Jonathan Schanzer
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Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land

February 28, 2024  •  The Liberal Patriot

The Muslim holiday of Ramadan begins on March 11 this year. How Israel handles this month-long festival of fasting by day and feasting by night will exert significant influence on the wider conflict in the Middle East—and a possible hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that yields a pause in the current war in Gaza could help mitigate the prospects of unrest. Other players may have significant roles to play, too.

First, it is important to understand the role Ramadan has played in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over recent years.

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The UN agency that's supposed to aid Palestinian refugees has only made things worse

February 8, 2024  •  Boston Globe

A growing bipartisan group of legislators is calling to permanently end American taxpayer support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency amid accusations that it took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. But there's another reason for Democrats and Republicans to unify behind the plan to replace UNRWA: The agency denies millions of Palestinians their basic human rights.

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The Middle East could get even uglier, with Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah ready to wage war on Israel

February 6, 2024  •  New York Post

A brutal war is looming between the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and Israel.

The Iran-backed radicals began firing anti-tank missiles and drones at Israel Oct. 8, one day after Hamas carried out its mass slaughter of 1,200 Israelis.Four months later, the attacks — more than 700 and counting — haven't stopped.

Israel has gotten the better of Hezbollah in most of these exchanges, destroying the group's strategic assets and killing nearly 200 well-trained fighters. But it has been at a terrible price. Nearly 100,000 Israeli citizens of communities along the border have been forced to flee their homes.

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Biden needs to follow Trump's lead on Iran

January 31, 2024  •  CNN.com

The death of three US service members in Jordan Sunday, along with more than 40 injured, is just the latest – and deadliest – example of Iranian-backed militias targeting American forces in the Middle East. The Sunday drone attack came just weeks after two Navy SEALS died while trying to disrupt a weapons smuggling operation by Iran-backed Houthi militia members off the coast of Somalia. American targets, meanwhile, have sustained at least 165 different attacks by Iran-backed militias since mid-October.

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Sanction the Hamas nongovernmental organization in Turkey

January 23, 2024  •  Washington Examiner

The United States government has intensified its efforts to counter Hamas worldwide. Recently, that has included sanctions on entities based in Turkey. The focus is warranted. The government in Ankara offers material support to Hamas in a variety of documented ways: office space, citizenship to its key leadership, and financial support.

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