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In this issue
Dreaming of a Lebanon Without War
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN interviews key figures in Lebanon's Christian, Sunni, and Druze communities, and discovers a country weary of war—and talking publicly of peace with Israel for the first time in a generation.
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The Map that Ruined the Middle East
How has a century-old deal cut between European powers led to endless misery in the Middle East? GABRIEL SCHEINMANN takes a look at the Sykes-Picot agreement, and asks whether the time has come to rethink the whole thing.
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Drilldown: Is Blue-and-White Oil on the Way?
Forget about natural gas. Israel is sitting on hundreds of billions of barrels of oil—or so it is often said. DANIEL FINK filters out truth from fantasy in the quest for energy independence.
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The Gezi Diaries: Erdogan's Turkey Goes Medieval
For years, pundits have sold Turkey as a modern Muslim miracle. But in the last few months, its Islamist government has revealed its true nature, authoritarian and violent. CLAIRE BERLINSKI offers a first-hand account of the mayhem.
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An Ancient Rendezvous with a Gleam in its Eye
It was once the most important port in Israel, the place Napoleon besieged but never quite conquered. NERI ZILBER visits the hotels and restaurants of Acre, a town of lost dreams and a surprisingly bright future.
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PHOTOS: City of Utter Fantasy
Nestled on Israel’s northern shore, Acre has tugged at the imagination from biblical times to Napoleon. AVIRAM VALDMAN walks us through the ancient portal.
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