Tel Aviv Notes - Contemporary Middle East Analysis

Tel Aviv Notes is the Moshe Dayan Center's monthly analytical update on current affairs and regional developments in the Middle East. Edited by Dr. Brandon Friedman and Dr. Ido Yahel. Currently, we have archived issues dating back to 2011. If you are looking for an older article, please contact us and we will be glad to assist.

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Turning Perception into Reality: The Asad Regime and Syria's Christian Minority

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June 26, 2014

MDC Researcher Dr. Joel D. Parker examines the situation of Syria's Christian minority, who are caught in the middle of a bloody civil war.

The Alevis in Turkey amidst a Growing Sectarian Rift

Date

June 10, 2014

Duygu Atlas discusses the Alevis, Turkey's largest religious minority, and their tense relations with the state.

The "Civil State" in Political Discourse after the Arab Spring

Date

May 26, 2014

Rachel Kantz Feder discusses the various meanings ascribed to al-dawla al-madaniyah, the civil state, in the Middle East.

All Alone at the Summit

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May 11, 2014

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak discusses Recep Tayipp Erdogan, who remains the ultimate decision maker in Turkey, despite the various challenges to his legitimacy.

Egypt's Sufi Al-Azmiyya: An Alternative to Salafism?

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April 27, 2014

Michael Barak discusses the Sufi Al-Azmiyya order, which has been trying to position itself as major political and social force in Egypt.

The Contemporary Middle East: The Resilience of Traditional Society

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April 10, 2014

MDC Senior Research Fellow Prof. Asher Susser discusses aspects of traditional society that continue to have an important role in Middle Eastern politics.

Oy Vey (İ)zmir: The Turkish Elections and Erdoğan’s Options

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March 26, 2014

MDC Visiting Scholar Ahmet K. Han discusses the potential outcomes in the upcoming elections in Turkey.

Blurring the Borders of Conflict: ISIS between Syria and Iraq

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March 10, 2014

MDC Visiting Scholar Konstantinos Zarras discusses ISIS, a group descending from al-Qa'ida with an enormous impact on Iraq and Syria.

Three Years After: Islamism's Ambiguous Prospects

Date

February 26, 2014

MDC Senior Research Fellow Dr. Esther Webman discusses the situation of the various Islamist movements of the Middle East three years after the 'Arab Spring' uprisings.

Intifada, Now?

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February 10, 2014

MDC Research Fellow Dr. Harel Chorev discusses the rise in the number of Palestinian attacks on Israeli targets at the end of 2013 and whether it implies a third intifada.