Russia Policy Monitor No. 2604
Speculation surrounds Chechnya's strongman;
A deepening gold trade with Abu Dhabi;
The high cost of avoiding military service;
More signs of long-term military planning;
A fire sale in Crimea
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Israel’s Critics Sidestep Bigger Threats Elsewhere
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week signaled a partial reversal of his coalition’s plan that would threaten the nation’s democratic character by letting the Knesset override judicial decisions, calling the effort a “mistake.”
Israeli-Saudi Normalization Won’t Solve The Palestinian Problem
Perhaps Israeli concessions to Palestinians are a price that Jerusalem must pay for Israeli-Saudi normalization. But don’t expect Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to produce an actual two-state solution any time soon.
Information Warfare Watch No. 24
Moscow works to derail Sweden's NATO bid;
Hezbollah's new propaganda vehicle;
The problem with paid Twitter;
Indoctrination, Russian style
The Risks Of Israel’s Judicial Reform
“[T]he basis of [U.S.] support” for Israel, longtime U.S. diplomat and Israel watcher Dennis Ross wrote back in 2015, “is driven by the perception of Israel as a country that shares America’s values... The last thing Israel needs now is to have its basic democratic character called into question.”