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Adam Maida / The Atlantic When They Fantasize About Killing You, Believe Them
The hyperbolic posturing of Trumpist extremists, repeated often enough, will have deadly consequences.
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Ammar Awad / Reuters A 'Catastrophe' That Defines Palestinian Identity
For the people of Palestine, the trauma of 70 years ago never ended.
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Saudi Press Agency via Reuters How a Saudi-Israeli Alliance Could Benefit the Palestinians
There is far more opportunity than danger in the two countries’ flirtation.
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Reuters The Saudi Crown Prince Is Gambling Everything on Three Major Experiments
A perceived failure on any of these undertakings could produce a crisis of legitimacy.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters We Can't Predict Whether Trump Will Succeed in the Middle East
At this stage, a great start and a false start would both look much the same.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump Just Got Palestinians' Hopes Up
Possibly to a dangerous degree
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Nir Elias / Reuters Is Trump Walking Back the Israel Embassy Move?
The longer he delays, the lower the chances it will happen.
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Khan Younis/Reuters What Does Hamas Do Now?
In its war with Israel, the Palestinian group has accomplished none of its aims.
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Obama at the UN on Israel-Palestine: Good Politics, Poor Diplomacy
His UN address was like so much of the U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian conduct in the peace process -- restricted by politics at home and unlikely to bring the parties together
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Is Civil War in Syria Inevitable?
Why the country appears on track for the worst, and what happens when it gets there
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Defusing Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN
Palestinian leaders need a reason not to ask the United Nations for recognition in September, which would be risky for everyone involved
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The Bahrain Stalemate
Neither the monarchy nor the opposition appears able to overcome the other. When will they stop fighting and start settling?
