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#155 Contemporary Readings, January 2026

#155 Contemporary Readings, January 2026

Maya Rezak and Ken Stein, February 8, 2026 Hussain Abdul-Hussain, “Why Is Saudi Arabia Abandoning Peace?” The National Interest, January 23, 2026.  Oded Ailam, “‘The Glass Wall’: How Israel Turned Intelligence Into an Insurance Policy…

Contemporary Readings|February 8, 2026
#152 Contemporary Readings, October 2025

#152 Contemporary Readings, October 2025

November 3, 2025 Compiled by Maya Rezak and Ken Stein David Adesnik, Mariam Wahba, Ahmad Sharawi, David Daoud, Natalie Ecanow, Hussain Abdul-Hussain and Bridget Toomey, “Patient Extremism: The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood,” Foundation…

#136 Contemporary Readings, June 2024, Including Hamas-Israel War

#136 Contemporary Readings, June 2024, Including Hamas-Israel War

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education “AJC Survey Shows American Jews are Deeply and Increasingly Connected to Israel,” American Jewish Committee, June 10, 2024,  “https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-survey-shows-american-jews-are-deeply-and-increasingly-connected-to-israel Alan Aziz, “Israel at War…

#133 Contemporary Readings, March 2024 — Including Hamas-Israel War

#133 Contemporary Readings, March 2024 — Including Hamas-Israel War

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education Tal Beeri, “Is Israel Responsible for Lebanon’s Economic Situation?” Alma Research and Education Center, March 13, 2024,  https://israel-alma.org/2024/03/13/is-israel-responsible-for-lebanons-economic-situation/ Yoni Ben Menachem, “Assessing Hamas’ Failures,”…

Contemporary Readings|March 30, 2024
#128 Contemporary Readings, October 2023

#128 Contemporary Readings, October 2023

Assembled by Ken Stein and Wendy Kalman, Center for Israel Education Agencies, “Hezbollah-allied politician says Lebanon won’t initiate war with Israel,” Times of Israel, October 24, 2023. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hezbollah-allied-politician-says-lebanon-wont-initiate-war-with-isael/  Ali Ahmed, “Cost of neglecting conflict resolution…

Contemporary Readings|November 30, 2023