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Articles by MEF Staff and Fellows

Middle East Forum Observer
UNRWA Is Complicit in Terror; Disband It
August 7, 2024
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Gregg Roman
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What Will Iran Do Next?
August 7, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
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To Defeat the Houthis, Starve Their Military Resupply
August 7, 2024
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Michael Rubin
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A Gazan Activist in Northwest Syria: Interview
August 6, 2024
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Middle East Forum Observer
Student Radicals from DSA Prepare for Another Round of Pro-Hamas Activism
August 5, 2024
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Dexter Van Zile
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Why Turkey’s Erdoğan Threatened Israel with a Proxy War
August 2, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer
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Iran-Led Axis Is Likely to Launch Joint Attack, but Can’t Reverse Israeli Gains in Gaza
July 31, 2024
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Lazar Berman
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Blinken Says U.S. Not Responsible for Ismail Haniyeh Killing; That’s Too Bad
July 31, 2024
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Michael Rubin
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Two Cheers for the Mossad
July 31, 2024
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Rafael Bardaji
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What Does Haniyeh’s Assassination Imply?
Israel has wavered between ‘total victory’ over Hamas and pursuit of a deal. The strike in Iran may end that argument.
July 31, 2024
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Daniel Pipes
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Middle East Forum Online
Navigating the New Geopolitics of Global Trade: An Interview with Gregg Roman
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November 5, 2025
Despite Israel’s success and protection of civilians, diplomats, correspondents, academics, and human rights activists pile on with accusations of genocide and atrocity. The basis for such calumny is the so-called Gaza Health Ministry, a wholly controlled subsidiary of Hamas.
Middle East Forum Online
Why Fall for Hamas’s False Statistics?
Fear and Lack of Access Explain Why So Many Accept Hamas Health Ministry Statistics
November 5, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Supporters wave Iranian, Lebanese, and Hezbollah flags during a pro-Iran demonstration in South Lebanon on June 29, 2025.
Middle East Forum Online
Hezbollah’s Refusal to Disarm Risks Lebanon’s Stability
Lebanon’s Plan to Demilitarize Hezbollah by Year-End Could Falter, Risking Renewed Tensions with Israel and Economic Crisis
November 5, 2025
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Amatzia Baram
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