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The Turkish flag is displayed on a hill in the Nicosia region of Northern Cyprus.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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Members of the military are among those seated with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (front center) in May 2025.
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It Is a Mistake to Bring Syria Into the Anti-Islamic State Global Coalition Now
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When Spain rushed Royal Decree 10/2025 into law on September 23, 2025, it reshaped practical lines of commerce, finance, and defense in ways that weaken, not strengthen, regional security. The Palace of Deputies in Madrid.
Middle East Forum Online
Spain’s Gaza Decree Is a Strategic Mistake
It Is Exactly the Opposite of What Europe and the West Should Be Doing at a Time of Heightened Danger
November 6, 2025
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With Hamas refusing to release the hostages on Israel’s terms — and after a deadly terror shooting in Jerusalem on Monday and a deadly attack on an Israeli tank in Gaza the same day — Israel’s patience ran out. Elements of the Al-Qassam Brigades at the funeral of a terrorist killed in Gaza, in the city of Khan Yunis; February 13, 2025.
Middle East Forum Online
Hamas Is Afraid Gaza Will Become Lebanon. So Is Israel
Maintaining Its Arms Will Enable Hamas to Prevent Israel from Achieving the Aim of Keeping Hamas Away from Governance
November 6, 2025
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Lazar Berman
In 2018, four years before he became Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah Hammoud condemned U.S. President Donald Trump immigration policies at a rally in the city. In this photo, taken when the future mayor was serving in the Michigan House of Representatives, Hammoud stands next to Mohammad Elahi, the imam at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights with close ties to the Iranian regime.
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Dearborn Mayor Jokes About ‘Jihad’ Days Before FBI Raid of Suspected Jihadis
Suspects Allegedly Planned Attack on LGBTQ Bars in Nearby Ferndale
November 6, 2025
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Tom Gantert
University of Texas students protest Israel's war in Gaza.
Middle East Forum Observer
Why Young Activists Believe Palestinian Freedom Requires Israeli Destruction
Rather than Building a State, Hamas Took over Gaza and Used It as a Launching Pad for Rockets and Terrorism
November 6, 2025
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Many countries sidestep United Nations involvement due to a recognition that U.N. rules-of-engagement and bureaucracy benefit only the lazy and malign.
Middle East Forum Online
Keep the United Nations Out of Gaza
Neither the State Department nor Other Foreign Ministries Should Accept the Fiction That U.N. Mandates Are Necessary or Effective
November 5, 2025
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While factors like weather, port access, and corruption have always been considerations, the dramatic increase in organized piracy over the past 25 years—first with Somalia and now with the Houthis—elevated geopolitics to a central strategic concern. A Maersk Line container ship in the Mediterranean.
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Navigating the New Geopolitics of Global Trade: An Interview with Gregg Roman
Geopolitical Risk Emerges from What the ‘Business Side of Politics’
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Despite Israel’s success and protection of civilians, diplomats, correspondents, academics, and human rights activists pile on with accusations of genocide and atrocity. The basis for such calumny is the so-called Gaza Health Ministry, a wholly controlled subsidiary of Hamas.
Middle East Forum Online
Why Fall for Hamas’s False Statistics?
Fear and Lack of Access Explain Why So Many Accept Hamas Health Ministry Statistics
November 5, 2025
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