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Ariel (Eli) Levite, Toby Dalton
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The October 7 Watershed in the Middle East
The reverberations of the October 7 attack have escalated well beyond the two parties most directly affected. What started as a singular localized event has increasingly drawn in other parties, leading to a gradual climb up the escalation ladder.
Published on Feb 7, 2025
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Ariel (Eli) Levite
Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Technology and International Affairs Program
Levite was the principal deputy director general for policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission from 2002 to 2007.
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