Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast. James is the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog, a book with the same title as well as Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario and Shifting Sand ...
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Alarmed by shifting attitudes towards Israel and rising anti-Semitism in Trump’s support base, Israeli officials likely see Ye’s repentance as a rare success of their multi-million dollar endeavour to halt a tidal shift among American Evangelicals and Make America Great Again (MAGA) figures away from Israel and towards the Palestinians that, at tim…
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James discusses this week’s Middle East developments on Radio Islam.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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Evangelicals to the rescue. That may seem an oxymoron in the case of Gaza and Palestine.Yet, the ground is shifting under a core, traditionally pro-Israel pillar of US President Donald Trump’s support base.The shift is occurring against the backdrop of legitimate concern that mounting criticism of Israel in the Make America Great Again (MAGA) crowd…
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James discusses this week’s developments on Radio Islam’s Middle East Report.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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Palestinian public opinion is blowing new wind into Hamas’s sails, shredded by two years of brutal warfare in Gaza.The most recent public opinion poll, conducted in late October after a fragile ceasefire took hold, suggests that Hamas may have reversed its consistent rock bottom performance in repeated surveys during the war.…
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James discusses this week's Middle East events on Radio IslamBởi James M. Dorsey
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US President Donald Trump may think his 20-point proposal will end the Gaza war and solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but reality on the ground suggests otherwise.To be sure, Mr. Trump's proposal is the only game in town, if only because no one, not Israel, not the Palestinians, who weren't consulted, not the Arab states, wants to get on the …
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Racism in sports raises its ugly head on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide
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13:46Nowhere are the lines separating legitimate criticism of Israel and anti-Semitism more blurred than on the soccer pitch.A series of incidents in the last year highlights the confusion and obfuscation, part the product of an Israeli effort to deliberately conflate criticism with anti-Semitism in a bid to stifle questioning of Israeli policies and pa…
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The Middle East Report with JamesM. Dorsey
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7:20James discusses the prospects of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal on Radio Islam.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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Fraying at the edges, the Gaza ceasefire spotlights fragility
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12:40It took barely 24 hours for US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal to fray at the edges, with Israel and Hamas hurling allegations of ceasefire violations at one another.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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Ceasefire approved but is peace in sight_CNA 11102025
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16:14Israel has approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas. But with one explosion reported in Gaza hours after the deal was passed, can we still expect peace as Israel begins withdrawing from parts of Gaza? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with correspondent Blake Sifton and James M. Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow, RSIS.…
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Can the Gaza ceasefire agreement hold TRT09102025
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4:50James M. Dorsey from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies weighs in on the Israel-Hamas Gaza ceasefire deal and discusses whether Israel will commit to the agreement.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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A look at key events of the Israel-Hamas war in the past year_CNA 07102025
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12:37Staring at minute 04:18, James discusses the Gaza ceasefire talks on CNABởi James M. Dorsey
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James M. Dorsey discusses on TRT World what happens next as Hamas and Israel negotiate the implementation of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Gaza war.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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U.S.-Israel Peace Plan, UEFA Suspension Threats, and Iran’s Nuclear Strategy_RadIslam 03102025
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10:41During this week’s Middle East Report, analyst James M. Dorsey provided insights into the evolving geopolitical landscape of the region.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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Trump’s Gaza plan is a game of bluff poker
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8:44US President Donald Trump may envision himself as a Middle Eastern puppet master only to find out that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Arab and Muslim leaders have played him.Even so, it is Hamas and the Palestinians who are likely to hold the bag, not Mr. Trump.The fact of the matter is that no one in the Middle East and the broader …
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US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack appeared to frame the administration’s thinking in a freewheeling interview on the eve of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's high-stakes meeting on Monday in Washington with President Donald Trump, his fourth in ten months.The two men’s discussions will focus on a 21-point plan…
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Parallax Views James Dorsey 9-24-25
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1:14:11On this edition of Parallax Views, Israel continues bombing Gaza, Houthis launch a drone strike on the Israeli city of Eilat, Israel conducts airstrikes in Doha, Qatar, the Gaza aid flotilla is being swarmed by Israel according to crew, and European states are recognizing Palestinian statehood. A lot is going on in terms of the Middle East and espe…
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Israel cuts off its nose to spite its face
