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Israel appears to have little choice but to undertake preemptive action to signal that a Houthi entrenchment in Syria will not be tolerated.
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Ankara’s massive effort to strengthen its foothold in the Gaza Strip is anything but innocent, and if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s broader strategy bears fruit, Israel could soon find itself squared off against the Turkish military, to the south and to the north. How can Israel avoid a Turkish stranglehold?
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Qatar’s air force modernization has strategic consequences for Israel.
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Successive Egyptian governments have nurtured anti-Israel sentiment through education, media, professional unions, and cultural institutions.
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France already set out its initiative to recognize a Palestinian state in April. Its implications should not be exaggerated, but they must not be dismissed either: the dynamics likely to follow its implementation could worsen the negative trends of terrorism in Judea and Samaria, and require preparation.
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Contrary to the claims of the current wave of states who seek to recognize the existence of a fictitious “State of Palestine,” the Palestinians are in fact both undeserving and incapable of sovereign independence. The current political circus is however a sign that it is time to rethink the status quo and consider alternative arrangements for localized political self-rule.
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Main Points: Alongside cultivating its strategic alliance with the United States, Qatar maintains a profound alliance with Iran and strengthens it economically, ideologically, and diplomatically. The Qatari network Al Jazeera …
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Hamas leaders were not neutral civilians; the West should reflect on its hypocrisy when criticising legitimate military action.
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Qatar’s military capabilities are limited, and any attempt to use them would likely result in a painful lesson. Still, Doha has ways to inflict significant damage on Israel, and it will not hesitate to use them. One thing is certain: the hugs Arab leaders give the Qataris are fake. Behind closed doors they are smiling, from ear to ear.
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In the October 7 context, the publicized thanksgiving prayer of the organization’s leaders, who were in Turkey at the time, is well remembered.