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  1. How Israel’s Election Looks to Its Neighbors Foreign, October 28

    Few countries in the Middle East expect a turning point in relations with Israel. But the outcome of the vote has implications for the regional conflict with Iran.

  2. Jordan Strikes Targeting Islamic State in Syria Kill at Least 7 Civilians Video, October 27

    Jordan said it had conducted airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria in response to an attack on a church in southern Jordan on Friday. The strikes, which happened late Monday, killed at least seven civilians, including three children, the Syrian civil defense rescue service said.

  3. Jordan Says Its Deadly Strikes in Syria Targeted Islamic State Foreign, October 27

    The airstrikes late Monday, which a Syrian agency said killed at least seven civilians, were in retaliation for an attack on a Jordanian church, Jordan said.

  4. In ‘One in a Million,’ the Extraordinary Story of a Family in Flux Culture, October 23

    The film follows a girl and her parents after they flee Syria and settle in Germany, where the new culture is the catalyst for unexpected change.

  5. The Professor Who Knew Too Much. And Wound Up Dead. Book Review, October 12

    In “The Best Kind of American,” Kim Ghattas shows what an American’s assassination in Lebanon four decades ago reveals about chaos in the Middle East.

  6. This Is a Magical Portal Home. Just Don’t Turn Around. Op Ed, October 4

  7. Ukraine Focus Thins U.N. Aid For Other Strife Foreign, August 22

    Soaring needs and wealthy countries’ focus on Ukraine have left aid agencies with too little money to address the world’s other crises, forcing them to cut programs.