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Pinhas Inbari

Pinhas Inbari is a veteran Arab affairs correspondent who formerly reported for Israel Radio and Al Hamishmar newspaper. He currently serves as an analyst for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

The next test will be Lebanon’s presidential election, which Hezbollah can no longer prevent.
The ominous events in Amsterdam indicate the degree to which Europe’s Muslims have operationalized Hamas’s messages.
As far as the Shi’ites are concerned, “saving Al-Aqsa” is a political slogan, not a religious value.
The Brotherhood’s logic is clear: Just as they opened the door to Iran in Gaza, they want to divide Jordan to allow Iran’s infiltration there as well.
Russia receiving Abbas’s greatest foe, Mohammed Dahlan, in Moscow may point to the end of Abbas’s political career.
A look at who attended the meeting and who did not sheds light on the ideological split in the West Bank amid the battle to succeed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.
Jordan, unfortunately, can be identified as one of the cooks stirring the pot.
The concern of the Jordanian High Command was and still is that once Bedouin demonstrators appear in Amman, the Jordanian Army will disintegrate into its tribes, which is a concern that Israel shares.
The upcoming Palestinian elections are about a battle within Fatah.
The court’s ruling that it may investigate Israel for war crimes also allows it to investigate Hamas, potentially throwing a wrench into the developing Hamas-Fatah partnership.
The stubbornness of P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas and perhaps U.S. experience with his evasive tactics may lead the new administration to delay the resumption of peace talks.
What is the meaning of the apparent worsening of relations between Amman and the Muslim Brotherhood?