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Neri Zilber

Neri Zilber is a journalist and researcher on Middle East politics and culture and an adjunct fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. His Twitter feed is @NeriZilber.

  • An Israeli mobile artillery unit prepares to fire 155mm shells towards Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, July 13, 2006, at a military staging area along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon.
    An Israeli mobile artillery unit prepares to fire 155mm shells towards Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, July 13, 2006, at a military staging area along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon.
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    A Nice, Relaxing Weekend in the Sights of Hezbollah

    Dispatch from the border, 10 years after the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War. How long until the next war—inevitably—begins?

    byNeri Zilber
  • Edgar M. Bronfman, Sr. (Dave Karp/HO/AP)
    Edgar M. Bronfman, Sr. (Dave Karp/HO/AP)
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    Remembering Edgar M. Bronfman, Sr.

    What one young writer learned from the late businessman and philanthropist

    byNeri Zilber
  • Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators confront police in Jerusalem on May 16, 2013, after gathering to protest against newly proposed government legislation that would see them drafted into the military.(Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
    Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators confront police in Jerusalem on May 16, 2013, after gathering to protest against newly proposed government legislation that would see them drafted into the military.(Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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    Could Divisive New Israeli Military-Draft Laws Lead to an Ultra-Orthodox Intifada?

    As Israel debates conscription for Haredi Jews, one rabbi may decide whether the community peacefully integrates

    byNeri Zilber
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