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Biden's Funding of UNRWA Harms Palestinians

The Biden administration's recent decision to restore US funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency helps "perpetuate a status quo that leaves Palestinians poor, stateless, [and] oppressed." From Clifford Smith.

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Al-Qaeda Turkish Group IBDA/C Endorses Erdoğan, Maintains Its Operations in Turkey

The number two in an al-Qaeda-linked Turkish jihadist group who was convicted and served time in the past continues to preach freely in Turkey while endorsing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who he says is committed to...

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Is Iran Spreading Fake News of Anti-Israel Revenge Attacks?

In the absence of being able to actually strike at Israel, Iran's regime may invent stories of "successful" operations in the wake of the Natanz incident. Tehran painted itself into a corner this week by claiming that it would...

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Biden's Taylor Force Betrayal

Joe Biden's recent gift of $235 million in aid to the Palestinians violates the spirit of the Taylor Force Act and betrays the memory of Taylor Force himself. Any ephemeral policy success Biden achieved with the move comes at...

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The Rise and Rise of Turkish Drone Technology

Turkey's drone industry is thriving, but a cash-strapped economy and technological challenges may slow further progress. From Burak Bekdil.

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Beware the Islamist Underbelly

Organizations with more than passing connections to terrorist groups remain largely free to operate in western nations.

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Will This be the Last Anti-Israel Generation?

As the world moves on from its focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, professional Israel critics will become as obsolete as typesetters and VCR repairmen. From Seth J. Frantzman.

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Turkey Creates a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Occupied Syria

The 2018 Turkish takeover of the Afrin area in northern Syria led to the expulsion or flight of around 200,000 Kurds and the abduction of over 150 women. From Jonathan Spyer.

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Spotlight: A Return to Obama Policy on Israel?

The Biden administration's hiring decisions and early public pledges (to refund UNRWA, reopen the Palestinian Authority mission in Washington, "pause" the sale of F-35s to the United Arab Emirates, etc.) suggest that a revival of Obama-era U.S. policy concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in the offing. For a refresher course on what that will likely mean, see the selections at right.

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What is Obama's End Game on Israel?
by Gregg Roman (Dec 31, 2016)
John Kerry is Dead Wrong about Israeli Settlements
by Gregg Roman (Dec 28, 2016)
Obama and the UN's Outrageous Assault on Israel's Legitimacy
by Rafael Bardaji & Richard Kemp (Dec 26, 2016)
Obama and the Daylight between US and Israel
by Benjamin Weinthal & Asaf Romirowsky (Mar 18, 2016)
The Obama Administration's Soft Boycott of Israel
by Asaf Romirowsky & Benjamin Weinthal (Feb 16, 2016)
Could Obama Swing the Israeli Election?
by Steven J. Rosen (Jan 3, 2015)
Obama Turns on Israel
by Daniel Pipes (Nov 8, 2013)
Explaining Obama's Fixation with Israel
by Daniel Pipes (Mar 19, 2013)

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Biden's Funding of UNRWA Harms Palestinians
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