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• Israeli officially established an eased land blockade that should allow many more goods into Gaza. The move received praise from several quarters, including President Obama, who announced a White...

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In 1905 Najib Azoury, a Lebanese Christian intellectual and political activist, published a prophetic book, Le réveil de la nation arabe dans l’Asie turque (or, “The Awakening of the Arab Nation in...

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Hosni Mubarak was not a good guy, nor was he a particularly clever man. He jailed peaceful opponents and led a security establishment that tortured innocents. He ruled Egypt for over 30 years, which is...

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Chuck Hagel Likes Ike. But Is He Reading History Correctly?

When Barack Obama first came to office, the model bandied about by journalists and academics was Abraham Lincoln. The 44th president of the United States, our first African-American commander-in-chief,...

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Here’s Why Egypt’s Elections Should Matter to the U.S.

It was no surprise last week when Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s de facto leader, announced his plans to run for president in the country’s next round of elections. Contrary to the hopes...

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Is Bibi Going Off the Rails? Red-Med Link Aims To Pivot Israel Toward Asia

In 2003, when Benjamin Netanyahu was finance minister, he unveiled a bold proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Eilat, Israel’s Red Sea port, to Ashdod, Israel’s largest Mediterranean...

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The Book That Obama Won't Read, But Hillary Clinton Should

On a list of the most important historical episodes of the 20th century, the Suez Crisis of 1956 wouldn’t make the top 10, or even the top 20. Insofar as it was a war, it was a fizzle: Israel invaded...

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Daybreak: Israel Lightens Blockade

• Israeli officially established an eased land blockade that should allow many more goods into Gaza. The move received praise from several quarters, including President Obama, who announced a White...

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Promises to Keep

In 1905 Najib Azoury, a Lebanese Christian intellectual and political activist, published a prophetic book, Le réveil de la nation arabe dans l’Asie turque (or, “The Awakening of the Arab Nation in...

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Post-Revolutionary

Hosni Mubarak was not a good guy, nor was he a particularly clever man. He jailed peaceful opponents and led a security establishment that tortured innocents. He ruled Egypt for over 30 years, which is...

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Eisenhower’s New Fans

When Barack Obama first came to office, the model bandied about by journalists and academics was Abraham Lincoln. The 44th president of the United States, our first African-American commander-in-chief,...

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Egypt Is on the Brink of Chaos. Here’s Why It Should Matter to Washington.

It was no surprise last week when Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s de facto leader, announced his plans to run for president in the country’s next round of elections. Contrary to the hopes...

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Will Bibi’s Chinese Choo-Choo Train Save Israel and Transform the Middle East?

In 2003, when Benjamin Netanyahu was finance minister, he unveiled a bold proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Eilat, Israel’s Red Sea port, to Ashdod, Israel’s largest Mediterranean...

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The Book That Obama Won’t Read, But Hillary Clinton Should

On a list of the most important historical episodes of the 20th century, the Suez Crisis of 1956 wouldn’t make the top 10, or even the top 20. Insofar as it was a war, it was a fizzle: Israel invaded...

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The Boats of Cherbourg

The bridge of the Eilat was crowded as it always was toward sunset when the watch is doubled against surprises lurking in a world half drained of light, yet unprotected by darkness. Through binoculars,...

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