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The Middle East: In-Depth Reports

The Election of Lebanon’s New President: A Symbol of Hizbullah’s Declining Political Power

January 12, 2025 | Yoni Ben Menachem

Lebanese commentators say Hizbullah suffered a severe blow to its prestige after failing to secure the presidency for its preferred candidate.

The Republic of Yemen, the Houthi Terror Organization, and International Law

January 12, 2025 | Amb. Alan Baker, Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch

Do the Houthi terrorists have carte blanche to violate international law?

Islamist Terror, Shoah Martyrs Street, Herzliya

January 6, 2025 | Amb. Freddy Eytan

Islamist terrorism is at our doorstep

Congratulations, Mr. Dictator: Mahmoud Abbas Starts His 21st Year

January 5, 2025 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch

Abu Muhammad al-Jolani’s Attitude Toward Israel

January 2, 2025 | Yoni Ben Menachem

UNRWA’s Refusal to Accept Israeli Sovereignty Will Harm the Palestinians

January 1, 2025 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch

Syria’s Abu Mohammed al-Jolani: Will He Renounce or Restore Assad’s Bloody Legacy?

December 29, 2024 | Dr. Dan Diker, Issam Zeitoun

Demographics Don’t Lie: The Decline of the Christian Population in PA- and Hamas-Controlled Areas

December 22, 2024 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch, Tirza Shorr

The Transformation of Abu Mohammed al-Jolani into Ahmed al-Sharaa

December 22, 2024 | Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah

PA Chairman Abbas’s “Operation for the Defense of the Homeland” in Northern Samaria

December 20, 2024 | Yoni Ben Menachem

Syria’s Earthquake and the Aftershock in Lebanon

December 18, 2024 | Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah

Iran Just Lost Its Last Colonial Settlement in Southern Lebanon

December 16, 2024 | Lenny Ben-David

Post-Assad Syria: Winners and Losers, Crisis and Opportunity

December 8, 2024 | JCFA Iran-Syria Desk

Will the Israel-Lebanon Agreement Answer Israel’s Security Challenges?

December 5, 2024 | Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser

Understanding Abbas’s Decision to Appoint Rawhi Fattouh as His Successor

December 4, 2024 | Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch