Contemporary Readings

#140 Contemporary Readings October 2024 – Including Israel-Hamas War

November 4, 2024

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education

Ramzy Baroud, “The Long History of Palestine – How Palestinians See Their Future and Their Past,” Palestine Chronicle, October 28, 2024, https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-long-history-of-palestine-how-palestinians-see-their-future-and-their-past/

Lenny Ben-David, “Iran Spreads Illegal Drugs in the Middle East, Western Hemisphere, and the Far East,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, October 13, 2024, https://jcpa.org/iran-spreads-illegal-drugs-in-the-middle-east-western-hemisphere-and-the-far-east/

Dana Blander, “Why Does Everyone Except the Prime Minister Want a State Commission of Inquiry?” Israel Democracy Institute, October 15, 2024, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/56309

Paige Bruton and J.D. Capelouto, “Israel Conflict Deepens Iran Economic Woes,” Semafor, October 23, 2024, https://www.semafor.com/article/10/23/2024/israel-conflict-deepens-iran-economic-woes

Center for Israel Education. Antisemitism and the Hamas-Israel War (4 short videos), October 2024.

Center for Israel Education, Hezbollah and the Hamas-Israel War, (4 short videos), October 2024.

Center for Israel Education, Iran and the Hamas-Israel  War, (five short videos), October 2024.

Brian Carter, “Hezbollah’s Military Forces Are Failing in Lebanon,” Institute for the Study of War, October 28, 2024, https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/hezbollah%E2%80%99s-military-forces-are-failing-lebanon

Ghassan Charbel, “A Major War Awaits the Great Satan,” al-Sharq al-Aswat, October 21, 2024, https://english.aawsat.com/opinion/5073153-major-war-awaits-%E2%80%98great-satan%E2%80%99

Galit Cohen, Ofir Winter, and Gal Shani, “Thirty Years of the Peace Agreement with Jordan: Time

to Upgrade Water Cooperation,” Institute for National Security Studies, October 31, 2024,

https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/No.-1908.pdf

Congressional Research Service, “Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea: Issues for Congress, September 6, 2024, https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12301#:~:text=Attacks%20in%20the%20Red%20Sea%20and%20Beyond&text=Many%20Houthi%20attacks%20on%20commercial,other%20incidents%20(Figure%201).

Seth Frantzman, “These Precision Strikes Have Damaged Iran, But Will They Act as a Deterrent?” The Jewish Chronicle, October 28, 2024, https://www.thejc.com/lets-talk/analysis/the-key-question-over-iran-is-whether-israels-airstrikes-have-deterred-the-regime-umygghq6

Leon Hadar, “Israel Should Be Careful What It Wishes For,” The National Interest, October 28, 2024, https://nationalinterest.org/feature/israel-should-be-careful-what-it-wishes-213429

Ibrahim Hamidi, “After 45 years, is the Syrian Regime Finally Breaking with Iran?” Al-Majalla, October 22, 2024, https://en.majalla.com/node/322726/opinion/after-45-years-syrian-regime-finally-breaking-iran

Lahav Harkov, “Following Israeli Strikes, Iran ‘Exposed’ with Weak Aerial Defense,” Jewish Insider, October 27, https://jewishinsider.com/2024/10/israel-iran-strike-tehran-nuclear-washington/

Tamir Hayman, “Before the Culminating Point Passes: Translating Military Successes Into Diplomatic Gains,” Institute for National Security Studies, October 31, 2024, https://www.inss.org.il/publication/political-achievements/

Tamir Hayman, Sima Shine, Carmit Valensi, and Orna Mizrahi, “Nasrallah’s Assassination: Special Discussion by INSS Experts,” Institute for National Security Studies, Sep 29, 2024,

https://youtu.be/1nUV3ASu6K8?si=RFP7IQSQPcZ0QivE

Guy Hazut and Ofer Shelah, “The IDF Ground Operation in Lebanon–Goals, Alternatives and Consequences,” Institute for National Security Studies, October 14, 2024, https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/e14102024-1.pdf

Amr Helmy, “Lebanon and the Uncertain Future of Hezbollah,” Al-Ahram, October 11, 2024, https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/4/533332/Opinion/Lebanon-and-the-uncertain-future-of-Hezbollah–.aspx

Arthur Herman, “October 7 and the Battle for the West,” Mosaic, October 15, 2024, https://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/israel-zionism/2024/10/october-7-and-the-battle-for-the-west/

Nadim Koteich, “On the Myth of an Israeli Lebanon,” al-Sharq al-Aswat, October 22, 2024, https://english.aawsat.com/opinion/5073633-myth-israeli-lebanon

Liel Leibovitz, “Israel, Ignore Democrats’ Warped Ceasefire Calls after Hamas Big’s Death,” Hudson Institute, October 17, 2024,  https://www.hudson.org/defense-strategy/israel-ignore-democrats-warped-cease-fire-calls-after-hamas-bigs-death-liel-leibovitz

Matthew Levitt, “Taking the War to Hezbollah: What It Might, and Might Not, Achieve,” The Washington Institute, October 27, 2024, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/taking-war-hezbollah-what-it-might-and-might-not-achieve

