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

The First Booster Jab Rollout Is Here. This Is What Happened
THIRD TIME’S THE CHARMOn Sunday, Israel became the first country to begin administering a third “booster” shot of the COVID-19 vaccine to a portion of its population.

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.

Jerusalem Clashes Just the Start of Bloody Days to Come
MAYHEMMonday 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.

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?

Bibi and Trump Cling Together in Desperate Bid for Survival
CRISES AT HOMENetanyahu 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.

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.’

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

Inside Bibi Netanyahu’s Unlikely Resurrection
THE RULE OF THREESIsrael'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.

Inside the Cyber Honey Traps of Hamas
SOMETHING PHISHYTerrorists used to use women (real or imagined) to lure Israeli soldiers to their doom. Now what they're after is the soldiers' phones.
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