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The Lebanese Parliament Elections (May 15, 2022) – Initial Results and Implications
By: Tal Beeri and Teddy Sapir Key results* and characterization of trends: The turnout in Lebanon’s current elections was

The Lebanese May 2022 Elections have Diverted the Attention from the Beirut Port Explosion (August 2020)
Public opinion in Lebanon demands that a thorough investigation be carried out into the explosion that occurred at the

The Kingdom of Jordan: Deepening its Security and Economic Cooperation with its Neighbors and Allies for the Sake of its Survival
Recently, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Jordan and Iraq in the presence of the Iraqi National

The Palestinian exploitation of an Al-Jazeera journalist’s death to market narratives against Israel
This morning (May 11) the Palestinians reported that Sheerin Abu Akala, one of the famous journalists of the Qatari

Russia’s Military Deployment in Syria and the Israeli Challenge
Executive Summary Until the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Syria was the most extensive arena the Russian military

The Gaza Conundrum – will Restrainers or Catalysts of Violence Win?
Since the Hamas Islamist terror organization seized the Gaza Strip from Fatah in a violent coup in 2007, it

Iranian Jerusalem Day 2022
Iranian Jerusalem Day (April 29) was celebrated in Lebanon and Syria. In Lebanon, it is celebrated wherever Hezbollah chooses,

The History of Relations Between Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas
The history of relations between Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas (or: radical Shiite axis relations with the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood)

Airstrikes Outside Damascus, Syria (April 27th)
CBW operations do not stop as long as the activity of transferring advanced weapons from Iran to Syria and

The Political Power of the Shiite Opposition: Can Hezbollah be Weakened through a Political Process?
The upcoming Lebanese elections in May 2022 are not expected to cause much turbulence in the Lebanese political system.

Who Fired a Rocket From Lebanon at Israel Last Night?
Tonight (25th), a Grad rocket was fired south of Tyre toward the Western Galilee, Shlomi-Matzuva area.Hamas Lebanon is the

Hezbollah’s Candidates for the May 2022 Parliamentary Elections
Hezbollah’s campaign for the May 15th, 2022, parliamentary elections is underway. The campaign is categorized as extremely intense. There