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Pezeshkian’s Cabinet Reflects Iran’s Institutional Stagnation
August 19, 2024
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Saeid Golkar
Middle East Forum Observer
‘Want Democracy? Get a King,’ Revisited
August 19, 2024
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Owen H. Kirby
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Enriching Palestinians: A Zionist Eccentricity
August 18, 2024
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Daniel Pipes
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In Jerusalem, We Wait for Tehran to Play Its Hand
August 17, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
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Maryland AG Replaces One Hater with Another to Serve on Hate Crimes Panel
August 15, 2024
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Benjamin Baird
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Canadian Islamist NGO Gets Taste of Its Own Medicine. Not Happy
August 14, 2024
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Dexter Van Zile
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Israel Must Not Allow Hamas to Survive Gaza War
August 12, 2024
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A.J. Caschetta
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Meanwhile, in Tehran . . .
August 12, 2024
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Amatzia Baram
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The Perception of Israeli Society as Sensitive to Casualties and Its Impact on the IDF’s Ability to Win
August 12, 2024
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Pnina Shuker
Middle East Forum Observer
Reassessing Israeli Resolve During Times of War
August 12, 2024
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Gregg Roman
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Anti-Hamas Armed Groups in Gaza: Interview with ‘The Popular Defence Forces’
An Emerging Militant Alternative to Hamas Speaks Out on War, Governance, and Peace.
April 13, 2026
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
The question now is whether Israel is prepared to impose the conditions under which the other side's definition of the possible is permanently altered. Everything short of that is a buffer with an expiration date. Image: IDF soldiers in South Lebanon.
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Beyond the Buffer: Why South Lebanon Demands a New Strategic Logic
A Buffer Zone Is Not a Strategy; It Is a Geography
April 13, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
Last Wednesday, Netanyahu spoke with President Trump and envoy Steve Witkoff. U.S. officials, according to a number of reports, requested that Israel reduce the intensity of strikes in Lebanon and begin negotiations. Image: Israeli strike on Beirut’s Dahye suburb; March 6, 2026.
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Israel Won’t Stop in Lebanon Until Hezbollah Is Crushed
Direct U.S.-Brokered Talks Between Israeli and Lebanese Representatives Are Set to Take Place in Washington This Week
April 13, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer
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