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10:32Even by its own standards. Israel is cutting off its nose to spite its face.On Sunday, Israel scored an own goal when it targeted the compound of Gaza's powerful Doghmush clan, killing 25 extended family members.Located in Gaza City's Sabra district adjacent to the city's municipality, the Doghmush have long had a troubled relationship with Hamas.W…
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Palestinian Statehood In More Than Name_bfm 89.9 Sep 24 2025
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9:45Recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN is gaining momentum, with Australia, the UK and France joining over 145 countries in support. Yet, major players like the US and Japan remain hesitant. What impact does this have on a long-lasting solution to the war in Gaza? BFM 89.9 discusses this with Dr. James M. Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at S. R…
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Are sports associations next to boycott Israel
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12:18International sports boycotts of Israel are a question of if rather than when, with mounting pressure and ever more targeted boycotts and sanctions against Israel and widespread public anger at the Jewish state’s conduct of the Gaza war.Next week’s United Nations General Assembly proceedings in New York, where Gaza is certain to take centre stage, …
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Reports of mental health struggles among Israeli soldiers_TRT 18092025
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5:03James M. Dorsey discusses on TRT World the impact of the Gaza war on Israeli soldiers, with hundreds reportedly taken their own and many more suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Bởi James M. Dorsey
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What steps will the Doha emergency summit take following Israel’s attack_TRT 16092025
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6:00What steps will the Doha emergency summit take following Israel’s attack_TRT 16092025 by James M. DorseyBởi James M. Dorsey
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Rubio and Netanyahu frame discussions with religious and civilisational symbolism
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13:38US Secretary Marco Rubio’s first engagement after arriving in Israel this weekend to discuss the Gaza war and the fallout of Israel’s strike in Qatar sent a dangerous signal.By visiting Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a Jewish place of prayer and pilgrimage together with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the United States’ Christian Zionist a…
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Is Qatar the straw that breaks the camel’s back
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15:37Is Qatar the straw that breaks the camel’s back by James M. DorseyBởi James M. Dorsey
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Israel is playing a high-stakes game of bluff poker.The problem is that the stakes are high not only for Israel but also for its foremost supporters, the United States and Europe, as well as Gulf states with which it enjoyed close relations despite differences over Gaza, Palestine, and Iran.How the US, Europe, and the Gulf respond to Israel's targe…
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Israel’s attack on Qatar could be a watershed
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7:40Israel’s risky strike against Qatar was neither an unmitigated success in Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s terms nor a complete failure, even if it’s too early for a definitive cost-benefit analysis of what could prove to be a watershed.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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US and Israel discuss restructuring their military relationship
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12:00With the United States and Israel discussing a follow-up to a US$38 billion ten-year Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries, which is set to expire in 2028, Israeli officials are warming to the notion of a paradigm shift in US-Israeli military relations.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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The Middle East Report With James Dorsey 05092025
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9:47Nearly two years into Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, ceasefire negotiations remain stalled, the humanitarian toll continues to mount, and international divisions are deepening. Despite mounting global pressure, Israel has resisted calls for a permanent ceasefire, insisting on unfeasible conditions.During this week’s Middle East Report, James M. …
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Israel ignores gathering storm winds at its peril
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16:06Israelis are enjoying their mangoes this summer at sharply reduced prices at the expense of food-deprived Gazan Palestinians.The sharp drop in mango prices is as much a result of Israel's throttling of the flow of food into Gaza and its economic blockade of the Strip as it is a byproduct of increasing consumer boycotts of Israeli products and US Pr…
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UAE’s campaign against Islamists fuels moves to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and anti-Muslim sentiment
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13:41The UAE’s long-standing no holds barred campaign to persuade Western and other nations to proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood as the source of all Islamist evil, is producing results.The question is whether crackdowns on freedoms of expression and assembly, leaving Muslims and others with few, if any, release valves, coupled with anger at Western and …
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James discusses on Radio Islam the dim prospects for ending the Gaza war and resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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Gaza mediators work at cross purposes
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16:14Pursuing diametrically opposed objectives, Gaza's ceasefire mediators are working at cross purposes.The divide among the mediators, the United States, Qatar, and Egypt, significantly diminishes the chances of the ceasefire talks succeeding and, if they do, reaching a deal that would lead to an end of the war.Hamas’s renewed acceptance by Hamas of a…
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Bleak Outlook for Palestinian Statehood
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10:51The prospects for a Palestinian two-state solution appear increasingly bleak as Israel presses ahead with its military campaign to seize control of Gaza City while advancing a major settlement project that would sever the West Bank from East Jerusalem. On BFM 89.9, James weighs in on how international powers are responding and what could halt this …
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Netanyahu’s far right instincts and political interests converge in Gaza
