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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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Middle East Forum Online
India Must Worry About a Turkish Nuclear Weapon
Israel Has Woken up to the Threat a Turkish Nuclear Weapons Program Would Pose; India Should Do So as Well
February 24, 2026
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The decision by the Israel Police to not only maintain but expand Jewish visiting hours on the Temple Mount during the first day of Ramadan was a watershed moment. Israel has sent a clear message to the region: the Temple Mount is not a "no-go zone" for Jews, and Israeli policy is no longer dictated by the threat of Islamist riots.
Middle East Forum Online
Why 2026 Is the Year Israel Finally Stopped Fearing Ramadan
For Decades, the Israeli Security Establishment Operated Under a Self-Imposed Psychological Constraint Known Informally as the ‘Ramadan Veto’
February 24, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
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