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Esther Solomon

As Morocco joins the lengthening list of Arab states normalizing relations with Israel, Trump and Netanyahu win acclaim, if partly backhanded, for their peacemaking from an unusual source: Gideon Levy.

Gulf states facing a reconfigured Middle East and the end of oil are busy rebranding as ‘open,’ ‘tolerant’ and ‘liberalizing’ societies. Sebastian Castelier explores how ‘moderate Islam’ is part of their new narrative, and what it really means.

Elie Podeh explores how the normalization question is exposing deep rifts within the Saudi ruling elite.

Ariane Tabatabai and Henry Rome note the Iranian parliament’s recent vote to sharply escalate the regime’s nuclear efforts, and explain why it’s happening just before Biden takes office.

Abe Silberstein calls out the desperate campaign by Republicans and the Jewish right to tar Biden as 'anti-Israel.'

And Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs, a carrier of the BRCA1 cancer gene, describes why she feels like an imposter among the IVF women warriors, and about why she can’t pray for a baby.

A Saudi girl waves a national flag with picture of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during celebrations for National Day, commemorating the founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jiddah, Sept. 23, 2020

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar's More Tolerant, Liberal Islam: Not What It Seems

Sebastian Castelier | 13.12.2020

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh. October 24, 2018

How Israel Is Triggering a Royal Civil War in Saudi Arabia

Elie Podeh | 08.12.2020

U.S. President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before meeting with Bahraini and Emirati Foreign Ministers, to sign the Abraham Accords, Washington D.C., U.S., September 15, 2020.

Trump Made More Israel-Arab Peace Than Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Obama

Gideon Levy | 13.12.2020

An Iranian flag is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran's Air Defense units, Iran. October 19, 2020

Iran, Biden and the Bomb: Why Tehran Is Now Speeding Up Its Nuclear Program

Henry Rome, Ariane Tabatabai | 06.12.2020

U.S. President Barack Obama with Vice President Joe Biden alongside delivers a statement about the nuclear deal with Iran and six major world powers at the White House in Washington. July 14, 2015

The Danger of Biden Wanting an Iran Deal Too Much

Ari Morgenstern | 09.12.2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020

The Desperate Campaign to Tar Biden as 'anti-Israel'

Abe Silberstein | 03.12.2020

President-elect Joe Biden announces the members of his health team at the Queen Theater, Wilmington, Delaware. December 08, 2020

Biden's Good News for the Jews: A President Who Will Fight America's Antisemites, Not Flatter Them

Steve Israel | 09.12.2020

Protesters against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, November 7, 2020.

Why Biden Could Never Beat Bibi

Aron Heller | 07.12.2020

"Did I lose this baby because I forgot to pray for her?" I wondered in panic. IVF procedure at Tel Hashomer Hospital, Israel, 5 February 2018

The Day I Forgot to Pray

Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs | 10.12.2020

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