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Articles by MEF Staff and Fellows

Middle East Forum Observer
UNRWA Is Complicit in Terror; Disband It
August 7, 2024
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Gregg Roman
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What Will Iran Do Next?
August 7, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
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To Defeat the Houthis, Starve Their Military Resupply
August 7, 2024
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Michael Rubin
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A Gazan Activist in Northwest Syria: Interview
August 6, 2024
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Middle East Forum Observer
Student Radicals from DSA Prepare for Another Round of Pro-Hamas Activism
August 5, 2024
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Dexter Van Zile
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Why Turkey’s Erdoğan Threatened Israel with a Proxy War
August 2, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
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Iran-Led Axis Is Likely to Launch Joint Attack, but Can’t Reverse Israeli Gains in Gaza
July 31, 2024
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Lazar Berman
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Blinken Says U.S. Not Responsible for Ismail Haniyeh Killing; That’s Too Bad
July 31, 2024
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Michael Rubin
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Two Cheers for the Mossad
July 31, 2024
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Rafael Bardaji
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What Does Haniyeh’s Assassination Imply?
Israel has wavered between ‘total victory’ over Hamas and pursuit of a deal. The strike in Iran may end that argument.
July 31, 2024
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Daniel Pipes
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March 13, 2026
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Michael Rubin
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