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Trust the Ayatollahs? A Weaker and Shorter Iran Deal

Just last week, Israeli, American, and Iranian officials confirmed what many suspected for months — the United States and Iran are conducting indirect talks seeking a new nuclear agreement. Last year, following 17 months of no...

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The Ukraine Counteroffensive and the Middle East

Jonathan Spyer: As Ukraine begins its long-anticipated counter-offensive against Iranian-backed Russian forces, "it is in Israel's interest that the hammer strikes home."

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Revolution in Iran: The State of Minorities, Uprising Against Tehran

Jonathan Spyer discusses prospects for unity among Iran's Kurdish, Arab, and Baluch minorities with Kurdistan National Congress leader Siamand Moeini, who says the "Iranian people won't accept the creation of a [new] centralized government."

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Alex Soros: The Mirror Image of His Israel-Hating Father

If you think George Soros shamelessly demonized Israel in the name of fossilized leftist ideology, wait til you meet his millennial successor. From Benjamin Weinthal.

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Turkey's New Intel Chief Hides Ties with Iran's Mullahs and Quds Force

İbrahim Kalın, the newly appointed head of Turkish intelligence agency MIT, has hidden his work for an Iranian-funded Islamist publication that was shut down over its terrorist links. But his ties to Iran may be precisely why he was appointed. From Abdullah Bozkurt.

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Islamist Charity Uses Lawfare to Silence Critics in Canada

Islamic Relief Canada (IRC), a steady contributor of funds to the Islamist charity, Islamic Worldwide Relief (IRW), scored a victory in its ongoing effort to protect itself and its UK-based affiliate from legitimate scrutiny and...

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Cairo Struggles to Silence Popular Praise for Israel Border Attack

At 4:20 in the afternoon of October 5, 1985, an Egyptian soldier manning a checkpoint in the Red Sea resort town of Ras Burqa raised his gun and began firing into a crowd of Israeli tourists. Seven Israeli civilians, including...

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Qatari Government-Sanctioned Paper Continues Anti-Israel Incitement

When Qatar's heavily censored media features rabidly antisemitic content, you can bet it is with the approval of its autocratic rulers.

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Spotlight: The Dispute over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

The visit of a handful of Israeli lawmakers to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on May 18 touched off demands throughout the world that Israel sharply restrict Jewish access to Judaism’s holiest site. Middle East Forum staff, fellows, and guest contributors have studied this issue closely, arriving at a loose consensus that such restrictions embolden rejectionists who deny Jewish links to the Holy Land, complicating the search for a lasting settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Israel Must Refuse Jordan's Request to Build on the Temple Mount
by Alex Selsky (Jan 31, 2023)
The Fight Over Jerusalem's Temple Mount
by Benjamin Weinthal (Jan 4, 2023)
To Win the War of Independence, Israel Must Govern the Temple Mount
by Alex Selsky (Dec 18, 2022)
Israel's Temple Mount Concessions Spur Palestinian Hopes for Victory
by Tom Nisani (Apr 27, 2022)
Internationalize the Temple Mount
by Josiah Rotenberg (Nov 11, 2020)
Is the Western Wall Judaism's Holiest Site?
by F.M. Loewenberg (Fall 2017)
A Palestinian Victory at the Temple Mount
by Daniel Pipes (Jul 26, 2017)
Did Jews Abandon the Temple Mount?
by F.M. Loewenberg (Summer 2013)

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