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The Great Standoff
Britain is pressing Israel over settlements; Israel is pressing back through diplomatic access. A recent compromise shows the limits of both.
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The Great Standoff
Britain is pressing Israel over settlements; Israel is pressing back through diplomatic access. A recent compromise shows the limits of both.
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Flight FZ1073 and the Fault Lines of the Contemporary Middle East
The ordeal aboard Flight 1073 reveals the Gulf’s reliance on foreign talent, the limits of regional diplomacy and the courage of ordinary people
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The Cauldron: The Middle East Behind the Headlines
Simon Sebag Montefiore’s sweeping new history succeeds by resisting the theories that promise to explain everything
“The question ‘Who did this to us?’ leads to conspiracy theories and scapegoating. The other question is ‘Where did we go wrong?’”
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