The Decline of U.S. Diplomatic Power -- Sam Wilkins, Modern War Institute

The End of the Iran Deal, and Trump’s New, Confrontational Foreign Policy -- Robin Wright, New Yorker