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Ahnaf Kalam
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Abdallah Aljamal: ‘Prisoners’ Rights’ Activist Held, Abused Israeli Hostages
June 14, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
Winfield Myers
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Western Protestants in Turkey Labeled Threats to the Turkish State
June 13, 2024
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Ahnaf Kalam
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Stopping Border-Crossing Terrorists Requires Political Will, not New Policies
June 12, 2024
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Todd Bensman
Winfield Myers
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The West Should Stop Acquiescing to Turkey’s Aggression in Northern Cyprus
June 12, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
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Turkey Turns Blind Eye to Hamas’s Use of Turkish Drone on Oct. 7
June 12, 2024
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Winfield Myers
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U.S. Strategy Fails When It Bashes Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Coddles Adversaries
June 12, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Ahnaf Kalam
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Spain, Norway, and Ireland’s Recognition of ‘Palestine’ Latest Chapter in Long History of Appeasement
June 9, 2024
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A.J. Caschetta
Winfield Myers
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Europeans, Willfully Blind to Islamist Violence, Are Committing Cultural Suicide
June 9, 2024
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Giulio Meotti
Winfield Myers
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After Campus Riots, Voters Must Press Lawmakers to End Malign Foreign Influences in Universities
June 8, 2024
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Benjamin Baird
Winfield Myers
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Pro-Hamas Crowds Praise the Murder of Jews and Are Silent on the Murder of Christians
June 7, 2024
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Giulio Meotti
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