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Hamas Fears a U.S.-Iran Agreement Could Leave Gaza Facing Israel Alone

IDF Captures Strategic Ridge in Deepest Incursion into Lebanon Since 2000

The United Nations’ False Equation

The Barghouti Myth: How the World Is Being Asked to Canonize a Dynasty of Violence

Negotiation as War by Other Means: Why Iran Deals Fail Before They’re Signed

How Does Iran View the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States?
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Hamas police forces in Gaza City in 2025

Hamas Fears a U.S.-Iran Agreement Could Leave Gaza Facing Israel Alone

Hamas is concerned that the anticipated agreement would remove many of the strategic constraints currently limiting Israel, leave Gaza outside the framework of any deal, and enable Israel to intensify military pressure on the Strip.
Yoni Ben Menachem

How Does Iran View the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States?

Yoni Ben Menachem

Why Hamas and the Gaza Strip Were Excluded from the U.S.-Iran Agreement

Yoni Ben Menachem
Israel Defense Forces soldiers capture Beaufort Castle in Southern Lebanon, May 2026

IDF Captures Strategic Ridge in Deepest Incursion into Lebanon Since 2000

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah
António Guterres

The United Nations’ False Equation

Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein
Marwan Barghuti in 2012

The Barghouti Myth: How the World Is Being Asked to Canonize a Dynasty of Violence

Rawan Osman
President Donald Trump attends a roundtable with energy officials and executives from the oil industry

Negotiation as War by Other Means: Why Iran Deals Fail Before They’re Signed

Dr. Dan Diker
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The Secretary-General of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, and the West Bank military coordinator, Saleh al-Aruri, met with Khamenei in Tehran on June 14, 2023. Both Hamas leaders were killed

Israel Under Fire – Iran’s Involvement in the October 7, 2023 Massacre: From the Shadows to Center Stage

Dr. Dan Diker
Pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration on Al Quds Day in London on Friday, April 5, 2024. The controversial annual event also supports Hizbullah.

Israel Under Fire – Foreword

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Between Hamas and Fatah: Different Paths, Same Destination 

When comparing Hamas’s charter, even in its later version, with the details from Fatah’s official website, the conclusion is clear: both share the same strategic goal.
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Stabilizing Gaza – Securing Israel: The Importance of Disarming Hamas

Dr. Dan Diker
The border fence separating Israel and Egypt

Sinai: The Strategic Pivot of Egypt-Israel Security Interdependence

Dalia Ziada
The terrorists in their PA Security Force uniforms

Is U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority Fueling Terror?

Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch, Rikki Zagelbaum
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The UN’s Moral Collapse: The Legitimization of International Terror Groups

Tirza Shorr

Two-State “Solution” or Two-State Delusion?

Jerusalem

Poll Reveals Dramatic Shift in Israeli Public Opinion after October 7 Attacks

Lawless in Gaza: Palestinians loot a truck with humanitarian aid that entered the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side through the Rafah Border Crossing. November 2, 2023.

Why a Palestinian State Today Will Endanger Israel and the Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Ramallah, West Bank

Recognition of a Palestinian State Will Be a Victory for Iran and a Reward for Islamist Terrorism

Three Card Monty

The PA Tries to Fool the World

Daily Alert

Israel News Digest

Applied Diplomacy

Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein, Hazem Alghabra, Dr. Dan Diker, MK Ariel Kellner at the Knesset.

JCFA and Knesset Caucus for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization Announce Joint Initiative to Combat Antisemitism and Delegitimization

The Jerusalem Center
October 7, Antisemitism and the War on the West

October 7, Antisemitism and the War on the West by Fiamma Nirenstein

The Jerusalem Center
Hussein Mansour, Aviram Bellaishe , Consul General Ofir Akunis , Dr. Dan Diker, Dalia Ziada, and Yaara Segal

The Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs Team in North America

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The State of Israel’s Legal Right to Judea and Samaria

The State of Israel’s Legal Right to Judea and Samaria

Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
Combating Jihad on Campus

Combating Jihad on Campus

Dr. Dan Diker, Khaled Abu Toameh, Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
October 7, Antisemitism and the War on the West

October 7, Antisemitism and the War on the West

Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein
The 10 Lies about Israel

The 10 Lies about Israel

Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein

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