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12:41Netanyahu has long used ultranationalist threats to collapse his government as a justification for his refusal to end the Gaza war, while, in fact, the far-right ministers in his Cabinet provide him a needed fig leaf to pursue policies designed to advance their shared notion of Greater Israel at the expense of Palestinian aspirations.…
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Palestinians are pawns in shaping Gaza’s future
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14:20A Palestinian businessman is lobbying to become the post-war governor of Gaza amid a reported shifting of gears in the Trump administration’s strategy in Gaza ceasefire talks.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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Trump Goes After Wall Street Journal in Major Test of Press Freedom
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10:00Dow Jones has a stellar record of standing by its reporting. As a former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent, I know that firsthand.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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Indonesia’s writing on the wall-Gaza drives hardening Muslim public opinion
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13:24A recent opinion poll in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority state and democracy, throws a damper on Israeli and US hopes that Middle Eastern and Muslim states may recognise the Jewish state without a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.Even more concerning, the poll su…
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Pushing Saudi Arabia to be an Israeli copycat
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12:24With Saudi recognition of Israel off the table, pro-Israeli and Israeli pundits and far-right and conservative pro-Israel groups in the United States are pushing the kingdom to become an aggressive regional player in Israel's mould.The pundits and groups want Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to abandon his de-escalation policy, including the …
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Re-occupying Gaza-From the fire into the frying pan
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12:25In a reversal of repeatedly stated policy that Israel would not re-occupy Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is signalling that he is mulling Israel’s re-occupation of the Strip.Mr. Netanyahu suggested as much in a Hebrew-language statement issued by his office.Israel’s Security Cabinet this week discussed the proposition with the full…
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Trump’s focus on food for Gaza promises to be problematic
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14:05US President Donald J. Trump's acknowledgement of Israel's throttling of humanitarian aid reaching Gaza is more than a rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's denials of starvation in the Strip. It also signals the president's temporary retreat from grandiose visions of reshaping the Middle East.Mr. Trump’s switching of gears to focus…
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A far-right pro-Israel think tank has put flesh on suspicions that Israel is seeking to weaken the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, if not break up Syria as a nation state.The Philadelphia-based Middle East Forum revived a years-old call for a “freedom corridor” that would link the Druze community in southern Syria with the Kurds in the nor…
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James discusses on aNews mounting pressure on Israel to allow unfettered humanitarian aid into Gaza and to end the devastating war.Bởi James M. Dorsey
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US-mediated talks between Israel and Syria serve as a bellwether for the extent to which Israel can reshape the Middle East and impose its will on the region. They also are likely to indicate the degree to which US and Israeli interests diverge in Syria.Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaiibani and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, a …
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10:53Instability Spreads As Israels Military Campaigns Escalate_BFM 23072025 by James M. DorseyBởi James M. Dorsey
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Israel-Iran war highlights Israeli dependency on US and potential US leverage
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17:48A just-published report on Israel and the United States’ interception of Iranian missiles during the 12-day Israel-Iran war highlighted the Jewish states’ dependence on US military support.The report by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) concluded that US-operated Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence or THAAD air defence s…
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Will he, or won’t he-That is the question as US frustration with Netanyahu mounts
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13:04Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appears determined to depopulate Gaza by hook or by crook, even if he has bowed to US pressure by agreeing to a reduced military presence in the Strip as part of a temporary ceasefire.The reduced presence, involving a withdrawal from the Morag Corridor that separates Rafah from the rest of Gaza, would compl…
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Saudi Crown Prince places a calculated bet on foreign soccer club ownership
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9:34Soccer has long been a tightly controlled double-edged sword for Middle Eastern autocrats.On the one hand, autocrats sought to harness the sport’s popularity that evokes the kind of passion in a soccer crazy part of the world that was traditionally reserved for religion.On the other hand, soccer constituted one of the few arenas in which youth coul…
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Europe’s opportunity to break the Middle East’s cycle of violence
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13:13Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar celebrated this week a “diplomatic victory” by delaying European sanctions against the Jewish state. It’s a victory that could prove to be pyrrhic.That is, if EU foreign ministers, increasingly critical of Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war, put their money where their mouth is and make good on their threat to su…
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The writing is on the wall as support for Israel shrinks
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9:40The writing is on the wall.As Gaza ceasefire talks flail, if not fail for the umpteenth time, a series of vignettes tell the story of Israel’s increasingly shrinking support base in the United States and Europe.Alarmingly for Israel, the vignettes reflect mounting criticism of the Jewish state in US President Donald J. Trump’s Make America Great Ag…
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