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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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Absent an active supreme leader — and there remains no proof-of-life for nominal Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen since his appointment — there are multiple Revolutionary Guards factions and power brokers; it is unclear whether any single one can deliver his competitors.
Middle East Forum Online
Donald Trump, Iran and the Art of a Peace Deal
The Place, Very Clearly, Where Trump Feels Comfortable Is Where Deals Are Made
June 14, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer
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Middle East Forum Observer
Pro-Turkey Albanian Leader’s War on the Greek Minority
Albania Is Pushing a Large Tourism Development Planned in the Environmentally Protected Narta Lagoon and Surrounding Area
June 14, 2026
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Christos Konstantinidis
Germany's domestic intelligence chief has warned that Islamist organizations, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood, are pursuing long-term influence within Germany's political and social institutions. Officials and analysts cited in the report argue that Islamist networks exploit civic organizations, publicly funded projects, and relationships with political actors—especially on the left—to advance an agenda aimed at reshaping society in accordance with Islamic norms.
FWI News
Germany’s Intelligence Chief Warns of Islamist Infiltration of Political Institutions
Left-wing Political Parties Opening Doors to the Muslim Brotherhood
June 14, 2026
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Jules Gomes
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