Tel Aviv Notes - Contemporary Middle East Analysis

Tel Aviv Notes is the Moshe Dayan Center's monthly analytical update on current affairs and regional developments in the Middle East. Edited by Dr. Brandon Friedman and Dr. Ido Yahel. Currently, we have archived issues dating back to 2011. If you are looking for an older article, please contact us and we will be glad to assist.

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Renewed Unrest in Iraq: Religious and Tribal Factors

Date

March 11, 2013

Rachel Kantz Feder discusses the current unrest in Iraq and the efforts to mitigate it.

Arab Politics in Israel and the 19th Knesset Elections

Date

February 26, 2013

Arik Rudnitzky discusses Arab participation in the recent Israeli elections and in Israeli politics in general.

The Attack on the US Embassy in Ankara: A Warning for the Turkish Government

Date

February 11, 2013

Duygu Atlas and Joyce van de Bildt discuss DHKP-C, the terrorist organization behind the recent attack on the American embassy in Ankara.

The Saudi Kingdom in Transition: Women Appointed to the Majlis

Date

January 28, 2013

Brandon Friedman discusses the Saudi King's controversial decision to appoint women to the country's Consultative Council.

Arab Monarchies: The Fateful Hour?

Date

January 20, 2013

Director Uzi Rabi presents the challenges Arab monarchies are facing after two years of regional upheaval.

Alawite Secessionism in Historical Perspective

Date

January 10, 2013

Senior Research Fellow Itamar Rabinovich presents the historical background of the Alawite minority in Syria.

Syrian Refugees in Egypt

Date

December 26, 2012

Joel Parker examines why Syrians, particularly from middle- and upper-class, are choosing Egypt as a place of refuge from the civil war in Syria.

Al-Qa'ida and the "Arab Spring": Redefining Its Modus Operandi

Date

December 10, 2012

MDC Senior Research Fellow Esther Webman discusses the new circumstances Jihadi movements are facing following the Arab Spring.

Israel, Hamas and "the Egypt We Were Waiting For"

Date

November 26, 2012

MDC Researcher Brandon Friedman discusses the "double game" Hamas has been playing with Egypt and with salafi-jihadi Gaza-based groups, and Egypt's own diplomatic maneuvring during the recent confrontation between Hamas and Israel.

"Operation Pillar of Defense": A Window into the "New" Middle East

Date

November 20, 2012

MDC Director Uzi Rabi analyzes Israel's latest large-scale military action against Hamas, against the backdrop of a dramatically changed region.