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  The Partisan Gap in Support for Israel Seems Permanent

  cfr.org - Elliott Abrams

  In late May, the Pew Research Center reported again on support for Israel in the United States and once again found a significant partisan gap. The …

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  Human Rights NGOs: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"

  cfr.org - Elliott Abrams

  How much reliance should be placed on the major international human rights NGOs? Can they be trusted to work without bias? How are they …

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  The Keys to the Kingdom

  cfr.org - Richard Haass

  The Time is Ripe to Reset U.S.-Saudi Relations. Several recurring debates animate foreign policy. The most basic is how much foreign policy to have, …

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  Bringing Justice Home: Dispatches from the ISIS ‘Beatles’ Trial

  cfr.org - Bruce Hoffman

  Terrorists fail when we choose light over darkness—when peaceful justice prevails over anger and fear. Terrorists seek to divide—to scare, to hurt, to …

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  Three Challenges That Are Testing Iran’s Regime

  cfr.org - Ray Takeyh

  Iran is facing international pressure over its nuclear program and assassinations of top officials. Meanwhile, its move to lift subsidies could stir …

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  What Lebanon’s Election Results Mean for Ending Its Crisis

  cfr.org - Kali Robinson

  Hezbollah and its allies suffered serious losses in May’s parliamentary elections, and a divided Parliament will likely struggle to agree on a path …