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Senior Iranian Official Threatens to Annihilate Israeli Cities within Minutes If Attacked
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  • Senior Iranian Official Threatens to Annihilate Israeli Cities within Minutes If Attacked

    A senior adviser to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.)’s secretive Quds Force has warned that Iran will annihilate the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if Israel shows any aggression. “When Supreme Leader [Ali Khamenei] says we will turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust within seven minutes if needed, it is no joke.

    March 3, 2017

    Sweden-Based Researcher on Hunger Strike in Iran Protesting Illegal Detention
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  • Sweden-Based Researcher on Hunger Strike in Iran Protesting Illegal Detention

    Ahmadreza Jalali, a Sweden-based Iranian researcher detained in Iran since April 2016, is on a hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison protesting his denial of access to due process and detention without charge, the Inte

    March 3, 2017

    One-State Solution an Existential Threat to Jordan
    Middle East Institute
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  • One-State Solution an Existential Threat to Jordan

    President Donald Trump’s refusal to endorse the two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has irked one close ally—Jordan.  During King Abdullah’s visit to Washington in early February, Trump and other officials restated continued U.S. military and economic support for the kingdom. The king had outlined the dangers of moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and underlined the need for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

    March 1, 2017

    Growing Ties between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur Unnerve Tehran
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  • Growing Ties between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur Unnerve Tehran

    The Iranian media extensively covered Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud’s recent trip to Malaysia. State-run and semi-official outlets close to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.), in particular, discussed in details the growing economic and trade ties between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur.

    March 1, 2017

    Soaring Unemployment Threatens Rouhani’s Reelection Hopes
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  • Soaring Unemployment Threatens Rouhani’s Reelection Hopes

    First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has warned that soaring unemployment has become Iran’s “biggest challenge” and revealed that a staggering number of 500,000 Iranians are annually added to the list of those already without jobs in the country.

    March 1, 2017

    Mechanisms of Co-optation in the Palestinian Territories: Neutralizing Independent Civil Society
    Middle East Institute
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  • Mechanisms of Co-optation in the Palestinian Territories: Neutralizing Independent Civil Society

    This essay discusses the marginalization of civil society groups in the Palestinian Territories. It shows that this outcome was not an organic development but a calculated strategy on the part of the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) and its allies, and as a direct result of its authoritarian practices. The essay explores the ways in which the P.A. achieves this control, and explains how such a strategy affects the functioning of civil society over time.

    March 1, 2017