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Shaiel Ben-Ephraim

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A tortured detainee, a genocide the cameras won't show, and 1,000 days without a reckoning. Plus Edelstein walks out of Likud and the killing wave in the Arab community.

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Insider Middle East Report, June 30, 2026

The Lebanon framework and the MOU framework are both failing to stop the violence. This is why.

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Sunday Global Briefing - June 28, 2026

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Israeli Press Overview, June 20-June 26

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Insider Middle East Report, June 23, 2026

Why the fighting on the Litani is a delay tactic, and the nuclear file is the real fight. And the dramatic developments in Syria that are being ignored.

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    Former journalist, academic and diplomat writing on global politics from an anti-war angle. PhD, former diplomat and journalist takes on global affairs. Join me for weekly deep dives that put the world into context.

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