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Perceptions of Weakness

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By Benny Morris
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Since 28 February, the American and Israeli air forces have killed key leaders of Iran’s regime, levelled its military-industrial complex, and badly mauled its armed forces. But in the battle of wills between Trump and the rulers in Tehran, the Iranians have won a clear victory. This victory is embodied in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the leaders of the two countries on Thursday, and in the way that Israel was completely sidelined while that document was being negotiated.
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An Electoral Reckoning at Last?

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By Benny Morris
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Last Wednesday, 3 June, was surely one of the most shameful days in the Knesset’s 77-year history. Michael Rabello, the personal attorney of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was elected the country’s next state comptroller—the official who inspects, reviews, and audits government policy and conduct, and whose broad powers of inspection include the use of hundreds of lawyers, accountants, and other professionals under his authority.
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The Ballad of East and West

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By Benny Morris
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A Review of A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes by Anthony Bale; 368 pages; W.W. Norton (April 2024) Hormuz was never plain sailing. Marco Polo, who landed at the city-island in the strait in the 1270s, called the place “torrid” and “insalubrious,” although he noted the “spices, precious stones and pearls, silk and gold fabrics [and] elephants” that festooned its markets. A century later, European travellers were still describing Hormuz as a dangerous place.
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