More: Gaza
Trump 2.0 and Palestinians: From Reversal to Repression and Deportations
In my new book, The Fall of Israel (2025), I examine the activities of all US postwar administrations regarding the Israelis and Palestinians. The...
Trump 2.0: Decoding the Semantics of Power and Palestine’s Elusive Horizon
As always, the U.S. presidential election has been a highly anticipated and widely debated event, given its most important strategic and political consequences. This...
From Ceasefire to Sustainable Peace: Regional and Global Implications in Gaza-Israel Conflict Resolution
The ceasefire of 18th January 2025 signals the end of a 15-month conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Spearheaded by nations of Qatar,...
The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: A Fragile Pause or a Path Toward Peace?
The long overdue ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, brokered on January 15, 2025, represents a momentous diplomatic development in an ongoing conflict that...
Zero-Sum Warfare: Israel’s Accomplishments and Hamas’s Hollow Gains
The war in Gaza has brought a devastating and shattered picture of its civilian infrastructure. Israel, accused of killing 40 to 50 people daily,...
‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to come into effect on Sunday, displaced Gazans –...
Israel’s Ceasefire and Hostage Deal with Hamas
The Israeli government has approved a groundbreaking ceasefire and hostage release agreement with Hamas, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing Gaza conflict. The...
The Fatal Effort to Dismantle UNRWA
Early in the year, State Department officials briefed Joel Rayburn from the Trump transition team there could be a humanitarian "catastrophe" in Gaza when...
Recalibrating Alliances: India’s Geopolitical Shift in the Middle East
India’s tilt toward Israel represents a gradual but significant evolution in its foreign policy, shifting from strong post-colonial support for Palestine to a strategic...
Gazaceasefire agreement: A Respite Before Dawn
After more than 15 months of unremitting bloodshed in Gaza, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage-release agreement, hammered out under fraught diplomatic conditions, marks an...