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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Israeli tanks move near the border with the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

As Rafah Operation Commences, Should Netanyahu Prioritize Saving Hostages or Destroying Hamas?

Mario Mancuso

Visiting Senior Fellow

Mario Mancuso

May 12, 2024

In the Media

H.R. McMaster calls Biden threat to withhold weapons from Israel "feckless"

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In the Media

Hamas Wants Every Day to Be Like October 7

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

May 12, 2024

In the Media

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | May 2024

A man holds up a sign demanding that soldiers from the United States Army leave Niger without negotiation during a demonstration in Niamey, Niger, on April 13, 2024. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | May 2024

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

May 10, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

Palestinians living in different parts of Rafah and migrated to safe areas in Gaza on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Jehad Alshrafi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commentary

After Gaza

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Tony Badran

News Editor, Tablet

Michael Doran & Tony Badran

May 10, 2024

Commentary

12 Min Read

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Podcast

Did Biden Just Abandon Israel?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 10, 2024

Podcast

Hamas and Iran See Biden’s Restraint as a Green Light

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In the Media

Hamas and Iran See Biden’s Restraint as a Green Light

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

May 7, 2024

In the Media

The Truth Behind the Hostage Negotiations

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Podcast

The Truth behind the Hostage Negotiations

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

May 7, 2024

Podcast

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In the Media

Deep Dive | May 6

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Michael Doran

May 6, 2024

In the Media

Houthi followers carry weapons as they march over an American flag during a rally against the US-led aerial attacks on Yemen on March 9, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Houthis May Embolden Beijing

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 6, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

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In the Media

Israel Has No Choice but to Go into Rafah and Eliminate Hamas

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

May 6, 2024

In the Media

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Podcast

Where Did the Democratic Party’s Pro-Hamas Wing Come From?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 3, 2024

Podcast

Iranians attend the annual rally commemorating the 1979 Islamic Revolution as domestically built missiles and a satellite carrier are displayed at the Azadi Square in in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, February 11, 2024. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Reports

The Nuclear Iran “Concept” Is Already Here: Time Is Short to Prevent Israel’s—and America’s—Next Calamitous Intelligence Failure