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1 – 10 of 10The Israel-Hamas conflict looms large in Jordanian public opinion, presenting possible domestic challenges to the government. It also places pressure on core foreign policy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285821
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The results of Israel’s fifth parliamentary election in less than four years were decisive, ending a period of political instability. Although policy guidelines and the division…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273844
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JORDAN: Renewed foreign backing will help stability
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES262088
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PALESTINIANS: Jerusalem fracas may quash unification
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES227422
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These have occurred against a background of Israeli and Palestinian government instability and ongoing settlement building in the West Bank. In contrast, wider Arab-Israeli ties…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270861
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The heightened legal pressure on Netanyahu comes immediately after his management of a crisis over access to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem exposed him to strong public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223608
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The recognition caused outrage across the Arab world, especially in neighbouring Jordan, where it prompted a series of protests, most recently on December 29, with hundreds of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227803
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The disagreement was over a draft law extending ultra-Orthodox students’ exemption from military service, which nationalist politicians reject as unfair. This is part of a broader…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230395
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Hospital staff have not been paid for five months, reflecting rising economic constraints in Gaza, which is controlled by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. An October 2017…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229755
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IRAQ/US: Jerusalem bombshell could destabilise Iraq