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Hussein Ibish is a Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.
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Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack Was More About Fatah Than Israel
CIVIL WARFatah, the secular party that controls the Palestinian Authority, has publicly blamed the Islamist group for inciting Israel’s brutal devastation in Gaza.

Is World War 3 Really Right Around the Corner?
THE LINES ON THE MAPA regional Middle East war is more likely than a global confrontation, but even a relatively contained conflict could help upend the U.S.-led “rules-based order.”

Israel’s Assault on Gaza Is Making Hamas More Popular
NO MILITARY SOLUTIONA new poll shows a surge in Palestinian support for Hamas—but take it with a huge grain of salt and consider a more robust poll concluded one day before the Oct. 7 attacks.

Do Hamas’ Brutal Tactics Do Anything to Help Palestinians?
AT ALL?The Gaza-based group’s shockingly vicious assault on Israel is just the first chapter of what’s going to be a horrible back-and-forth of bloodshed.

Trump’s Jerusalem Play: So Long, Global Moral Authority
ShondaIt’s not just that the move makes ISIS and Iran and Hezbollah happy. It means the United States has no moral basis to object to dictators seizing land by war. Nice day’s work, Don.

Trump Is Proving the Terrorists’ Point
Fortress AmericaYes, the executive order is offensive, and yes, it wouldn’t have prevented the things Trump says it would have. But worse, it’s written confirmation of the terrorists’ narrative.

Palestine's Washington Showcase
Sneak PreviewHussein Ibish previews the American Task Force on Palestine's upcoming gala in Washington. What does it say about the mainstreaming of Palestinians in the United States?

Israel and Palestine Vs. ‘Blood and Magic’
Two-State Illusion?Hussein Ibish and Saliba Sarsar explain why Ian Lustick was wrong to dismiss the entire concept of a negotiated two-state Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.

Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?
Sectarian CrumblingWith Hezbollah aligning itself with the Assad regime and conservative Lebanese Salafis supporting the Syrian rebels, the spillover of Syria's civil war in to Lebanon looks all but inevitable. But what will the two countries look like after the dust settles?

Thy Hand, Great Anarch!
What Next, Egypt?Hussein Ibish on the crackdown against Muslim Brotherhood protesters today in Egypt.
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