Tel Aviv Notes - Contemporary Middle East Analysis

Tel Aviv Notes is the Moshe Dayan Center's bi-monthly analytical update on current affairs and regional developments in the Middle East. It has a regular distribution schedule on the 10th and 26th of each month. On occasion, as events in the region become breaking news, research fellows provide special editions of Tel Aviv Notes to keep our subscribers updated as events unfold. 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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The Wave of Lone Wolf Attacks in Israel (Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016) and Palestinian Social Media

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December 31, 2017

Harel Chorev explains the relationship between social media and the phenomenon of Palestinian "lone wolf" attacks.

Victory in Iraq and Syria?

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December 13, 2017

Brandon Friedman examines what the declarations of victory in the war against the Islamic State mean for Iraq and Syria.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: Between Transformation and Confrontation?

Date

November 27, 2017

Brandon Friedman examines the firestorm of recent developments in Saudi Arabia.

The Demise of Islamism in Egypt? - The Dissolution of al-Gamaʿa al-Islamiyya’s "Building and Development" Party

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November 14, 2017

MDC Researcher Michael Barak examines the consequences of Egypt's decision to dissolve the "Building and Development" Party, the political wing of al-Gamaʿa al-Islamiyya.

The Palestinian Arabs in Israel: Reconceptualizing the Past

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October 30, 2017

Arik Rudnitzsky examines changes in the historiography of Arab society in Israel and shows how new contributions highlight the elements of resistance that prevailed among the Arab population in the years following the establishment of the state.

The Islamic State (Daʿesh) after the Liberation of Mosul

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September 13, 2017

MDC Researcher Ronen Zeidel analyzes recent developments in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq.

Saʿad al-Hariri and the Tehran-Beirut Axis: The Case of ʿArsal

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August 13, 2017

MDC Researcher Joel D. Parker explains the unique relationship between Lebanese Prime Minister Saʿad al-Hariri and his governing coalition in the context of Hizballah's recent conquest of ʿArsal and the Syrian war.

Haram al-Sharif: Israel’s Alignment with the Sunni Arab States in Practice

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July 27, 2017

MDC Researcher Brandon Friedman examines Israel's relations with the conservative Sunni Arab regimes and the current crisis over access to Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.

Remembering the June 1967 War after Fifty Years: The Egyptian Version

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July 13, 2017

MDC Research Fellow Dr. Mira Tzoreff examines the changes in the Egyptian public discourse about the June 1967 War, on the occasion of its 50-year anniversary.

Jerusalem of the Kurds: Kirkuk and the Kurdish Strategy for Independence

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June 29, 2017

MDC Senior Research Fellow Ofra Bengio outlines the importance of Kirkuk to the Kurdish Region of Iraq and explains the elements of the Kurdish leadership's strategy for advancing towards independence.