Middle East
Hamas militants are seen during a military show in Gaza City, July 20, 2017. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
October 22, 2025, 9:48 am
Hamas isn’t acting like a defeated force
Which puts the entire Gaza ceasefire at risk
By Lazar Berman
Hamas’s Gaza Strip leader Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, October 10, 2023 (IDF Spokesman)
February 27, 2025, 11:59 am
The Muslim world speaks: Hamas must meet its end
Hamas committed the unforgivable. Yet Hamas was not alone.
By Qanta A. Ahmed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second from right, sits down with top advisers at Blair House in Washington, DC, to prepare for his meeting with US President Donald Trump later in the day, February 4, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
February 4, 2025, 7:48 pm
Trump: US will ‘take over’ Gaza, ‘own’ it, develop it, then make it an ‘international’ area
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too."
By Jacob Magid
David McCormick (pointing) and wife Dina Powell McCormick visit Kfar Azza, one of the sites of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, in early January 2024. (Courtesy photo via JNS)
January 22, 2025, 11:40 am
Dave McCormick tapped to chair key Middle East subcommittee
"I see this as a great opportunity to strengthen the U.S.-Israel alliance, expand the Abraham Accords, grow U.S.-India cooperation, and delve deeply into regional energy, economic, and security issues."
By Toby Tabachnick
December 11, 2024, 9:52 am
What accounts for the speed of the Syrian revolution?
The hatred of the approximately 74% of the Sunni Syrian population of the Assad regime continues unabated.
By Sarah N. Stern
December 9, 2024, 9:28 pm
Israeli troops cross into Syrian side of border buffer zone after Bashar Assad’s ouster
The incursion is not an attempt to influence the outcome of the uprising, the Israeli military said.
By Ron Kampeas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and other Israeli officials at the Syrian border on Dec. 8, 2024. (Koby Gideon/Israeli Government Press Office)
December 8, 2024, 8:02 pm
What the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria means for Israel
Israeli leaders are broadcasting optimism about the fall of Assad, while girding themselves for the ascension of the jihadist-linked group that toppled him.
By Ben Sales
Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
November 20, 2024, 2:23 pm
The US media’s war on Trump’s Middle East policy
Many dubbed Trump’s selection of Secretary Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Ambassadors Elise Stefanik and Mike Huckabee, the “Dream Team.”
By Michael Oren
Avi Melamed recently met with members of the Pittsburgh Jewish community at the auspices of the JCC Association of North America. Melamed is flanked by Eli Ovits (left), president of Inside the Middle East and Brian Schreiber (right), president and CEO of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. Photo by David Rullo.
May 30, 2023, 2:09 pm
Former Israeli intelligence officer shares insights during visit to Pittsburgh
“This is our mission: to help bring education to people.”
By David Rullo
Celebrating the US Embassy`s move to Jerusalem at the MFA. Photo by Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs courtesy of flickr.com
May 17, 2023, 9:15 am
The US embassy in Jerusalem remains the key to peace in the Middle East
How does a nation “come to Jerusalem?” By moving its embassy to that holy city.
By David M. Friedman
Ashalim Power Station byMussi KatzFollow courtesy of flickr.com
November 10, 2022, 11:03 am
To save the planet, encourage Middle Eastern partnerships
In our increasingly turbulent world, the Renewable Middle East is a ray of sustainably-powered light.
By Isaac Herzog
New peace deals, like those between Israel and the United Arab Emirates offer new hope for peace in the Middle East. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
December 13, 2021, 7:30 pm
Naftali Bennett becomes first Israeli prime minister to visit the UAE
The two leaders were expected to discuss shared interests around Iran and economic cooperation among other issues
By Shira Hanau
From left, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald J. Trump and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan sign the Abraham Accords Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
March 24, 2021, 9:32 am
This Pesach we’ll celebrate the rebirth and renewal of Jewish life in the Gulf
Dozens of Jews in the region have reached out asking to join the AGJC and together, we are developing a framework for what Jewish life here can become
By Houda Nonoo
Siddur (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
November 18, 2020, 12:42 pm
The Kaddish Initiative for global Jewish unity and solidarity
"These prayers and a display of religious solidarity are vital for breaking down the barriers between our different communities."
By David Dangoor
Saeb Erekat greets then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before a meeting in Amman, Jordan, on June 28, 2013. (State Department Photo/Public Domain)
November 10, 2020, 9:03 am
Saeb Erekat, who led Palestinian negotiations for statehood, dies at 65
He died due to complications from COVID-19.
By Aaron Boxerman
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