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Peace within a Year? Israeli-Palestinian Direct Talks Resume
On Friday, August 20, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the resumption of direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, to be launched in Washington next week. On September 1, President Obama will welcome Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas, as well as Egyptian
Aug 26, 2010
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  • David Makovsky
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Hamas Outreach: Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood in Crisis
Last month, a power struggle between rival factions in the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) came to a head when the Hamas-aligned "hawks" attempted to install their preferred candidate as secretary-general of the organization's political party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), over protests from the "doves." Reconciliation efforts have thus far
Jun 8, 2010
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  • David Schenker
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Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan: Hamas in Ascendance
PolicyWatch #1585 is the first in a two-part series discussing trends within the Muslim Brotherhood. This piece focuses on the organization's divisions in Jordan, while PolicyWatch #1588 addresses the potential for the group's return to violence in Egypt. In early September, three senior leaders of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) resigned
Sep 23, 2009
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  • Hassan Barari
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UNRWA Nears Sixty: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
On February 3, 2009, James Lindsay and Andrew Whitley addressed a Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute marking the publication of Mr. Lindsay's new study Fixing UNRWA: Repairing the UN's Troubled System of Aid to Palestinian Refugees. Mr. Lindsay, an Aufzien fellow at The Washington Institute, served with UNRWA
Feb 6, 2009
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  • James G. Lindsay
In-Depth Reports
Fixing UNRWA: Repairing the UN's Troubled System of Aid to Palestinian Refugees
UNRWA -- is it part of the solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict or part of the problem? The humanitarian aspect of the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas has cast a fresh spotlight on the presence in Gaza of the nearly sixty-year-old United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Jan 26, 2009
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  • James G. Lindsay
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Jordan's Intelligence Chief Sacked: New Policy Toward Hamas?
On January 2, in the midst of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, Jordan's King Abdullah removed General Intelligence Department (GID) head Muhammad Dahabi from his post and replaced him with Gen. Muhammad Raqqad, a deputy in the organization. Dahabi, who is the brother of Prime Minister Nader Dahabi
Jan 22, 2009
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  • Hassan Barari
Brief Analysis
Reconsidering Hamas: A View from Amman
This PolicyWatch is the second of a two-part series on Jordan's reengagement with Hamas. Read part one. Almost a decade after expelling Hamas from its territory, Jordan is in the process of reassessing its ties with the militant Palestinian group, an organization dedicated to undermining the two-state solution. Although Jordanian
Sep 2, 2008
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  • Hassan Barari
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Amman Warms to Hamas
This PolicyWatch is the first part of a two-part series on Hamas. Read part two. Last week, Jordan's minister of information publicly confirmed that senior Jordanian officials have been meeting with Hamas in an effort to "solve pending security issues." These talks represent a significant shift for Amman, since relations
Aug 28, 2008
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  • Matthew Levitt
  • David Schenker
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A Middle East Study Tour: Perspectives from Amman, Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Tel Aviv
Upon returning from the latest Washington Institute Study Tour to the Middle East, senior fellow David Makovsky discussed his findings and impressions at a special Institute Policy Forum. The following is his own summary of his remarks at the forum. Senior fellow Soner Cagaptay addressed the forum as well, discussing
Dec 20, 2007
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  • David Makovsky
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Elections in Jordan: Poor Showing for Islamists
During last month's elections in Jordan, the Islamists suffered an unprecedented defeat. Previously, the Islamic Action Front (IAF) -- Jordan's largest political party -- controlled an impressive bloc of 17 of 110 seats. But the IAF ran only twenty-two candidates in the latest contest and won just six seats. This
Dec 13, 2007
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  • Hassan Barari
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The Islamist Boycott of Jordanian Municipal Elections: A Victory of Public Relations or Politics?
On July 31, in a contest widely seen as a tune-up for November's parliamentary balloting, Jordanians went to the polls for municipal elections. Amman had hoped these would showcase Jordan's relatively advanced style of representative democracy in the Middle East. Instead, in a surprise development, the Islamic Action Front (IAF)
Aug 7, 2007
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  • David Schenker
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Jordanian Islamists and Municipal Elections: Confirmation of a Problematic Trend?
Jordanians go to the polls tomorrow to elect nearly 1,000 local representatives and 92 mayors. On their own, these elections are of minimal interest to Washington: municipalities have small budgets, limited responsibilities, and scant independence from the central government. But the voting comes just a month after the Hamas takeover
Jul 30, 2007
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  • David Schenker
In-Depth Reports
With Neighbors Like These: Iraq and the Arab States on Its Borders
From high-level diplomatic tours to multilateral summits in Baghdad and Sharm al-Sheikh, Washington has devoted increasing attention to Iraq's Arab neighbors. Yet, although speculation about the role of regional states in stabilizing Iraq has become something of a cottage industry in Washington, much of this analysis has focused on non-Arab
Jun 14, 2007
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From Diplomacy to War: The 1967 War Revisited
On June 4, 2007, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy held a symposium marking the fortieth anniversary of the June 1967 war between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The purpose of the symposium was to grapple with the failure of U.S.-led diplomacy on the eve of the war, exploring
Jun 6, 2007
Brief Analysis
Special Video Presentation: Jordan and the Arab Diplomatic Situation on the Eve of War
On June 4, 2007, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy held a symposium marking the fortieth anniversary of the June 1967 war between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The purpose of the symposium was to grapple with the failure of U.S.-led diplomacy on the eve of the war, exploring
Jun 4, 2007
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  • David Makovsky
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Cheney in the Middle East: Defining Key Issues and Mutual Interests
Vice President Dick Cheney departed today on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan. A bland statement issued from his office on May 3 said he was asked to travel by President Bush and would be having "discussions with the leaders of these countries on
May 8, 2007
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  • Simon Henderson
In-Depth Reports
Iraqi Refugees in Jordan: Cause for Concern in a Pivotal State
Among Middle Eastern nations, Jordan has long been one of the most welcoming toward refugees. This fact may change in light of the growing Iraqi refugee crisis, however. The trickle of Iraqis seeking haven from the 2003 coalition invasion has become a torrent, as thousands flee escalating sectarian strife. With
Apr 10, 2007
Brief Analysis
The Mecca Accord (Part II): Implications for Arabs, Israel, and U.S. Policy
This is the second of a two-part examination of the meaning and implications of the Mecca accord. Read part one. The Fatah-Hamas unity agreement reached in Mecca last week has powerful implications for all regional players. The most serious challenge it poses is to U.S. diplomacy. Arab Winners and Losers
Feb 12, 2007
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  • Robert Satloff
Brief Analysis
Jordan Looks Inward: The Hashemite Kingdom in the Wake of Zarqawi and the Hamas-Israel Clash
Even while Israelis and Palestinians are locked in deepening conflict over the kidnapping of a young Israeli soldier and the future of the Hamas government, political life on the East Bank of the Jordan River is increasingly focused on internal Jordanian concerns. Comeuppance for the Islamists The death of Abu
Jul 7, 2006
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  • Samer Abu Libdeh
Articles & Testimony
Grave Situation
Zarqawi’s death presents a dilemma for the Bush administration: What to do with his body? The corpse of the terrorist leader is currently under guard in Baghdad, but Zarqawi’s family in his home country of Jordan is demanding the return of his remains. The obvious move would be to send
Jun 14, 2006

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