Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education
Kaasra Aarabi, “I Spoke to Khamenei’s Foot Soldiers. He Is in Trouble,” The Jewish Chronicle, December 19, 2024, https://www.thejc.com/lets-talk/i-spoke-to-khameneis-footsoldiers-he-is-in-trouble-uowe2t5a
Ofra Bengio, “Vindicating The Poisoned Chalice: Iran’s Creeping Invasion of Iraq,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, December 15, 2024, https://dayan.org/content/vindicating-poisoned-chalice-irans-creeping-invasion-iraq
Avishay Ben Sasson-Gordis, Chuck Freilich, Theodore Sasson, “Implications of the US Senate Vote on Limiting Arms Sales to Israel,” INSS Insight no. 1926, December 18, 2024, https://www.inss.org.il/publication/american-weapon/
Christopher M. Blanchard, “Syria: Conflict Resurgence,” Congressional Research Service, December 5, 2024, https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12467
Christopher M. Blanchard, “Syria: Regime Change, Transition, and U.S. Policy,” Congressional Research Service, December 13, 2024, https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12469
Shoshana Bryen, “At Some Point, Iran Will Have To Pay A Price,” Jewish Policy Center, December 31, 2024, https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/12/31/at-some-point-iran-will-have-to-pay-a-price/
Yigal Carmon, “The Man Who Wasn’t There: An Account Of A Fake Witness To The Gaza War,” Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis, December 31, 2024, https://www.camera.org/article/the-man-who-wasnt-there-an-account-of-a-fake-witness-to-the-gaza-war/
Ahmed Charai, “Assad’s Downfall: A Turning Point in the Middle East,” Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, December 2024, https://jstribune.com/charai-assads-downfall-a-turning-point-in-the-middle-east/
“Captured Documents Reveal How Iran Smuggles Weapons via Syria and Jordan,” Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, December 22, 2024, https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/captured-documents-reveal-how-iran-smuggles-weapons-via-syria-and-jordan/
Effie Defrin and Yoni Tobin, “Holding the Line: A Strategy for Securing the Philadelphi Corridor,” Jewish Institute for National Security of America, December 23, 2024, https://jinsa.org/jinsa_report/holding-the-line-strategy-for-securing-the-philadelphi-corridor/
Tim Eaton, “Syria’s Challenges Are Even Greater Than Those Libya Faced in 2011,” Chatham House, December 19, 2024, https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/12/syrias-challenges-are-even-greater-those-libya-faced-2011
Michael Eisenstadt and Farzin Nadimi, “Can Iran Restore Its Missile Mojo?” Washington Institute for Near East Policy PolicyWatch 3974, December 23, 2024, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/can-iran-restore-its-missile-mojo
Mohamed Ibrahim Eldawiry, “Arab Region and Near Future,” al-Ahram, December 18, 2024, https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/4/537190/Opinion/Arab-region-and-near-future-.aspx
Brandon Friedman, “Syria After Asad: A Conflict Without Closure,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, December 15, 2024, https://dayan.org/content/syria-after-asad-conflict-without-closure
Ibrahim Hamidi, “Six Key Reasons Why al-Assad Fell,” al-Arabiya, December 10, 2024, https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2024/12/10/six-key-reasons-why-al-assad-fell
Efraim Inbar, “Syria and the Middle East Are No Safer After the Fall of Assad,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, December 13, 2024, https://jiss.org.il/en/inbar-syria-and-the-middle-east-are-no-safer-after-the-fall-of-assad/
Nadim Kotteich, “Will Golani ‘Damascanize’?” al-Sharq al-Aswat, December 17, 2024, https://english.aawsat.com/opinion/5092676-will-golani-%E2%80%98damascanize%E2%80%99
Daoud Kuttab, “The Need To Recognize the State of Palestine Now,” Arab News, December 18, 2024, https://www.arabnews.com/node/2583493
Yaacov Lappin, “Israel’s Strategic Gamble in Lebanon,” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, December 11, 2024, https://besacenter.org/israels-strategic-gamble-in-lebanon/
Eran Lerman, “Iran’s Grip in Lebanon Must Be Broken,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, December 8, 2024, https://jiss.org.il/en/lerman-irans-grip-in-lebanon-must-be-broken/
Miki Levy, “The Houthi Threat,” Shomrim, December 29, 2024, https://www.shomrim.news/eng/the-houthi-threat
Charles Lister, Paul Salem, Fatemeh Aman, Meliha Benli Altunışık, Paul Scham, and Brian Katulis, “Special Briefing: After Assad’s Fall, What’s Next for Syria and the Region?” Middle East Institute, December 9, 2024, https://www.mei.edu/blog/special-briefing-after-assads-fall-whats-next-syria-and-region
David Makovsky, Andrew Tabler, and Tamir Hayman, “After Assad: Navigating Syria’s Power Vacuum and Regional Fallout,” Decision Points, December 16, 2024, https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/after-assad-navigating-syrias-power-vacuum-and/id1484710747?i=1000680511309
