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Neri Zilber is a journalist on Middle East politics and an adjunct fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.Send him tips: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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This Could Be the Next Big War That Grips the Entire World

PLAYING WITH FIRE

Two countries that have long clashed are tempting fate with escalations that could soon spiral well beyond their borders.

Neri Zilber | Published Jun 02, 2022

The First Booster Jab Rollout Is Here. This Is What Happened

THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM

On Sunday, Israel became the first country to begin administering a third “booster” shot of the COVID-19 vaccine to a portion of its population.

Neri Zilber | Published Aug 02, 2021

Israeli Officials Dispute Death Toll in Gaza Amid Onslaught

‘FULL FORCE’

As Gaza faces its second week of attacks and surging casualties, Israeli officials claim that Palestinian authorities are inflating civilian death tolls.

Neri Zilber | Published May 17, 2021

Jerusalem Clashes Just the Start of Bloody Days to Come

MAYHEM

Monday saw an onslaught of violence between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in the Holy Land—but officials warn that this may just be the tip of the iceberg.

Neri Zilber | Published May 10, 2021

Post-Vaccine Israel Reopens With a Party

BACK TO NORMAL?

There was drinking in the streets and people hanging out around tables in a, well, dare we say, normal way?

Neri Zilber | Published Mar 09, 2021

Bibi and Trump Cling Together in Desperate Bid for Survival

CRISES AT HOME

Netanyahu got his White House photo op with Trump, but few believe Israel’s sudden peace deals will save the PM from the crises engulfing him at home.

Neri Zilber | Published Sep 15, 2020

Daily Beast Reporters Remember the Legendary Chris Dickey

FAREWELL TO AN ICON

‘Chris was simultaneously the most glamorous and adventurous person who’d ever walked among us.’

Anna Nemtsova, Tim Teeman, Michael Weiss, Kimberly Dozier, Josephine Huetlin, | Published Jul 26, 2020

Who Was Crazy Enough to Steal a Horse From the Israel Mob?

STUD POKER

The way an alleged gangster retrieved his stallion tells us a lot about vital Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation now threatened by plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

Neri Zilber | Published May 28, 2020

Inside Bibi Netanyahu’s Unlikely Resurrection

THE RULE OF THREES

Israel's longest serving prime minister looked like he was down for the count after a third inconclusive election. But no. Here's how he outmaneuvered his rivals.

Neri Zilber | Published Apr 22, 2020

Inside the Cyber Honey Traps of Hamas

SOMETHING PHISHY

Terrorists used to use women (real or imagined) to lure Israeli soldiers to their doom. Now what they're after is the soldiers' phones.

Neri Zilber | Published Mar 01, 2020

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