Will Congress pick Qatar over Israel?

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Daily Briefing Will Congress pick Qatar over Israel? JULIAN PECQUET for Al-Monitor To the chagrin of Israel, lawmakers of both parties want the Obama administration to go through with jet sales to Gulf countries. Will there be peace in Yemen?  BRUCE RIEDEL FOR AL-MONITOR Why some Palestinians believe that 'death is the solution, not the problem'  AKIVA ELDAR FOR AL-MONITOR UN report: Iran executes nearly 1,000 people in 2015  BARBARA SLAVIN FOR AL-MONITOR Iranian banks told to get rid of excess properties  ALIREZA RAMEZANI FOR AL-MONITOR Khamenei laments 'loss' of hard-line Assembly of Experts members  ARASH KARAMI FOR AL-MONITOR Why some Shiites are refusing to join the fight against the Islamic State  ADNAN ABU ZEED FOR AL-MONITOR Have Israeli-Arab parties sided with Hezbollah?  SHLOMI ELDAR FOR AL-MONITOR Why some IDF soldiers refuse to surrender their beards  MORDECHAI GOLDMAN FOR AL-MONITOR How a new website is helping Lebanese women avoid sexual harassment  FLORENCE MASSENA FOR AL-MONITOR Hamas drags feet on choosing between Iran, Saudi Arabia  ADNAN ABU AMER FOR AL-MONITOR Turkish military struggles to find new recruits  METIN GURCAN FOR AL-MONITOR VIEW SLIDESHOW> Egypt Gulf Iran Iraq Israel Lebanon Palestine Syria Turkey Congress Russia / MidEast