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1 – 10 of 21The Gaza conflict has led to a resurgence of attacks by Iran-backed armed groups on US forces, breaking the earlier unofficial truce. Some of those attacks have targeted bases in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283818
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Prospects for the Middle East in 2023.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274197
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Actions by Palestinian and Israeli authorities have suppressed media freedom and freedom of expression in the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) in the last 15 months. This has restricted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272808
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The latest outbreak of violence follows a gradual rise in localised tensions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, mostly centred in Jerusalem. However, it also reflects…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261416
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The inclusion of Abbas and his fellow lawmakers, necessary to achieve a narrow majority, has opened the government to strong criticism. It has also set a ground-breaking precedent…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263643
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Since Israel evacuated Gaza in 2005 and Hamas took control after winning the 2006 elections, there have been three conflicts, most recently in July 2014. The standard pattern is a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221588
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For the first time since 2009, Netanyahu is facing a formidable challenge from a new centrist party, Blue and White, established by Benny Gantz, a former military chief of staff…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242166
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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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This date passed without announcement, however, amid indecision on the part of the United States, international condemnation and some Israeli pushback, including from…