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The real crisis wasn’t on the streets—it was in the national mindset: a slow, dangerous return to the October 6 mentality, as if the 1,200 murdered Israelis were part of a bad dream we could simply wake up from and carry on as usual. Above, a crowded street scene with families, cyclists, and people sitting at outdoor cafes enjoying food and drinks on a sunny day in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2025.
We Won the War, but We’re Losing the Peace
We Are Beginning to Forget the Central Lesson of October 7—That an Existential Threat Cannot Be ‘Managed’
November 11, 2025
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Gregg Roman
The Sayyida Zaynab shrine photographed from a distance in October 2025. Notice that the "Oh Zaynab" banner is missing.
Middle East Forum Online
The Last Banner of Zaynab
Syria’s Shia Find Themselves Tolerated but Subdued
November 11, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
An Iraqi polling station with ballot box election concept. Iraq is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Healthy Uncertainty of Iraqi Elections
If Incumbency Is Synonymous with Life Tenure in Most Arab States, It Is Not in Iraq, Where Iraqis Punish a Person Deemed Ineffective and Corrupt
November 11, 2025
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Michael Rubin
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) has maintained a highly productive relationship with President Donald Trump, marked by four visits to the White House in just nine months. Netanyahu has repeatedly argued that “Israel has never been as strong as it is now,” and that the alliance with the US is at dizzying heights. Meeting at the White House to discuss the Gaza peace plan, September 28, 2025.
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October 29, 2025
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The ruins of Zamalka in East Ghouta, Syria.
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Rally for Ghouta over Gaza
From Assad’s Palace Perched on Mount Mezzeh, He Could See East Ghouta, a Sprawling Suburb of Multistory Apartment Buildings, and a Slum Which More than a Million Sunni Arabs Called Home
October 29, 2025
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Michael Rubin
Iranian passports lie on an Iranian flag.
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Passport Power Gap Widens Between Middle Eastern Countries and Iran
Passport Strength Reflects a Country’s Political, Economic, and Security Position in the International System
October 29, 2025
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On October 23, 2025, the village of Nazlet Jelf in Egypt’s Minya province became the latest site of anti-Christian violence. A rooftop view of Minya, Egypt; May 30, 2025.
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From Rumor to Rampage: The Collective Punishment of Egypt’s Coptic Christians
The Trigger Was Familiar: Rumors Alleging a Romantic Liaison Between a Young Coptic Man and a Muslim Woman
October 28, 2025
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India will be an economic superpower for the 21st century. Its markets lie not just to its east but also to its west. Europe, meanwhile, seeks trade routes and supply chain security. The Parliament Of India in New Delhi.
Middle East Forum Online
For India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor to Succeed, Delhi Must Invest More in Greece and Cyprus
In Sept. 2023, India, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States Signed a Memorandum of Understanding to Establish the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
October 28, 2025
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Michael Rubin
The Chapel of the Ascension now known as the Zawiyat al-Adawiya mosque in Jerusalem.
Middle East Forum Issues Call for Papers for Newly Established Dhimmitude Institute
A Project Inspired by the Pioneering Scholarship of Bat Ye’or
October 28, 2025
Qatar, ruled by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is, along with Turkey, formally aligned with the West, but support a variety of Sunni Islamist and jihadist forces across the region, including Hamas, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria, and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
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The Mideast Cease-Fire Is Both a Defeat and a Victory for Islamists
Iran and Its Allies Are on the Ropes, but the Sunni Alliance Led by Turkey and Qatar Is Ascendant
October 28, 2025
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Jonathan Spyer
An E.U. parliamentarian has raised concerns over the construction of a Turkish-funded mosque in Strasbourg, France, with ties to Millî Görüş, a pan-European Islamist organization.
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E.U. Parliamentarian Raises Alarm Over Islamist Funding for Europe’s Largest Mosque
French Intelligence Report Confirms That Turkish Islamist Outfit Behind Mosque is Linked to Muslim Brotherhood
October 28, 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin in a 2023 file photo.
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Russia Returns to Syria—But Did It Ever Leave?
If Washington Hoped to Keep Russia at Bay in Syria, That Task Is Becoming Increasingly Difficult
October 28, 2025
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