Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling
Emory University and Center for Israel Education
kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu
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Gordon, Nimrod, “Israel should look to EU before West Bank Annexation,” Ynet News, May 13, 2020. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/Hy0RDHtcI
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Daoud Khuttab, “A Return to the Fatah way,” Middle East Institute, May 25, 2020. https://www.mei.edu/publications/return-fatah-way
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Gilead, Amos, “Stop the madness of West Bank Annexation,” Ynet News, May 13, 2020. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/H1xQ8VYq8
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Daniel Pipes, “A Reply to My Critics,” Middle East Forum, May 10, 2020. https://www.meforum.org/60881/a-reply-to-my-critics
Majid Rafizadeh, “Iran: The Ayatollah, Amid Coronavirus. Calls for Jihad Against the Jewish State,” Gatestone Institute, May 26, 2020. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16062/iran-khamenei-jihad-israel
Omar H. Rahman, “Years of Dereliction Has Left the PLO Facing Annexation without a Plan,” Brookings, May 26, 2020. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/05/26/years-of-dereliction-has-left-the-plo-facing-annexation-without-a-plan/
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