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Brief Analysis
How Israel’s Rafah Campaign Might Shape Hezbollah’s Operations
The U.S.-Israel rift over how to handle southern Gaza could embolden the Lebanese group to further accelerate its already heightened tempo of operations, though drawing clear deterrent lines could help limit the escalation.
May 16, 2024
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  • Hanin Ghaddar
Articles & Testimony
What Hamas Wants in Postwar Gaza: The Power to Fight Without the Burden of Governing
The group is following Hezbollah’s playbook to a tee: first, secure victory simply by surviving, then take hold of the postwar governance structure while retaining its independent fighting force.
May 10, 2024
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  • Matthew Levitt
Turkish
Brief Analysis
Will Turkey Cut Ties with Israel?
Although the latest rift is more than rhetorical, Ankara is unlikely to sever ties completely—unless Israel blocks it from participating in Gaza’s reconstruction.
May 8, 2024
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  • Soner Cagaptay
A student protester holds a sign reading "Globalize the Intifada" at Columbia University in New York City - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
I Attended Columbia University—I Don’t Recognize It Today
Administrators should do more to help students critically assess the barrage of disinformation they are subjected to outside the classroom—while also punishing those who clearly violate the institution’s policies and core values.
May 2, 2024
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  • Ben Fishman
Articles & Testimony
Why Israel Should Declare a Unilateral Cease-Fire in Gaza
Doing so could turn the tables on Hamas and Iran while simultaneously advancing normalization with Saudi Arabia and other regional governments.
May 1, 2024
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  • Dennis Ross
  • David Makovsky
◆ Risks and Opportunities in the Post-April 13 Middle East
Protesters in New York City demand the release of U.S. citizens held hostage by Hamas in Gaza - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
As an American, I Am Ashamed
The Washington Institute's executive director decries the manner in which Americans and other hostages held in Gaza are being used as nameless bargaining chips.
Apr 29, 2024
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  • Robert Satloff
The national flag of Malaysia - source: World Bank
Brief Analysis
The Malaysia-Iran-Israel Triangle Amid the Gaza War
Kuala Lumpur is once again displaying its willingness to facilitate Iran’s illicit activity, support Hamas, and amplify anti-Israel rhetoric well beyond what its neighbors have countenanced.
Apr 25, 2024
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  • Rebecca Redlich
Brief Analysis
The Palestinian Arena in the Shadow of the Iran-Israel Crisis
The crisis has given the United States, Israel, and their partners a unique opportunity to build an international coalition against Iran and show the Palestinians that the “resistance” camp is not their only viable path.
Apr 25, 2024
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  • Neomi Neumann
  • Devorah Margolin
◆ Risks and Opportunities in the Post-April 13 Middle East
Brief Analysis
Will Israel Find the Right Type of “Victory” in Gaza?
Officials are having to balance military realities, allied concerns, domestic public sentiment, and the calculations of Hamas, whose own leaders are fine with certain kinds of “defeat” so long as they can still influence Gaza.
Apr 5, 2024
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  • Neomi Neumann
Then Vice President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in 2010 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
The Imminent, Avoidable U.S.-Israel Rift Over Gaza
Alliance management in wartime is never easy, but bilateral disagreements over how to address humanitarian and postwar issues risk becoming an enduring feature of the relationship if left unresolved.
Apr 4, 2024
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  • David Makovsky
U.S. Army personnel prepare a temporary floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza - source: Department of Defense
Brief Analysis
Unlike Airdrops, Maritime Aid Corridors Can Actually Help Gaza
Two nascent sea corridors could augment land routes and help Gaza return to or even exceed prewar aid levels—though internal distribution challenges still need to be resolved.
Apr 2, 2024
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  • Andrew G. Clemmensen
Chart illustrating trends in Gaza fatality statistics.
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Gaza Fatality Data Has Become Completely Unreliable
Given the discrepancies in official Palestinian counts and their growing reliance on questionable data from media reports, the credibility gaps revealed by a previous Washington Institute study have become yawning chasms.
Mar 26, 2024
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  • Gabriel Epstein
A Palestinian views a building reduced to rubble in Gaza - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Sadly, WaPost Admits No Error in Story Filled with Them
The paper’s editors appear to have taken the path of least resistance by failing to address any of the serious questions raised about its “decomposing babies” story.
Mar 21, 2024
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  • Robert Satloff
A damaged UNRWA building in Gaza City.
In-Depth Reports
Options for UNRWA:
From Systemic Reform to Dissolution
Israeli reports of terrorist involvement by personnel have cast the agency in an especially harsh light.
Mar 21, 2024
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  • James G. Lindsay
Egyptian Watchtower, near Rafah
Articles & Testimony
Israel Needs a New Strategy
Netanyahu's “total victory” is not possible, but demilitarizing Hamas and stabilizing Gaza still are, especially with help from Egypt and other key players.
Mar 13, 2024
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  • Dennis Ross
Egyptian President Sadat meets with generals during the 1973 October War.
Articles & Testimony
There’s No Such Thing as a “Ramadan Truce”
For Hamas and its extremist fellow travelers, military campaigns and terrorist attacks during the holy month have long been perfectly acceptable tactics.
Mar 12, 2024
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  • Robert Satloff
Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia
Brief Analysis
President Biden’s Middle East Squeeze Play
The end of the Gaza war’s current phase will mark the beginning of a major U.S. diplomatic push that could reshape the Middle East if successful—but the window of opportunity is narrow.
Mar 5, 2024
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  • Michael Singh
A Palestinian woman walks by a mural in Bethlehem
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Avoiding a West Bank Explosion During Ramadan
From al-Aqsa Mosque to the heart of the refugee camps and the barracks of frustrated Palestinian security personnel, the situation remains tense and could worsen dramatically this month if authorities do not tread carefully.
Mar 4, 2024
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  • Neomi Neumann
Photo of a Palestinian infant receiving care at a Gaza hospital.
Articles & Testimony
Once Again, a “Palestinian Babies” Story Merits a Washington Post Apology
A heartrending story about finding decomposing infants in a Gaza hospital is full of troubling holes, discrepancies, and conflicts of interest that should have raised serious questions at the paper.
Mar 3, 2024
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  • Robert Satloff
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Shtayyeh and President Abbas - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Real PA Reform Requires More Than Just a New Prime Minister
Neither the Palestinian public nor the international donor community will support a PA return to Gaza unless the next cabinet is given room to implement serious security, financial, and political reforms.
Feb 27, 2024
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  • Ghaith al-Omari

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