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Yoni Ben Menachem

Yoni Ben Menachem, a veteran Arab affairs and diplomatic commentator for Israel Radio and Television, is a senior Middle East analyst for the Jerusalem Center. He served as director general and chief editor of the Israel Broadcasting Authority.

This decision by the British government helps Israel politically, and also poses a serious financial difficulty for Hamas.
With popular anger increasing and having reached an impasse with the U.S. administration, P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas is now making a show of appealing to Russia to reinvigorate the “Quartet.”
The ball is now in the U.S. court: Failure to respond militarily to the attack on the U.S. military base in Tanf will be interpreted as weakness and will invite further Iranian attacks.
Reeling from the imprisonment in the kingdom of more than 60 of its operatives, the terror group is trying to secure their release via Arab and Muslim diplomatic pressure.
It appears that Israel’s “Operation Guardian of the Walls” did not deter the terrorist group, which is again threatening violence in an attempt to alter the status quo in Jerusalem.
In the latest move in its cat-and-mouse game with Israel, the Palestinian Authority has decided to distribute its “pay for slay” funds through its postal banks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Assad to continue in office, but America has taken a firm stance against a presidential election in Syria.
Ongoing demonstrations against King Abdullah II threaten the stability of the Kingdom. Jordan urgently needs health and economic assistance.
As the planned Palestinian elections approach, P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas is looking to prevent, using every means at his disposal, the participation of Dahlan’s “Democratic Reform Bloc.”
Tehran will use President Joe Biden’s desire to end the war in Yemen to convince America to lift sanctions and return to the 2015 nuclear deal.
The longtime politician was angry at Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas for not appointing her to succeed Saeb Erekat as head of the negotiating team with Israel.
There is serious concern among the terror organization’s leadership that the normalization agreement will paralyze its activities in the North African country.