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As the Palestinian Authority accelerates preparations for legislative elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, a critical security dynamic is taking shape across Ramallah (above), Gaza, and regional capitals. Two decades after the 2006 parliamentary vote provided the political springboard for Hamas to establish an armed stronghold in the Gaza Strip, the terror organization is executing an evolved version of the same tactical playbook.
Middle East Forum Online
The November 2026 Trap: How Hamas Plans to Penetrate the West Bank Through the Ballot Box
Hamas Aims to Establish a Legitimate Political Foothold Across the West Bank Without Moderating Its Core Rejectionist Ideology
August 17, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed on August 7 by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, represents the first formalization of the slow emergence of a conservative Sunni Islamic bloc intended to provide a strategic counterweight against both Israel and Iran.
Middle East Forum Online
The New Crescent: Mecca Pact Gives Rise to a Sunni Bloc, Posing New Challenges for Israel
Jerusalem, and Islamic Claims There, Are Likely to Form the Symbolic Element That Knits the Emergent Group Together
August 17, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer
An aerial view of Dakhla, Western Sahara, Morocco.
Middle East Forum Observer
Morocco Wants to Become the Sahel’s Gateway to the Atlantic
While Infrastructure Alone Doesn’t Determine Alliances, It Cultivates Interests That Governments Safeguard
August 17, 2026
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Javier A. Hernández