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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a joint press conference with the Israeli prime minister in Jerusalem on June 28, 2016. (RONEN ZVULUN/AFP/Getty Images)
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a joint press conference with the Israeli prime minister in Jerusalem on June 28, 2016. (RONEN ZVULUN/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the members of the European Parliament during his official visit in Brussels, Belgium on June 23, 2016. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the members of the European Parliament during his official visit in Brussels, Belgium on June 23, 2016. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Harry Zieve Cohen
Former Research Associate to Walter Russell Mead
Walter Russell Mead & Harry Zieve Cohen
4 Min Read
Bouthaina Shaaban, political and media adviser to the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, speaks via Skype during a press conference on June 2, 2016 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Bouthaina Shaaban, political and media adviser to the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, speaks via Skype during a press conference on June 2, 2016 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Jenna Lifhits
Staff Writer, The Weekly Standard
Lee Smith & Jenna Lifhits
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