Hamas maneuvering complicates efforts to secure new prisoner swaps
Israel wasn’t slamming the door on renewed indirect prisoner swap negotiations with Hamas when it this week barred David Barnea, the head of Mossad,...
The Gaza war calls into question the moral rectitude of Western democracies
The question is no longer if but when the United States will support a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
While the need for a ceasefire...
The UAE walks an ever-tightening geopolitical tightrope
The United Arab Emirates walks a geopolitical tightrope, juggling big power rivalries and mounting regional instability fuelled by the Gaza war.
This week’s visit by...
The Gaza war’s fog complicates separating the wheat from the chaff
Separating the wheat from the chaff in the Israeli-Palestinian fog of war is key to preparing for the day after the guns fall silent...
Counterintuitive Palestinian politics: Is Hamas treading a path paved by the PLO?
Spanish philosopher George Santayana didn’t have Palestine in mind when he coined the phrase, ‘history repeats itself.’
Yet, Mr. Santayana’s maxim may apply to Hamas...
Religious leaders strive to become peacemakers, not warmongers
This article incorporates remarks by the author at the International Summit of Religious Authorities.
A recent clash between pro-Palestinian Muslims and pro-Israeli Christians in the...
Gaza divides the wheat from the chaff among religious leaders
Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel has not just divided Muslim political leaders. It’s also solicited diverse responses from religious figures and institutions, reflecting...
Gaza’s Day After may alleviate suffering but promises to be no panacea
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is testing limits of US and European support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
Cracks in Western support have emerged not...
Israeli and Palestinian obstinance, not settlements, obstructs two-state solution
When US President Joe Biden insisted there could be no return to the status ante quo once the guns fall silent in Gaza, he...
Arab and Muslim leaders put limited influence and differences on display
It took Arab and Muslim leaders 35 days of war to call an ‘emergency’ meeting to discuss Israel’s assault on Gaza. Their limited ability...