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Zvika Krieger

Zvika Krieger

Zvika Krieger is senior vice president of The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace and a fellow at the Truman National Security Project. He has been an editor and writer at The New Republic and a correspondent for Newsweek magazine in the Middle East, based in Egypt and Lebanon and covering most of the Arab world. More

Krieger has received fellowships to study topics including the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, the Kifaya reform movement in Egypt, public health in Bombay slums, religious identity in Kashmir, historical memory in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank, and the role of religion in Lebanese politics. He has also reported from such places as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Libya, North Ireland, Sri Lanka, Japan, and Korea. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Slate, New York, Arab Reform Bulletin, New Stateman, Chronicle of Higher Education, Daily Star (Lebanon), Cairo Magazine, Jerusalem Post, Christian Science Monitor, and various other publications, and he has appeared as a Middle East analyst on NBC News, CNN, Fox News, and Air America. His writings have earned him awards from the Overseas Press Club, the Scripps Howard Foundation, and the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. He is a fellow at the Truman National Security Project. He has a bachelor's degree in Middle East Studies from Yale University and studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo.
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Reading between the lines of Yair Lapid's position on Jerusalem.… More »

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The recent Israeli-Palestinian talks in Amman highlight the gaps between the two sides on security, but also opportunities.… More »

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For the Palestinian leader, there is a real cost to coming back to the table.… More »

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Is Hamas Becoming More Moderate?

The Palestinian group may be softening on key issues… More »

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