Bernard Henri-Levy, “Israel Acts Alone,” Tablet, October 1, 2024, https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/israel-acts-alone

David Makovsky, Tom Nides, and Victoria Coates, “Trump & Harris Senior Advisors Contrast Visions for US Middle East Policy,” Decision Points, Season 5, Ep. 13, October 28, 2024

https://shows.acast.com/decision-points/episodes/trump-harris-senior-advisors-contrast-visions-for-us-mideast

Devorah Margolin and Neomi Neumann, “Countering Hamas’s Shadow Governance in Gaza,” 

PolicyWatch 3948, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, October 25, 2024, 

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/countering-hamass-shadow-governance-gaza

Majid Mohammadi, “Khamenei’s Missile Gambit Exposes Iran to a Crushing Israeli Response,” Iran International, October 3, 2024, https://www.iranintl.com/en/202410030009

Benny Morris, “The Shifting Sands of War,” Quillette, October 28, 2024, https://quillette.com/2024/10/28/war-comes-to-iran-israel-gaza-nuclear-weapons/

Gabrielle Moran, “Israel Pulls An Economic Lever on Lebanon,” Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, October 2024, https://jstribune.com/moran-israel-pulls-an-economic-lever-on-lebanon/

“Naim Qassem Succeeds Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s New Chief,” Ya Libnan, October 29, 2024, https://yalibnan.com/2024/10/29/naim-qassem-succeeds-hassan-nasrallah-as-hezbollahs-new-chief/

Michael Oren, “Game-Ender or Game-Changer?” Clarity with Michael Oren, October 27, 2024, https://substack.com/home/post/p-150786471

Assaf Orion, “How to End the Third Lebanon War—and Prevent the Fourth,” PolicyWatch 3949, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, October 29, 2024

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-end-third-lebanon-war-and-prevent-fourth

Kyle Orton, “2024 is not 2006. This Time Israel is Beating Hezbollah,” Fathom, October 2024, https://fathomjournal.org/2024-is-not-2006-this-time-israel-is-beating-hezbollah/

Yohanan Plesner, “The Two Coalitions Israel Needs Now,” Israel Democracy Institute, October 10, 2024, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/56257

Majid Rafizadeh, “Iran, Israel Have Formidable Militaries with Different Strengths,” Arab News, October 24, 2024, https://www.arabnews.com/node/2576628

Abdulrahman al-Rashed, “Israel Does Not Intend to Stop,” al-Arabiya, October 22, 2024, https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2024/10/22/israel-does-not-intend-to-stop

Reuven Rivlin, Jawad al-Anani, and Robert Satloff, “A Partnership Worth Preserving,” PolicyWatch 3947, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, October 24, 2024,

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/partnership-worth-preserving

Asaf Romirowsky, “History Shows Congress Made the Correct Choice in Cutting Off UNRWA Funding,” The Hill, October 23, 2024, https://romirowsky.com/28144/hamas-unrwa-ties

Ted Sasson, Shahar Eilam, and Derek Lief, “How Israel Should Respond to Pro-Palestinian

Protests on US Campuses,” Institute for National Security Studies, October 27, 2024

https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/special-publication-271024.pdf

Noy Shalev, “Perceptions Among the Israeli Public Regarding the Palestinian Issue: Insights From Focus Groups,” Institute for National Security Studies, October 30, 2024

https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/No.-1904.pdf

Sharp, Jeremy. Escalation of the Israel-Iran Conflict, Congressional Research Service, October 29, 2024

Ilya Somin, “Compendium of Writings on the October 7 War and Western Reactions to It,” Reason, October 7, 2024, https://reason.com/volokh/2024/10/07/compendium-of-writings-on-the-october-7-war/

“Israel’s Strike on Iran ‘Very Significant’–Analyst,”  Iran International, October 28, 2024, https://www.iranintl.com/en/202410284726

Knsenia Svetlova, “From Dahiya to Damascus: A Pivotal Moment for Iran’s Regional Strategy,”  Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, October 2024,

https://jstribune.com/svetlova-from-dahiya-to-damascus/

“The Elimination of Yahya al-Sinwar, Head of Hamas: Reactions and Insights,” The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, October 21, 2024, https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/the-elimination-of-yahya-al-sinwar-head-of-hamas-reactions-and-insights/

David Wurmser, “Assessment of Israel’s ‘Operation Days of Repentance,’” Jewish News Syndicate, October 27, 2024,

https://www.jns.org/assessment-of-israels-operation-repentence/

Zinotti, Jim. Hamas: Background Current States, and U.S. Policy, Congressional Research Service, October 23, 2024.

Zinotti, Jim. Israel and Hamas Conflict in Brief: Overview, US Policy, and Options for Congress

Congressional Research Service, October 4, 2024.

James Zogby, “Disinformation campaigns aimed at Arab Americans and American Jews in battleground states,” Al-Ahram, October 23, 2024, https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/4/534026/Opinion/Disinformation-campaigns-aimed-at-Arab-Americans-a.aspx

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