Sporadic small-scale rocket fire into Israel from Lebanon in recent months almost certainly has taken place with Iranian approval. From Seth Frantzman.
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Who can resist the optimism of Micah Goodman's op-ed "Israel's Surprising Consensus on the Palestinian Issue" (July 15)? Sadly, the fine print reveals that the supposed consensus rests on Mr. Goodman's proposal "to create...
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Turkish mob boss-turned-YouTube star Sedat Peker has regaled the public with tales of murder, corruption, torture, arms shipments to jihadists, and drug smuggling committed on behalf of his erstwhile ally, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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In a confusing statement posted online this week, the Ben & Jerry's ice cream company said: "We have a longstanding partnership with our licensee, who manufactures Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Israel and distributes it in the...
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Educator Orhan İnandı, a dual Turkish-Kyrgyz national who was abducted by Turkish intelligence agency MIT, was questioned about subscriptions to newspapers and magazines critical of the government after he was taken to Turkey...
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It is time to recognize the status of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, say a chorus of voices who have supported or observed the region's progress for years. The autonomous region, sometimes abbreviated as...
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Israel's civilian leadership has withheld tax revenue collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority to offset its payments to convicted terrorists, an action taken over the objections of the security establishment. From Gregg Roman.
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Online activists who are connected to Ahwaz human rights groups have reported protests in southwest Iran in the Ahwaz region. Reports at Akhbar Alaan and other outlets have also said there are demonstrations. Videos posted...
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Spotlight: How Can Israel Defeat Hamas?
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The latest war between Israel and Hamas resembled the previous major rounds of fighting in 2008-09, 2012, and 2014: Hamas firing rockets at Israeli population centers day after day, Israel launching air strikes at Hamas' military infrastructure in Gaza, ending in a brokered ceasefire.
Since 2008 the Middle East Forum's staff, fellows, contributors, and guests have closely examined the question of how Israel can contain and deter, if not outright defeat, Hamas. See a selection of their analyses at right.
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by Gary C. Gambill (May 27, 2021)
by Seth J. Frantzman (May 19, 2021)
by Marilyn Stern (Feb 29, 2020)
by Seth J. Frantzman (Dec 14, 2019)
by Daniel Pipes (Sep 23, 2019)
by Jonathan Spyer (May 11, 2019)
by Efraim Inbar (Jun 30, 2016)
by Efraim Inbar (Spring 2015)
by Eitan Shamir (Spring 2015)
by Daniel Pipes (Aug 9, 2014)
by Jonathan Spyer (Jul 10, 2014)
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