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Iran’s Presidential Election as Viewed in Iraq
Jun 29, 2021Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
All political developments in Iran have serious repercussions in Iraq, and the election of Ibrahim Raisi as president of…
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Time to Address Impunity in Iraq
Jun 4, 2021Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
On May 26, Iraqi security forces arrested General Qasim Muslih, commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Anbar province, basing…
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What the United States Needs to Do Now for Calm in Israel and Palestine
Jun 2, 2021Daoud Kuttab
For decades, one of Israel’s goals was to cut off the Gaza Strip from the West Bank. It was…
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The Israel-Hamas Cease-fire: Déjà vu All Over Again
May 25, 2021Laurie King
May is always a difficult month for Palestinians. Mid-month marks Nakba Day, the annual commemoration of the start of…
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Sheikh Jarrah: A Welcome Palestinian Moment of Enthusiasm
May 14, 2021Khalil E. Jahshan
Protracted political conflicts are unpredictable phenomena. They tend to develop an internal momentum while awaiting their own uncertain future,…
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Human Rights Watch Exposes Israeli Apartheid
May 3, 2021Jonathan Kuttab
On April 27, 2021, Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a 213-page report entitled “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and…
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The Palestinian Elections: Process, Mechanics, and Importance
Apr 29, 2021Hanna Nasir
President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree last January to hold elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the presidency…
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Netanyahu Tries to Dictate a New Arrangement in Jerusalem in Violation of the Traditional Pre-1967 Status Quo
Apr 2, 2021ACW Research and Analysis Unit
On March 22nd, The New York Times published an article by its Jerusalem correspondent Isabel Kershner titled “Tensions With…
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A Struggle of Wills over Iraq’s Identity
Mar 30, 2021Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
The last few days witnessed serious efforts by some Arab countries to influence developments in Iran-friendly Iraq. On March…
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Including Arab Americans in the Biden Administration Is Not Enough
Mar 11, 2021Nadine S. Naber
In a series of unprecedented moves, President Joe Biden took steps seen as helping to politically and socially integrate…
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Mohammed bin Salman in the Hot Seat
Feb 26, 2021Imad K. Harb
The Biden Administration’s release on February 26 of a declassified intelligence report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
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The Assassination of Lebanon’s Lokman Slim
Feb 4, 2021Imad K. Harb
Assassination reared its ugly head once again in Lebanon when unknown assailants killed political analyst and activist Lokman Slim…
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The Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad: A New Chapter in Iraq’s Instability?
Feb 3, 2021Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
Abdulwahab Al-Qassab writes that the latest suicide bombings in Baghdad portend a feared return of the Islamic State after…
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Morocco’s Unmissed Opportunity in the Western Sahara
Dec 21, 2020Mohamed Daadaoui
In a final act by his administration, President Donald Trump announced that Morocco and Israel will normalize relations, making…
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MbS Also Gets Nothing for Normalizing with Israel
Nov 23, 2020Imad K. Harb
Once again, Arab solidarity with the Palestinian cause suffered a setback. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS)…
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Does Arab Public Opinion on Palestine Still Count in 2020?
Nov 18, 2020Khalil E. Jahshan
Although public opinion research in the Arab world has evolved significantly in recent years, it does not seem to…
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Arab Public Opinion on National Security and Foreign Intervention
Nov 17, 2020Joe Macaron
The Arab League celebrated its 75th anniversary this year in the midst of regional politics that have never been…
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Comments on the UAE’s Acquisition of the F-35
Sep 8, 2020Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to have condoned the sale of the advanced American F-35 Joint Strike…
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Lebanon Chooses a Prime Minister, Thwarting the Protesters Again
Aug 31, 2020Imad K. Harb
Imad K. Harb writes that Lebanon’s new and largely unknown prime minister-designate, Mustafa Adib, is relatively inexperienced in politics.…
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Iraq’s Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Comes to Washington
Aug 18, 2020Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
Abdulwahab Al-Qassab previews Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s upcoming visit to Washington and writes that the American capital may…

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