May 29, 2026
Compiled by Maya Rezak and Ken Stein
Ariel Admoni, “The Crisis That Wasn’t: Qatar-Hamas Ties in the Shadow of the War With Iran,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, May 20, 2026.
Ghaith al-Omari, “Fatah Meets in Ramallah,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, May 14, 2026.
Tal Beeri, “Hezbollah Is Not Losing Its Shiite Base — Rather It Is Entering a Phase of Radicalization and Fortification,” Alma Research and Education Center, May 14, 2026.
Raphael BenLevi, “Are We Witnessing a JCPOA Redux?” The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, May 2026.
Dean Brandstetter, “Residents in Northern Israel Are Trapped in Nightmarish ‘Operation Ceasefire,’” Israel Hayom, May 24, 2026.
Soner Cagaptay, “Turkey’s Limited Role in the Iran War,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, May 26, 2026.
Center for Israel Education, “Lyndon Johnson’s Five Principles of Peace, 1967,” May 16, 2026.
Center for Israel Education, “Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Wide-Ranging ‘60 Minutes’ Interview on Israel’s U.S. Relationship and Confrontation With Iran and Its Proxies,” May 10, 2026.
Colby Connelly, “What Does the UAE’s Departure Mean for OPEC+?” Middle East Institute, May 8, 2026.
Holly Dagres, “For Iranians to Rise Up, a Clear Path for Regime Defectors Is Needed,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, May 13, 2026.
Sergio DellaPergola, “The Jewish People in 2126: Demography, Identity and the Future of a Global Minority,” Institute for Jewish Policy Research, May 20, 2026.
Dan Diker, “Negotiation as War by Other Means: Why Iran Deals Fail Before They’re Signed,” Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, May 28, 2026.
Mark Dubowitz and Behnam Ben Taleblu, “Evaluating the Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal,” Foundation for Defense of Democracies, May 26, 2026.
Adrian Filut, “Bank of Israel Faces Impossible Rate Call as War, Shekel Surge and Slowing Growth Collide,” Calcalist via Ynet, May 25, 2026.
Hanin Ghaddar, “Beyond Disarmament: How the IRGC Keeps Hezbollah in Power Despite Its Military Losses,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, May 29. 2026.
Michael Gfoeller, “The UAE’s Seismic Foreign Policy Shift Toward America and Israel,” The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, May 2026.
Daniel Goldman, “Death to Terrorists (Terms and Conditions Apply),” Fathom, May 2026.
Tamar Hermann and Lior Yohanani, “What Is on the Mind of Israeli Voters Heading to the Ballot Box,” Israel Democracy Institute, May 24, 2026.
Zoe Levornik, “‘The War Over Lebanon’: Mapping the Political Landscape of Lebanon,” Alma Research and Education Center, May 13, 2026.
Kobi Michael, “Local Elections in the Palestinian Authority: Between Procedural Democracy and Clan Politics,” Institute for National Security Studies, May 18, 2026.
Zohar Palti, “Shifting From Diplomatic Urgency to Strategic Patience on Iran,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, May 19, 2026.
Dana Polak, “Hezbollah — FPV Drones: Evolving and Potential Patterns and Modes of Action,” Alma Research and Education Center, May 17, 2026.
Shmuel Rosner and Noah Slepkov, “JPPI Israeli Society Index — May 2026: Support for a Commission of Inquiry, Disagreement Over Its Composition,” Jewish People Policy Institute, May 13, 2026.
Arik Rudnitzky, “Integration and Influence: Survey of Arab Citizens in Israel,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, May 14, 2026.
Shuki Sadeh, “More Religious Israeli Women Are Enlisting and Challenging Traditional Barriers,” Shomrim: The Center for Media and Democracy, April 28, 2026.
Ori Sela, “China and the Middle East: On the Eve of and During the War With Iran,” Institute for National Security Studies, May 19, 2026.
Michael Singh, “How to Accomplish U.S. Objectives in Iran,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, May 14, 2026.
Lee Smith, “Trump’s JCPOA,” Tablet Magazine, May 29, 2026.
Mohammed Soliman, “The Impact of the Iran War on the Gulf’s Grand AI Plans,” Middle East Institute, May 22, 2026.
Lir Spiriton, “The Haredim’s New, Liberal Friend: How AI Penetrated to the Heart of Israel’s Most Insular Communities,” Shomrim: The Center for Media and Democracy, April 30, 2026.
Ken Stein, “CIA Assessment, March 1980: Iran’s Aggressive Ideology Aims to Reshape the Middle East; Why Did the Carter Administration Not Understand the Islamic Clergy’s Intentions 18 Months Earlier?” Center for Israel Education, May 10, 2026. (Hebrew)
Ken Stein, “U.S. House Report on Iran, November 1978: Highly Critical Assessment of U.S. Intelligence and Policymakers’ Blindness,” Center for Israel Education, May 28, 2026.
Akiva Tor and Ofir Dayan, “Israel’s Deteriorating Image as a Threat to National Security: A Plan to Rehabilitate Israel’s Public Diplomacy,” Institute for National Security Studies, May 26, 2026.
Yohanan Tzoreff, “Israel’s Post-Iran War Challenge: The Return of the Palestinian Issue to the International Agenda,” Institute for National Security Studies, May 25, 2026.
Sarit Zehavi and Zoe Levornik, “The Direct Negotiation Between Israel and Lebanon: Situation Assessment and Recommendations,” Alma Research and Education Center, May 20, 2026.
Raz Zimmt, Tomer Fadlon, Jesse Weinberg, Avihu Marom, Mora Deitch and Stephan Cohen, “The Hormuz Crisis — Global Economic Impact,” Institute for National Security Studies, May 26, 2026.
