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Matti Friedman: The Real War in the Middle East Comes into Focus
Matti Friedman: The Real War in the Middle East Comes into Focus
Iranians celebrating Iran’s drone and missile attack against Israel in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2024. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
Like a flash going off in a dark room, Iran’s attack on Israel has finally given the world something valuable: a glimpse into Tehran’s true intentions.
By Matti Friedman
04.14.24
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Matti Friedman: The Real War in the Middle East Comes into Focus

JERUSALEM — After a night of tension and aerial booms here in Jerusalem—including family time spent in the safe room as the air-raid siren blared in the street and the Iron Dome worked overhead—the direct consequences of the unprecedented Iranian attack on Israel aren’t clear yet. But like a flash going off in a dark room, the attack has finally given t…

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Matti Friedman

Matti Friedman is a Jerusalem-based columnist for The Free Press. He’s the author of four nonfiction books, of which the most recent is Who by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai.

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