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Articles by MEF Staff and Fellows

Ahnaf Kalam
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Exiling Hamas Is a Good Idea, but to Where Matters
January 9, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Forum Observer
How Iran Abandoned the PLO in Favor of Hamas
January 8, 2024
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Reza Parchizadeh
Ahnaf Kalam
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Turkey’s Secret Blacklist Targets Foreign Critics with Entry Bans and Deportations
January 7, 2024
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Ahnaf Kalam
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‘Closing the Circle': On the Ground with the IDF in Southern Gaza
January 7, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
Winfield Myers
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Israel Can Trust Hamas – To Keep Its Promises
January 5, 2024
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A.J. Caschetta
Ahnaf Kalam
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The Islamic State Claims Suicide Bombings in Iran
January 4, 2024
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Winfield Myers
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The U.S. Must Reduce Iranian Influence in Iraq
January 4, 2024
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Gregg Roman
Winfield Myers
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Despite Arouri Strike in His Backyard, Nasrallah Is Trying to Avoid War with Israel
January 4, 2024
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Lazar Berman
Ahnaf Kalam
Middle East Forum Observer
U.S. Should Endorse Somaliland’s Independence
January 3, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Winfield Myers
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The Pious Figures of al-Jazira
January 3, 2024
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