Southern Syria’s resurgence brings Jordan and Iraq back in key roles
Jordan seeks to ensure regional security and stability, including in Syria, including by involving the international community in these prospects.
2023 Israel–Hamas war
Al Jazeera Allegedly Using Bots to Spread Propaganda While Skirting U.S. Law
A network of fake profiles is allegedly promoting antisemitic and anti-American propaganda on social media accounts associated with Qatar-owned Al Jazeera. The Combat Antisemitism Movement — a nonprofit...
Policy Briefs
Reporting from the Golan Heights, on the day Assad was overthrown
Jerusalem Post reporter Seth J. Frantzman reports from the Golan Heights, near the abandoned Syrian town of Quneitra, where a lone regime flag still stood.
Op-eds
How to Prevent Classified U.S. Intelligence from Ending up on Social Media
Once again, highly classified U.S. intelligence reports are circulating on social media. Last month, Telegram’s pro-Iran propaganda channel Middle East Spectator published two classified...
Op-eds
The time is right for Israel to question the nature of Beijing’s Middle East agenda
This Sino-Israeli diplomatic nadir offers an opportunity for Israel to reassess the merits of diplomatic and economic cooperation with Beijing.
Op-eds
Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi taps Vahid Jalalzadeh for new role
The appointment does not seem to fit well with Jalalzadeh’s previous record as the head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee and some of his other roles.
Op-eds
November Ceasefire in Gaza Collapsed After Hamas Lied About Female Hostages
Israeli media reported on September 18 that the week-long ceasefire in November — which saw Hamas release 81 Israeli hostages — collapsed after the terrorist group relayed false...
Flash Briefs
The Abraham Accords are not about Palestinians
Palestinians are welcome to join the Israel-Arab accords but if they’d prefer to keep fighting they’ll be on their own
Op-eds
Pro-Hamas Islamists Win the Most Seats in Jordanian Elections
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Islamic Action Front (IAF) secured 31 of 138 seats in Jordanian parliamentary elections on September 10, the most of any party. The IAF achieved its best result in 35 years by...
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Al-Jazeera ‘Journalist’ Was Hamas Nukhba Terrorist
Latest Developments An Al-Jazeera employee killed during an airstrike in Gaza was a member of Hamas’s elite Nukhba force, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on August 1. Ismail al-Ghoul and...
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Netanyahu to Congress: War on Israel Is a War on the United States
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel’s war in Gaza and against Iranian proxies was not a clash of civilizations but a “clash between barbarism and civilization,”...
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Hamas Drops Key Demand for Hostage Talks
Israel and Hamas are expected to resume mediated negotiations over the hostages’ release after the Palestinian terrorist group reportedly dropped its demand for an a priori commitment...
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Israel Expects U.S. Arms Shipment Hold-Up Will Be Resolved Soon
On June 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu predicted an imminent end to what Israel has described as a slowdown of U.S. munitions supplies to Israel. During a cabinet...
Flash Briefs
Al Qaeda’s Enduring Challenge: A Vision of Victory Over America
“In the language of numbers, we can see the magnitude of the huge losses that the Mujahideen inflicted on America—thanks to Allah.” – Khaled Mohammad Salah Din Zaydan. These words, penned by...
Op-eds
Terror groups in Gaza compete with Hamas to carry out attacks on Israel
These groups worked together in Gaza and had their eyes on the post-war period. Now, these groups are filling the breach and the vacuum.
Op-eds
Is Israeli-Saudi normalization end or means?
Biden is delaying Saudi normalization with Israel until the region is fixed, mistakenly making peace the end game
Op-eds
Hamas Hedges on Gaza Truce Proposal
Hamas signaled its qualified acceptance of a U.S.-promoted plan to wind down the Gaza war on June 11. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to drum up regional...
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Blinken in Israel Amid Talk of Side Deal on American Hostages Held in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on June 10 to discuss the U.S.-backed ceasefire plan to end the war in Gaza. During...
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UN Secretary General Abuses His Authority
Along with ISIS, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram, Israel will be put on a UN blacklist
Op-eds
Seventeen Countries Urge Hamas to Accept Ceasefire Proposal
The United States and 16 other countries whose citizens are being held captive by Hamas in Gaza signed a statement on June 6 calling on the Iran-backed terror organization to accept...