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Jacques Neriah

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a special analyst for the Middle East at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, was formerly a foreign-policy adviser to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the deputy head for assessment of Israeli Military Intelligence.

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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsMarch 15, 2023
The illusion of a Lebanese state
Political gridlock, rampant corruption, a plunging currency, galloping inflation and deepening poverty have left the Lebanese people in despair.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsAugust 23, 2022
Arabism, Islamism and Iranian hegemony
Iran’s drive to dominate the region is facing a strong pushback from Sunni Arab states.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsJuly 14, 2022
Radical Islam is conquering Africa
In countries plagued by instability, economic crisis and internal conflict, the Islamists are taking over.
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Jacques Neriah and Shimon ShapiraJerusalem Center for Public AffairsMay 22, 2022
Hezbollah will continue to dominate Lebanese politics in the aftermath of elections
Despite losing its majority, the terror group’s potential for nuisance is greater than ever.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsFebruary 23, 2022
The resurgence of the Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and Africa
While the elimination of its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi by U.S. special forces dealt ISIS a setback, it has managed to reorganize and recover from its 2017 defeat.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsJanuary 6, 2022
The other (ugly) face of Lebanon
The deeper the country's crises grow, the more the weakest in Lebanese society will suffer from discrimination, hostility, abuse and marginalization.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsNovember 1, 2021
The battle for Lebanon’s Arab identity
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states have caught Hezbollah and its Iranian patron by surprise, on an unexpected battlefield.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsOctober 31, 2021
Quo Vadis, Lebanon?
Even within the country’s current disastrous environment, the eruption of a new civil war is still considered a catastrophic scenario by all Lebanese factions.
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Jacques NeriahSeptember 19, 2021
Hezbollah is the only winner in Lebanon
By accepting Hezbollah’s proposal to form a new government, Lebanese President Michel Aoun has handed Tehran the keys to the kingdom.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsJuly 12, 2021
Rattling sabers over the Blue Nile
A showdown between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Renaissance Dam is looming.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsJuly 11, 2021
Lebanon stands at the abyss
If Lebanon is to be saved before it sinks in an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, the international community must step in.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsMay 30, 2021
Gaza as a military testing ground for Iran
The war between Israel and terror groups in the Gaza Strip must serve as a loud wake-up call: Israel must do away with its policy of restraint.
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Jacques NeriahJerusalem Center for Public AffairsMay 9, 2021
Morocco’s battle against Islamic jihadi terrorism
Like other countries in the area, Morocco suffers from a political virus emerging from failed states like Libya and unstable regimes in the Sahel belt.
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Jacques NeriahMarch 22, 2021
Ethiopia’s dam over the Nile risks war with Egypt
Beginning the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in July without first securing an agreement with Egypt and Sudan would be tantamount to a declaration of war—something none of the parties want.
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Jacques NeriahJCPAFebruary 1, 2021
Has Lebanon entered the abyss?
The Lebanese are hoping for a miracle—and they need one.
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