Assaf Orion, “Two ‘Axes’ Converging in Iran,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy PolicyWatch 3973, December 23, 2024, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/two-axes-converging-iran
Assaf Orion, “Israel and the Fall of Assad: Rejoice, Repel, Reach Out, Reload,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy PolicyWatch 3970, December 18, 2024, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/israel-and-fall-assad-rejoice-repel-reach-out-reload
“Post-Assad Syria: Winners and Losers, Crisis and Opportunity,” Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, December 8, 2024, https://jcpa.org/post-assad-syria-winners-and-losers-crisis-and-opportunity/
Elie Podeh, “The Fall of Assad Is Just the Beginning: The Struggle for Syria Has Resumed,” Mitvim, Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, December 2024, https://mitvim.org.il/en/publication/the-fall-of-assad-is-just-the-beginning-the-struggle-for-syria-has-resumed/
Majid Rafizadeh, “Biggest Blow to Iranian Power Since 1979: The Fall of al-Assad and Loss of Strategic Ally,” al-Arabiya, December 12, 2024, https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2024/12/12/biggest-blow-to-iranian-power-since-1979-the-fall-of-syria-and-loss-of-strategic-ally
Zineb Riboua, “Assad’s Collapse Is a Blow to Russia’s Middle East Strategy,” Hudson Institute, December 11, 2024, https://www.hudson.org/defense-strategy/assads-collapse-blow-russias-middle-east-strategy-zineb-riboua
Asaf Romirowsky, “Palestinians Are Facing a New Reality With Donald Trump in Power,” Newsweek, December 4, 2024, https://romirowsky.com/28241/palestinians-facing-trump
Michael Rubin, “How America Could Takeover Russia’s Tartus Naval Base in Syria,” Middle East Forum, December 8, 2024, https://www.meforum.org/mef-online/how-america-could-takeover-russias-tartus-naval-base-in-syria
Michael Rubin, “Will Assad’s Fall Lead to the Islamic State’s Rebound?” Middle East Forum, December 9, 2024, https://www.meforum.org/mef-online/will-assads-fall-lead-to-the-islamic-states-rebound
Michael Rubin, “The Lesson from Bashar al-Assad’s Collapse,” American Enterprise Institute, December 9, 2024, https://www.aei.org/op-eds/the-lesson-from-bashar-al-assads-collapse/
Arik Rudnitsky, “In-Depth Survey of the Arab Public after a Year of War,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, December 2024, https://dayan.org/content/depth-survey-arab-public-after-year-war
Abdel-Moneim Said, “The Syrian Tragedy,” al-Ahram, December 10, 2024, https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/50/536749/AlAhram-Weekly/The-Syrian-tragedy.aspx
Hazem Saghieh, “A ‘Second’ Hezbollah?” al-Sharq al-Aswat, December 9, 2024, https://english.aawsat.com/opinion/5089941-%E2%80%98second%E2%80%99-hezbollah
Mohammed Sergie, “Qatari Negotiators Up Efforts to Reach Gaza Deal as Trump Pressure Looms,” Semafor, December 30, 2024, https://www.semafor.com/article/12/30/2024/qatari-negotiators-up-efforts-to-reach-gaza-deal-as-trump-pressure-looms
Yuval Shany and Amichai Cohen, “The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part Two,” Israel Democracy Institute, December 5, 2024, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/57398
Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu, “Europe’s Response to the War in Gaza: Capabilities and Actorness [sic],” Mitvim, Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, December 2024, https://mitvim.org.il/en/publication/europes-response-to-the-war-in-gaza-capabilities-and-actorness/
“The Israel Democracy Institute Publishes its 2024 Israeli Democracy Index,” Israel Democracy Institute, December 17, 2024, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/57466
Ken Stein, “Jimmy Carter’s Checkered Relations with Israel and Jews,” Jerusalem Post, December 30, 2024, https://www.jpost.com/international/article-835320
Andrew J. Tabler, “The Syria Breakdown, Episode One: Why Assad Fell,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, December 19, 2024, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/syria-breakdown-episode-one-why-assad-fell
Tevi Troy, “Jimmy Carter’s Legacy,” City Journal, December 30, 2024, https://www.city-journal.org/article/jimmy-carter-obituary-death-president
Carmit Valensi, “Developments in Syria—Significance for Israel,” INSS, December 16, 2024, https://www.inss.org.il/publication/developments-in-syria/
Ehud Yaari, “A Fateful Debate in Tehran,” Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, December 2024, https://jstribune.com/yaari-a-fateful-debate-in-tehran/
Aaron Y. Zelin, “Washington Returns to Damascus with High Stakes for Syria’s Transition,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy PolicyWatch 3971, December 20, 2024, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/washington-returns-damascus-high-stakes-syrias-transition