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The Big Question: Will Israel Hit Back at Iran?
Iran wanted to impress on its partisans that it had stood up to Israel and fought back, and has restored deterrence. But not so fast.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Danger knocking on the door of Lebanon’s Christians once again
Sleiman became the second Lebanese Forces official to be murdered in the space of eight months
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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How Iran Is Causing Chaos Beyond Just Israel and Palestine
Tehran’s ongoing attempts to dominate the “Wider Persian Gulf” are spreading far beyond Gaza.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Israel’s Arab Neighbors Undermine Their Own Interests by Backing Iran
Leaders should seek national interest, even if unpopular at times
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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March 2024

Al Jazeera should report, not inflame, the Gaza war
Arab ‘martyrs elevated to heaven’ feature in its nonstop live coverage of ‘the Israeli aggression on Gaza’
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Reported US-Iran Talks Explain Saudi Sitting Out Red Sea Operations
Top Hezbollah official made an unprecedented visit to the United Arab Emirates
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Is Gaza Really the Biggest Case of Arab Suffering?
For non-Palestinian Arabs who have been suffering from war, there is a sense of unfairness that Palestinians have been monopolizing global headlines for…
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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January 2024

Why Iran Doesn’t Want U.S. Forces Out of Iraq
The Islamic Republic is more afraid of yet more sanctions than it is of 2,500 U.S. military advisors in Iraq’s anti-ISIS coalition
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Is Israel Winning the War in Gaza?
Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah says the end of the Jewish state is near. The military facts on the ground say otherwise.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain

December 2023

The White House partnered with CAIR to fight antisemitism — despite its antisemitism
The Biden administration was consulting with violent antisemites on the best ways to counter antisemitism.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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The Palestinian Authority Can’t Govern Gaza After the War
The Ramallah-based PA lacks the capability and legitimacy to shepherd Gaza toward a post-Hamas future. But a UAE-led force, backed by the U.S. and Arab…
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Hamas leader in Gaza is top Israeli target
Abdul-Hussain to CNN: "Sinwar is to Israel what Bin Laden was to America."
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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