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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Yahya Sinwar and Hamas’ Strategic Crossroad

Date

February 25, 2020

In the latest issue of Tel Aviv Notes, Michael Milshtein examines Yahya Sinwar's role in Hamas, as the organization searches for a way out of its current strategic impasse.

Stormy Waters in the Eastern Mediterranean

Date

January 22, 2020

In the latest issue of Tel Aviv Notes, Benny Spanier, Shaul Chorev, and Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak explain the politics of Turkey's agreement with Libya on the contours of an Exclusive Economic Zone in the Eastern Mediterranean.

ʿAbd al-Fattah al-Sisi's "Rehabilitation of Anwar al-Sadat”

Date

December 15, 2019

In the latest issue of Tel Aviv Notes, Mira Tzoreff describes the rehabilitation of Anwar al-Sadat's legacy in Egypt and analyzes how the Sisi regime is instrumentalizing Sadat's memory.

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Dream of Independence Meets Reality

Date

November 14, 2019

In the latest issue of Tel Aviv Notes, Ofra Bengio examines how the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has begun to recover from its post-Islamic State crisis.

Seventy Years since the “First Hudna”: The Legacy of the Rhodes Agreements

Date

June 6, 2019

Michael Milshtein explores the legacy of the 1949 Rhodes armistice agreement, and what that legacy may mean for the future of Israel's relations with the Arab world.

Military or Civilian Rule? The Struggle for the Future of Sudan

Date

May 20, 2019

Eline Rosenhart analyzes the reasons behind the toppling of Sudan's former President, Omer al-Bashir, and explores why the protests have not dissipated despite his ouster.

‘On the Deck of the Titanic’: Arab Politics in Israel and the 2019 Elections

Date

April 17, 2019

Itamar Radai analyzes the background for the break-up of the Joint List of Arab parties, and the effects of this breakup on voter turnout for the 21st Knesset elections among the Arab citizens of Israel.

A Middle Eastern "Apocalypse Now": The Islamic State (IS) as a Social and Cultural Phenomenon

Date

March 6, 2019

Michael Milshtein examines social and cultural developments that have contributed to the Islamic State (IS) phenomenon in the Middle East and the West.