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Arab Perspectives Following the Ceasefire Agreement | ITME

Arab Perspectives Following the Ceasefire Agreement | An article by Avi Melamed. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has sparked a wave of commentary across...

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The Flare-Up in Southern Syria Challenges Both Israel and the New Syrian Regime | An article by Avi Melamed. The renewed clashes between the Druze...

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Arab Perspectives Following the Ceasefire Agreement | AiTME #6

Arab Perspectives Following the Ceasefire Agreement | AiTME #6 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. The ceasefire between Israel...

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MIDDLE EAST NEWSAND ANALYSIS THINK TANKS > Israeli < Institute forNational Security Studies Meir Amit Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern...
> Sources on Middle Eastern Politics < Iran International Iran International (Persian: ایران اینترنشنال, romanized: Irân Enternešenâl) is a Persian-language satellite television channel and multilingual digital...
> Arabic Sources on Middle Eastern Politics < Al-Monitor Al-Monitor is an award-winning media service founded in 2012 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Jamal Daniel....
Al Badr Corp / Militia A Pro-Iranian Iraqi Shi’ite political party and militia headed by Hadi al-Amiri Al-Qaeda “The Base” or “The Foundation.” Al-Qaeda is a...
UNSCR 1696 (2006) On July 31, 2006, the UNSC passed its first resolution regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions. UNSCR 1696 called on the regime to...
Al-Aqsa Mosque The third holiest site in Islam, after Mecca and Al-Medina. The mosque is located in the Old City of Jerusalem on the...

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The Abraham Accords The agreements signed by Bahrain, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States on September 15, 2020. The UAE signed...
Al-Aqsa Literally translated as “The Far Edge” in Arabic. Over time the term has become synonymous with Jerusalem. Al-Haj The pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims...

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