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Is Syria the Middle East’s next exploding powder keg?
Syria could be the Middle East’s next exploding powder keg.
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US-Houthi truce triggers pro-Israel alarm bells
Alarm bells went off in Jerusalem and pro-Israel circles in Washington when US President Donald J. Trump this week announced a truce in America’s Red…
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Separately, Trump and Hamas let the cat out of the bag
US President Donald J. Trump and Hamas have separately opened a Pandora’s Box that could fuel Middle Eastern fires for years to come.
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US-European culture war puts Israel in a bind
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s embrace of the global far-right faces a difficult choice.
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Is Algeria Next?
Algeria may be the latest target in efforts to garner further Arab recognition of the Jewish state, despite its Gaza war conduct and rejection of…
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April 2025

Netanyahu hardens his position despite pressure to lift the Gaza blockade
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu knows he doesn’t need to bother about this week’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on Israel’s legal…
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Crunch time may be approaching for Netanyahu
The coming days will tell whether it’s crunch time for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
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Netanyahu’s allies turn Jews into potential scapegoats
Betar, the far-right youth movement of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, is happy to help US President Donald J. Trump curtail…
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James M. Dorsey
Hamas and Netanyahu bet on each other’s unpopularity
This week’s Gazan anti-Hamas protests demanding an end to the war could prove to be a double-edged sword.
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Vietnam looms large in Gaza
Hamas has Israel where it wants it.
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Turkey emerges as a bellwether of US-Israeli relations
US President Donald J. Trump had a stinging message for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu when he heaped praise on Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
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Whither Trump’s Gaza resettlement plan?
As he embarked on a Middle East tour, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto this week offered to accept an estimated 1,000 wounded Gazan Palestinians…
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