Assembled by Ken Stein and Michele Freesman Emory University, Institute for the Study of Modern Israel and Center for Israel Education kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu
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Dr. Or Anabi and Prof. Tamar Hermann, “Israelis Hope for More Unity and Closing Socioeconomic Gaps,” Israel Democracy Institute, June 6, 2021, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/34615
Akram Alfy, “The Rhetoric of the Iranian Elections,” Al Ahram Online, June 10, 2021 https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/4/413826/Opinion/The-rhetoric-of-the-Iranian-elections-.aspx
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Amb. Alan Baker, “The Legal War: Hamas’ War Crimes and Israel’s Right to Self-Defense,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, June 3, 2021, https://jcpa.org/article/the-legal-war-hamas-war-crimes-and-israels-right-to-self-defense/
Naama Barak, “Giving women an extra leadership edge on the kibbutz,” Israel21C, June 20, 2021, https://www.israel21c.org/giving-women-an-extra-leadership-edge-on-the-kibbutz/
Miriam Berger, “What to know about Iran’s president elect, Ebrahim Raisi,” Washington Post, June 23, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/16/ebrahim-raisi-iran-presidential-election-2021/
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Patrick Clawson, “Raisi Did Not Win, Reformers Lost,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 22, 2021, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/raisi-did-not-win-reformers-lost
Daniel Cohen and Daniel Citrinowicz, “Uncovering Hezbollah;s Activity in France through Social Media Analysis,” IDC Herzliya Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy, June 2021 https://www.abbaeban.idc.ac.il/post/france-a-safe-haven-for-hezbollah-s-illicit-activity
Remi Daniel, “Turkish-Russian Relations: A Puzzle that Shakes the Middle East,” Turkeyscope, Moshe Dayan Center, June 15, 2021, https://dayan.org/content/turkish-russian-relations-puzzle-shakes-middle-east
Maya de Vries, “Mockery as a Tool of Palestinian Resistance on TikTok,” BeeHive, Moshe Dayan Center, June 27, 2021, https://dayan.org/content/mockery-tool-palestinian-resistance-tiktok
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Roni Eshel. “Context and Causes of Arab-Israeli and Jewish-Israeli communal clashes, October 2000,” Center for Israel Education (translated), December 2010, https://israeled.org/resources/documents/2000-arab-sector/
Ariel Finkelstein, “A ‘change government?’ Not for religion and state,” Jerusalem Post, June 28, 2021, https://www.jpost.com/opinion/a-change-government-not-for-religion-and-state-672287
Mira Fox, “Raves in the desert, secret parties in mansions — COVID couldn’t stop Israel’s underground party scene,” The Forward, June 22, 2021, https://forward.com/culture/471842/israel-underground-party-scene-covid-rave/
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Avi Grant, “TikTok: A new playground in Israeli politics?” Jerusalem Post, June 24, 2021, https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/tiktok-a-new-playground-in-israeli-politics-671844
Alex Grinberg, “Hamas After the Latest Round: A Total Failure or an Advantageous Opportunity,” Reut Group, June 17, 2021, https://www.reutgroup.org/Publications/Hamas-After-the-Latest-Round%3A-A-Total-Failure-or-an-Advantageous-Opportunity%3F
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Simon Henderson, “Have We Already Failed to Ensure That Iran ‘Never Gets a Nuclear Weapon’?” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 25, 2021, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/have-we-already-failed-ensure-iran-never-gets-nuclear-weapon
Michael Jacobs, “As President, Herzog Offers Advancement of Israel-Diaspora Ties,” Center for Israel Education, June 4, 2021, https://israeled.org/as-president-herzog-offers-advancement-of-israel-diaspora-ties/
Shay Jovany, “The Demonstrations on Israel’s Borders in Jordan and Lebanon during the ‘Guardian of the Walls’ Military Operation: Grassroots Protests or Premeditated Outbursts of Rage?” BeeHive: Moshe Dayan Center, June 27, 2021, https://dayan.org/content/demonstrations-israels-borders-jordan-and-lebanon-during-guardian-walls-military-operation
Tara Kavaler, “Influencers from Abraham Accord countries find common ground with Israelis,” Jerusalem Post, June 23, 2021, https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/influencers-from-abraham-accord-countries-find-common-ground-with-israelis-671788
Herb Keinon, “Haredi fury over Naftali Bennett masks real concern: Funding cuts,” Jerusalem Post, June 10, 2021, https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/haredi-fury-over-bennett-masks-real-concern-their-funding-will-be-cut-670541
Prof. Ofer Kenig, “Israel’s 36th Government by the Numbers,” Israel Democracy Institute, June 9, 2021, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/34687
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Abigail Klein Leichman, “Israelis fight despair while aiding survivors, rescuers in Florida calamity,” Israel21C, June 29, 2021, https://www.israel21c.org/israelis-fight-despair-while-aiding-survivors-rescuers-in-florida-calamity/
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Ido Levy, “How Iran Fuels Hamas Terrorism,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 1, 2021, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-iran-fuels-hamas-terrorism
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David Makovsky, “A One-State Solution Is Unworkable,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 21, 2021, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/one-state-solution-unworkable
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Marina Ottaway, “The Conundrum of Political Parties in the Gulf Countries: Unwanted but Inevitable,” Wilson Center, June 25, 2021, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/conundrum-political-parties-gulf-countries-unwanted-inevitable
Yohanan Plesner, “This government can beat expectations and even achieve historic change,” Times of Israel, June 15, 2021. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/this-government-can-beat-expectations-and-even-achieve-historic-change/
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Adam Rasgon, “A New Israeli Government Could Mean Help for Neglected Bedouin Villages,” New York Times, June 10, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/world/middleeast/israel-government-bedouin-villages.html
Kali Robinson, “What to Know About the Arab Citizens of Israel,” Council of Foreign Relations, June 14, 2021, https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-know-about-arab-citizens-israel
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TOI Staff, “In Holon, a global gaggle of child heart patients get life-saving treatment,” Times of Israel, June 23, 2021, https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-holon-a-global-gaggle-of-child-heart-patients-get-life-saving-treatment/
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