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Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Palestinians may be more accommodating than Israelis
A just-published Palestinian public opinion survey offers pointers for what a successful transition from the devastating Gaza war to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian...
Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA,...
Rafah: Netanyahu’s marketing tool and lightning rod
The besieged Gazan city of Rafah is Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s yo-yo.
A brilliant but ruthless politician, Mr. Netanyahu is in campaign mode.
“The man...
Gaza war and the Birth of Geopolitical Europe
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has left Europe divided and without good options to address it. Yet, Europe cannot escape the consequences of...
Biden may not have enough rope to push his vision of the Middle East
This year’s US presidential elections are not the only potential hurdle confronting President Joe Biden’s multi-pronged vision for a Middle East peace once the...
Decoding Gaza: Understanding Conflict Realities and Contemplating Future Scenarios
Reflecting on my past as a naïve and uninformed fundamentalist Christian, I once held the belief that the modern state of Israel emerged millennia...
Gaza: Number of children killed higher than from four years of world conflict
Amid reports of fresh Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight into Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said that more children have been...
Innocent Gazans pay a heavy price for Hamas and Israel’s disregard for human life
Failed efforts to achieve a Gaza ceasefire on the eve of Ramadan leave innocent Gazans in the lurch, highlight the gap between Israel and...
Saudi Arabia-Iran deal and the turmoil in the Middle East
On March 10 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations after a period of 6 years. Both countries committed to opening...
Gaza war turns Palestine into a potential Middle Eastern lightning rod
The Gaza war has turned Palestine into a lightning rod for mounting frustration and discontent in Arab autocracies such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria,...