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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
An Egyptian protester raises flags during the clashes between Egyptian police and protesters after declaring the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group in Alf Maskan district of Cairo, Egypt, December 27, 2013. (Getty Images)
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An Egyptian protester raises flags during the clashes between Egyptian police and protesters after declaring the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group in Alf Maskan district of Cairo, Egypt, December 27, 2013. (Getty Images)
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Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
Research Professor; Fellow at Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Mohamed-Ali Adraoui
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U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speak during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House November 24, 2008 in Washington, DC. (Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)
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U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speak during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House November 24, 2008 in Washington, DC. (Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)
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michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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