Jacques Neriah Archives

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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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Jacques NeriahJCPAJanuary 12, 2021

A 1993 meeting with Moroccan King Hassan II worth remembering

In view of the renewal of relations between Jerusalem and Rabat, it is important to recall this encounter with the king, and to take note of his attitude towards the Palestinian issue.

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Jacques NeriahDecember 16, 2020

Lebanon’s economic quicksand

The country must stabilize its political system and implement reforms—the alternative is an open civil war over basic resources that only Hezbollah and Iran will benefit from.

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Jacques NeriahJCPAApril 7, 2020

Lebanon suffocates under coronavirus and rising US dollar

The pandemic, coupled with the economic slump in Lebanon, will force decision-makers to try once more to overcome the deadlock paralyzing the country to Israel’s north.

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Jacques NeriahJCPAOctober 31, 2019

Is Lebanon sliding into another civil war?

Any change significant enough to quell the current unrest in Israel’s northern neighbor would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Hezbollah, overturning the Taif Agreement of 1989.