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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani under portraits of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C-L) and Iran's founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (C-R), in a suburb of Tehran on June 3, 2014. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani under portraits of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C-L) and Iran's founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (C-R), in a suburb of Tehran on June 3, 2014. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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jack_david
jack_david
Senior Fellow and Trustee
6 Min Read
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (C)  and Minority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R) at the U.S. Capitol March 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) and Minority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R) at the U.S. Capitol March 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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arthur_herman
Arthur Herman
Former Senior Fellow
Arthur Herman
4 Min Read
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Noble Energy CEO Charles Davidson April 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Noble Energy CEO Charles Davidson April 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)
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Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
4 Min Read
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, May 24, 2011. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, May 24, 2011. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mike Rogers
Former Distinguished Fellow
michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Mike Rogers & Michael Doran
5 Min Read
Egyptian students who support the Muslim Brotherhood run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes following a demonstration outside Cairo University on March 26, 2014. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian students who support the Muslim Brotherhood run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes following a demonstration outside Cairo University on March 26, 2014. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mokhtar Awad
Research Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism
Samuel Tadros
Former Senior Fellow
Mokhtar Awad & Samuel Tadros
14 Min Read
An image made available by propaganda Islamist media outlet Welayat Tarablos on February 18, allegedly shows members of the Islamic State militant group parading in a street in Libya's coastal city of Sirte.  (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES)
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An image made available by propaganda Islamist media outlet Welayat Tarablos on February 18, allegedly shows members of the Islamic State militant group parading in a street in Libya's coastal city of Sirte. (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES)
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Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
Seth Cropsey
3 Min Read
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