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1 – 10 of 13The 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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The killings follow the deaths of 17 people in a series of Palestinian attacks in Israel in March and April. The violence has triggered a change in the Palestinian political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274528
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The tensions have been exacerbated by increasing high levels of poverty, triggered by the collapse of the Lebanese economy and a UN funding gap, weak Palestinian leadership, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272936
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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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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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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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Economic frustrations and political corruption are eroding tribal support for the ruling monarchy. Previously, tribes were considered the bedrock of Hashemite rule. Importantly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268038
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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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Activists had threatened more protests if progress were not achieved by that deadline. There have been no reforms as yet and a new draft income-tax law offered for public…