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Dr Adnan Abu Amer

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Items by Dr Adnan Abu Amer

  • Palestinians are awaiting the consequences of Soleimani’s assassination

    Palestinians, along with the rest of the region, followed the news of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Quds Force. Most Palestinian factions issued statements of condolence and solidarity with Iran, and confirmed that they had lost a courageous leader. This is because he provided...

  • Israel's countdown to achieve the 'alternative homeland' in Jordan begins 

    The Israeli right is preparing to present a plan to overthrow the Jordanian king after annexing the Jordan Valley in the West Bank to realise the dream of Jordan being converted to Palestine. They aim to establish a confederation between the PA and “Palestinian Jordan” because the Israeli right...

  • Israel hopes to weaken Turkey by inciting against it

    Turkish-Israeli relations are witnessing increasing tension in recent days, culminating in Tel Aviv accusing Ankara of giving way to Hamas to conduct its activities on its soil. Although the Turkish Foreign Ministry rejected the Israeli accusations, Israeli newspapers published articles and reports that criticised Turkish-Hamas relations. There have been several...

  • Israel aircraft keep Gaza under the security radar

    Despite the end of the Israeli attack on Gaza in mid-November, Israeli drones known as quadcopters have not left the besieged Strip’s airspace, particularly the eastern and northern areas adjacent to the fence. They are pursued and shot by resistance factions that have downed several of them. The armed Palestinian...

  • Will Israel maritime gas platforms be Hamas' next target?

    With the increase in the frequency of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, there is Palestinian and Israeli increased Israeli and Palestinian talk of the resistance’s “target banks” against Israel. This is for the resistance to go beyond launching rockets at Israeli settlements in the Gaza envelope, which it...

  • The Day of Rage revealed ordinary Palestinians’ loss of trust in the PA

    The Palestinian Authority called for 26 November to be a “Day of Rage” against America’s claim that Israeli settlements do not violate international law. The PA called on the people to hold on to the Palestine Liberation Organisation, reject Washington’s alliance with the Israeli occupation and stand behind President...

  • Haniyeh's foreign tour: Between Egyptian approval and the expected agenda

    Finally, after many attempts, Egypt has agreed to allowing the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, to leave its lands, after holding talks with its senior security officials. They have allowed Haniyeh to carry out a regional tour, including Turkey, Malaysia, Qatar, Lebanon, and possibly Iran, among...

  • The joint list in the Palestinian elections: opportunities and cautions

    Palestinian circles have deemed that President Mahmoud Abbas’s recent visit to Qatar may lead to the reproduction of the idea of ​​forming a unified list in the upcoming Palestinian elections, despite the fact that the idea does not have a common political basis, and does not allow other lists...

  • Political implications of continued contacts between Abbas and Meshaal

    Surprisingly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a phone call to former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, to get reassured about his health condition, which led to the rapid spread of the news among the Palestinians. Nonetheless, Hamas and Abbas have not revealed the content of the phone call, even if...

  • Hamas and Russia, the benefits of growing relations 

    Hamas and Russia have in recent months have shared a remarkable series of official visits and telephone calls, which led observers to conclude that the two sides are strengthening their relations. Russia’s rapprochement with Hamas shows the latter’s need for Moscow, being a major capital in the world, to repel...

  • Palestinians and Third Israeli Elections: Impact and vulnerability!

    With the declaration of the leaders of Israel’s two major parties, Likud led by Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue-White led by Benny Gantz, about their failure to form the next government, despite the expiry of the deadline allocated to them, Israel seems to soon head towards holding a third election...

  • Israel fails to drive wedge between Hamas, Islamic Jihad

    As the Israeli army attacked the Gaza Strip last week, its media launched a systematic campaign aiming to drive a wedge between Hamas and Islamic Jihad by portraying the confrontation as only against Islamic Jihad, but not Hamas. Nothing the manoeuvre, the factions issued joint statements stressing the unity of...

  • Israel hopes to gain what, exactly, with its resumption of assassinations?

    In a surprise attack today, the Israeli air force assassinated Bahaa Abu Al-Ata, an Islamic Jihad military official in northern Gaza. Israel accused him of firing rockets. Al-Ata’s wife was also killed in the attack. The killings have prompted Palestinian resistance factions to threaten an immediate response. The Israel Defence...

  • The crime rate against Arab Israelis exposes intolerable state discrimination

    Palestinian citizens of Israel — the Arab Israelis — are witnessing a steady increase in violence and use of firearms against their community. The number of murder victims has risen alarmingly. According to Israeli police data, 77 Arab citizens have been killed this year alone, including 11 women. In...

  • Turkey accuses Saudi Arabia and UAE of conspiring against Palestinian cause

    Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, has somewhat surprisingly attacked Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the Palestinian issue. He accused the Saudis of pressuring the Palestinian Authority not to take action against Israeli violations in Jerusalem, and accused the UAE of plotting to appoint Mohammed Dahlan —...

  • Israel and the Gulf: From secret relations to public normalisation

    Israel recently participated in the Bahrain conference for maritime security after Gulf countries invited it to take part in protecting the maritime facilities for fear of Iranian and Houthi attacks. There are also Saudi fears that Washington would let it down after the recent attacks on Aramco oil facilities. Israeli...

  • Jordan, Israel mark anniversary of peace treaty amid weak relations

    Jordan and Israel are currently marking the 25th anniversary of the peace treaty signed by them, amid relations between the two countries reaching an unprecedented low. This is despite security coordination being at its peak and fears over the royal throne in Jordan due to the popular and parliamentary...

  • Israel puts Gaza at the heart of its security focus

    The Gaza Strip has witnessed an intensive campaign by the Ministry of the Interior and National Security, along with the security services of the resistance forces, to stop Israeli agents from spying on the Palestinians. Spying is deemed necessary to obtain the information needed by Israel to carry out...

  • Israel and the PA: security relations have never been better

    A number of Hamas cadres in the West Bank have been arrested by the Israeli army in recent weeks. This has raised questions about security coordination with the occupation authorities, as it has become common for Israel to arrest prisoners a day after they are released by the Palestinian...

  • Israel concern over the Turkish military operation against the Kurds

    It was significant that the Israeli media presented extensive press and analytical coverage immediately after the start of the Turkish military operation in northern Syria against the Kurdish sites. It seems as if it were a purely internal Israeli affair, and not a regional or international issue. This opens...

  • Palestinian fears ‘Arabisation’ of UNRWA funding

    A number of Palestinian warnings have recently been issued against the “Arabisation of UNRWA”; a process which is coming about through the increasing Arab-funded of the body in light of the decline in international funding. This is a result of American and Israeli pressures and the increased American drive...

  • The impact on the ‘deal of the century’ of the measures to impeach Trump 

    The Palestinians and Israelis are following the ongoing constitutional measures to impeach US President Donald Trump with great interest. They want to know what the implications will be for the so-called deal of the century; will, for example, its formal announcement have to be postponed due to Trump being...

  • Israel is worried about the targeting of Saudi Arabia by Iran and its allies

    As alleged Iranian and Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia increase — the most recent being the attack on the Aramco oil facilities — Israel’s concerns are mounting, and not just about the attacks on its would-be ally. Israel is also dissatisfied with Washington’s reaction, which it described as lacklustre....

  • The Palestinians and Arabs await the new Israeli government with interest 

    The Israeli election result makes it possible to look at the regional positions taken in response to the apparent gains of the Blue and White Party, and the fall in support for Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud. While Hamas does not seem keen on the victory of the former, led by...