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Oren Kessler

Oren Kessler is the director of the Centre for the New Middle East at the Henry Jackson Society, a London-based think tank.

  • The tombstone of Sgt. Sara Rachela Shoshana Blank, killed in December 1944 while serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service; Ramle War Cemetery, Tel Aviv.(Oren Kessler)
    The tombstone of Sgt. Sara Rachela Shoshana Blank, killed in December 1944 while serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service; Ramle War Cemetery, Tel Aviv.(Oren Kessler)
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    In Israel and Palestinian Territories, British Still Tend Memory of 16,000 War Dead

    A tour of the cemeteries maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission reveals oases of calm—but few living visitors

    byOren Kessler
  • Students Sujud Watan, left, and Rana Ghazail in the Al-Qasemi College library.(Oren Kessler)
    Students Sujud Watan, left, and Rana Ghazail in the Al-Qasemi College library.(Oren Kessler)
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    Islamic College Funded by Jews

    The school aims to promote a moderate vision of Islam, but it faces deep skepticism from Jews and Muslims

    byOren Kessler
  • Yousef Juhja(Oren Kessler)
    Yousef Juhja(Oren Kessler)
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    An Arab Maverick in Israel

    Bucking convention in his village, Yousef Juhja sent three sons to the IDF—and one paid the ultimate price

    byOren Kessler
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