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Volume 14, Issue 26

“Now, in striving to rebuild our country, we commit ourselves to an awakening of peace. Our guiding light is the memory of a more honorable past: a young, modern state with a glorious ancient tradition; a country that, at its finest moments, witnessed a spirit of partnership across ethnic and sectarian lines. Iraq’s subsequent deterioration was marked by the dissipation of tolerance - a casualty of generations of tyranny and fear, imposed by rulers, then by external actors, as a tool to divide and conquer.

“The most infamous act in this tragedy was the mass exodus and dispossession of the majority of our Jewish population, a community with 2,600 years of history, in the mid -20th century. Through that forced migration, Iraq effectively cut one of its own principal veins. Yet, we draw hope from the knowledge that most Iraqi Jews managed to rebuild their lives, passing their traditions to their children and grandchildren in Israel.”

—Wisam Al-Hardan in The Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2021.

Mr. Hardan spoke at the Conference in Erbil, Iraq, encouraging the Iraqi government to join the Abraham Accords. He is now being hunted by the Iraqi government and forced to publicly retract his words.
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New Fault Lines in the Middle East


** By Sarah Stern | October 8, 2021
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There is a disturbing trend in Washington, manifested most dramatically by the devastating retreat from Afghanistan, to simply turn away from the pressing problems of the Middle East, and to pour all of our energies into the Asia-Pacific theater. The United States is now regarded as a paper tiger within the Middle East. This is dramatically illustrated by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s talk during the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations, last week, when he stated, “Sanctions are the United States’ new way of war with the nations of the world.”

While railing against American sanctions as “crimes against humanity”, the implicit message is that Iran believes there no longer is a credible threat of military force from the United States. This is extremely dangerous and is shaking up the emerging pattern of friendships between the Sunni Gulf states and Israel that had occurred under the Trump administration, because of the Abraham Accords.

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Tony Badran is a research fellow at FDD, where he focuses on Lebanon, Hezbollah, Syria, and the geopolitics of the Levant. Born and raised in Lebanon, Tony has testified to the House of Representatives on several occasions regarding U.S. policy toward Iran, Syria, and Lebanon. His research currently focuses on the relationship between Iran’s Hezbollah model and regional states, as well as the history of and future scenarios for Israel-Hezbollah wars. His writings have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and The Weekly Standard. He is a columnist and Levant analyst for Tablet magazine.
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Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research at FDD, where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars. He is also on the leadership team of FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power, a project on the use of financial and economic power as a tool of statecraft.

Jonathan previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he played an integral role in the designation of numerous terrorist financiers. He has held previous think tank research positions at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Middle East Forum.

Jonathan has written hundreds of articles on the Middle East, along with more than a dozen monographs and chapters for edited volumes. His three books have made unique contributions to the field. State of Failure: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Unmaking of the Palestinian State ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) (Palgrave Macmillan 2013) argues the main roadblock to Palestinian statehood is the Palestinian Authority’s political dysfunction and mismanagement. Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) (Palgrave Macmillan 2008) is still the only book on the market that analyzes the ongoing Palestinian civil war. Al-Qaeda’s Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) (Washington Institute for Near East
Policy 2004) was the first to explore the al-Qaeda franchises of the Middle East.

Jonathan testifies often before Congress and publishes widely in the American and international media. He has appeared on American television channels such as Fox News and CNN, and Arabic language television channels such as Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera.
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** Nike to terminate sales in Israeli stores ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** Why the US really wants a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** Pro-Israel Group Blasts Sen. Paul for Blocking Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Free Beacon
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** Israel says ‘Iranian terror’ targeted Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel
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** Iran’s Armed-Drone Prowess Reshapes Security in Middle East ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Wall Street Journal
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** Iran state media promotes video of Kamala Harris not pushing back on Israel 'ethnic genocide' claim ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - FOX News
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** Iran warns in Hebrew of 'foreign influence' amid Azerbaijan tensions ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** United Nations nuclear watchdog to brief wary Senate Democrats on Iran program ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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** Iranian state TV says speedboats intercepted US Navy vessel ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel
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** New Hampshire family sues Iran, seeks justice for late father’s monthslong imprisonment in Lebanon ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - FOX News
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Middle East (#Middle East)
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** Biden clears $47 million for Lebanese forces, but that doesn’t mean they’ll receive it ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Defense News
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** Lebanon’s Army doesn’t deserve aid unless it is reformed ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Arab Weekly
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** Turkey seeks 40 F-16 jets to upgrade Air Force -sources ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Reuters
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** Opinion: Biden is tacitly endorsing Assad’s normalization ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Washington Post
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** Growing relations between Turkey, Russia is concern for Israel - opinion ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Jerusalem Post
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** Iranian FM in Beirut says Iran-Saudi talks on a ‘good path’ ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - AP
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** 1,500+ Rabbis Accuse ADL of Abandoning Jewish Community to Antisemitic Bigotry ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - CNSNews
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** BDS Will Be Back in Burlington, Vermont ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Algemeiner
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** Dave Chappelle jokes about world-conquering ‘Space Jews’ ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel
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** College Democrats Leader Under Fire For Anti-Semitic Tweets ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Free Beacon
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** Ignoring hate crimes marginalizes Jewish community ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel
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** University Heights girl target of antisemitic rhetoric, beer bottle ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Cleveland Jewish News
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** German singer says hotel staff asked him to hide his Star of David ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - The Guardian
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** Palestinian Leaders: No to Solving Economic Crisis - Gatestone
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** UNHRC cuts off UN Watch for quoting antisemitic posts by UNRWA teachers ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel
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** Biden Ignores Palestinian Support For Terrorists ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Gatestone
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** Video Game That Has Users Slaughter Israelis as Palestinian Militant Violates Anti-Terror Laws, Legal Group Says ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Free Beacon
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Canada Experiences Alarming Spate of Antisemitic Incidents in Summer Months ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Times of Israel

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** For years, the voice behind ISIS propaganda was a mystery. Now a Canadian faces criminal charges. ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Washington Post
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** United States to Stay in Syria, Top Kurdish Politician Says ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Algemeiner
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** Harris' office does damage control over student’s Israel 'ethnic genocide' comment ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Politico
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** Biden Admin Withholds Report on Hezbollah’s Financial Empire ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Free Beacon
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** Pivoting Away From America ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
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** Republicans Push Far-Reaching Sanctions on Hezbollah and Its Allies ([link removed](Y_COPY_01)&mc_cid=8025db0475&mc_eid=UNIQID) - Reuters
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