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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

A banner featuring a portrait of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is being hung next to an Iranian flag during a funeral for him and his bodyguard Abu Shaaban in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard, Abu Shaaban, are being killed in an air strike on Haniyeh's residence in northern Tehran the day after the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A banner featuring Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh hangs next to an Iranian flag during his funeral in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

Israel Brings Deterrence Back to the War on Terror

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Aug 1, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

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In the Media

Sword of Iron, Israel at War

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen

Aug 1, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

IDF Claims It Killed Hamas Military Leader in Airstrike

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 1, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Hamas Leader Killed in Tehran, and the IDF Targets Hezbollah Top Commander in Beirut

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen

Jul 31, 2024

In the Media

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress on July 24, 2024. (Kent Nishimura via Getty Images)

Commentary

Netanyahu Pushes for Anti-Iran “Abraham Alliance” in Congress

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Jul 31, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | July 29

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen, Michael Doran & Marshall Billingslea

Jul 29, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Biden Admin Has Failed to Take Action to Support Allies and Push Back against Adversaries

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 28, 2024

In the Media

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)

Commentary

Bibi’s Uneasy Path to a Lasting Peace

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Jul 27, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a commemoration ceremony for soldiers killed during the 2014 Gaza war, also known as Operation Protective Edge, at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 16, 2024. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a commemoration ceremony for soldiers killed during the 2014 Gaza war in Jerusalem on July 16, 2024. (Abir Sultan/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Tensions between Bibi Netanyahu and Kamala Harris

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 23, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Israel Responds to Houthi Attacks

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 23, 2024

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | July 23

Jonathan Hessen

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Jonathan Schachter

Jul 23, 2024

In the Media

People look at one of the buildings damaged by the recent Houthis drone attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 19, 2024. (Matteo Placucci/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

In the Media

How the Houthis Struck Tel Aviv