{
    "title": "Breaking Bad Deals",
    "modified_at": "2026-10-19 13:27:31",
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    "subtitle": "MEF Report Argues Israel must Break Palestinian Will to Win, not Bargain for Elusive Peace",
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    "body": "<p>What if everything Washington has been told about achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians has been fundamentally wrong? A sweeping new report from the <strong>Middle East Forum blows open that explosive question, and Gregg Roman, Alex Selsky, and Jonathan Spyer are available</strong> to dissect its findings, challenge conventional wisdom, and explain why the implications could upend the entire debate over Israel&rsquo;s future.</p><p>The report&rsquo;s author, <strong>Meir Ben-Shabbat, headed Israel&rsquo;s National Security Council</strong> from 2017 to 2021, spent three decades in the Shin Bet&mdash;including senior counterterrorism and Gaza-related security roles&mdash;and played a key role in negotiating the Abraham Accords.</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Comprehensive report challenges decades of conventional Middle East peace strategies</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Meir Ben-Shabbat brings decades of Israeli national security and counterterrorism experience</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Explosive analysis examines why Israel&rsquo;s enemies believe victory remains possible</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>October 7 exposes catastrophic failures in understanding adversaries&rsquo; strategic objectives</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Gregg Roman, Alex Selsky, and Jonathan Spyer dissect implications for American policy</strong></span></li></ul><p><strong>ABOUT GREGG ROMAN&hellip;</strong>Gregg Roman is the executive director of the Middle East Forum. In 2014, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency named him one of the &ldquo;ten most inspiring global Jewish leaders,&rdquo; and he previously served as the political advisor to Israel&rsquo;s deputy foreign minister and worked for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. </p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https://specialguests.com/mef-report-makes-case-2-crush-palestinian-hope/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE</strong></a></p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW, CALL OR TEXT 512-966-0983 OR EMAIL </strong><a href=\"mailto:BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM\"><strong>BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM</strong></a></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n    >\n        <a class=\"release-content-image__link\"\n           id=\"image-8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           href=\"https://specialguests.com/guests-topics/\"\n           data-id=\"8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           data-track=\"Story Image View\"\n           data-placement=\"content\"\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n                       style=\"width: 13.89%\"\n        >\n            <img\n                class=\"release-content-image__image\"\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\" \"\n                            >\n        </a>\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"> </figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">260 Union Square NW, Suite #208</p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Hickory, NC 28601 </p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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