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Items by Dr Adnan Abu Amer
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Netanyahu faces Gantz’s hesitation and Bennett’s impulsiveness
As Israel’s internal disputes continue with ever more calls to dissolve parliament and hold early elections, the popularity of right-winger Naftali Bennett, who aspires to be Benjamin Netanyahu’s successor, is rising. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister’s main coalition partner, Minister of Defence Benny Gantz, faces a rebellion within the Blue...
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Israel’s alternative to one- and two-state solutions
With the ongoing impasse in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, some new proposals have been published covering an alternative to an independent Palestinian state. This has clearly been done with Biden’s victory and the end of the Trump era in mind. The latest of such suggestions is the “United Palestinian Emirates”, copying the...
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The Israelis and Palestinians prepare for Biden to enter the White House
Just like everyone else, Palestinian and Israeli decision-makers are awaiting the official announcement of the result of the US presidential election confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. We are also waiting to see how incumbent President Donald Trump is going to react, and if he will make any more executive...
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Normalisation prompts Israel to build new alliances
The normalisation agreements between Arab countries and Israel have led to louder calls for the US and Israel to establish new political and military alliances in the Middle East, with the aim of confronting hostile camps, especially Qatar, Turkey, Iran and the Palestinian resistance. This resembles the establishment of...
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Israel is getting ever more concerned about the result of the US election
Israel is getting ever more concerned about the result of the US election tomorrow. It fears a win for Democrat candidate Joe Biden and the loss of its ally Donald Trump. In preparation for a Democrat victory, it is seeking closer cooperation with regional countries, greater influence within the...
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The growing calls to replace the Palestinian leadership
The Palestinians are still being surprised from time to time by local, regional and international calls and statements calling for the “replacement” of the Palestinian leadership, in conjunction with the wave of normalisation taking place, as a prelude to bringing in leadership that agrees to this path and joins...
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Israel’s pre-emptive conditions for Hamas' participation in elections
The Israeli calls against the participation of Hamas in the upcoming elections are getting louder, alleging that the involvement of a movement representing a threat to Israel is banned under the Oslo Accords. Thus, anti-Hamas advocates are demanding the Israeli authorities to block the way for the movement’s participation...
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The rapprochement between Hamas and Russia will benefit both
There has been a series of contacts and meetings between Hamas and Russia this year to discuss developments in the Palestinian issue. These included the US deal of the century, Israel’s annexation plan and the dangers of normalisation between Arab countries and the occupation state. In March, Hamas leader Ismail...
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Israel rushes to normalise ties with Sudan
Following the normalisation agreements between Gulf states and Israel, the US administration and the Israeli occupation started talking about the next country in line – Sudan. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been exerting pressure on Khartoum to join the normalisation wave. This comes despite the presence of internal opposition...
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Netanyahu is making Israel a dictatorship
At the height of Israel’s preoccupation with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and the increased internal criticism of the government’s failure to deal with it and stop its spread, internal protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have intensified, and calls for his resignation have increased. These calls are being...
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Turkey’s popularity rises in Palestine while Egypt’s role declines
It is no secret that Egypt’s role in Palestine has been declining, especially after failing to mediate a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, which Qatar did instead. Moreover, the Turkey-sponsored reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah exposed Cairo’s regional decline in favour of Doha and Ankara. Egypt has failed to...
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Israel sets its sights on the Red Sea and Bab El-Mandeb
Day after day, the magnitude of the Israeli benefits from normalisation with the Gulf become clearer, especially on the military and strategic levels. The latest benefit is talk about establishing Israeli military bases in the Gulf, the Red Sea and Bab El-Mandab, or benefiting from the Emirati bases scattered in these...
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The UAE and Israel have a normalisation programme to brainwash Palestinians and Arabs
At the dawn of the era of political normalisation between the UAE, Bahrain and Israel, Palestinian media circles and journalists have warned against the popular Nas Daily, which millions watch on Facebook and other social media. They have demanded that subscribers should boycott the show, and accuse it of...
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The Israelis remember Al-Aqsa Intifada and fear another uprising
On the 20th anniversary of its outbreak, Israelis still remember Al-Aqsa Intifada and recall the guerrilla operations that shook the pillars of their security, leading many to leave the country. Some areas were turned into ghost towns. The uprising included 10,000 armed attacks which resulted in the death of over...
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Hamas and Israel may be heading for another war that neither really wants
The sixth anniversary of the ending of Israel’s military offensive against Gaza in 2014 was met with escalating tension between Hamas and Israel. There are conflicting readings of the achievements and failures of that offensive, as well as the extent to which the current tension could move to a...
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Israeli reading of the preparations for US presidential elections
The Israelis are waiting with undeniable concern as preparations for the US presidential elections begin, and as they witness the disturbing political positions towards Israel, most notably with regard to the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, on the matter of relations with Iran, or regarding the Palestinian issue, or even...
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Has annexation been cancelled or merely postponed?
Ever since Israel’s plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley emerged, media and political discussions about them have moved on to more urgent issues, primarily the Israel-UAE normalisation agreement. This reveals a number of internal and external reasons that prompted Israel to postpone...
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Escalation in Gaza: Hamas fulfils its pledges, Qatar steps ahead over Egypt
Following the latest round of Israeli escalation against the Palestinians in Gaza, lasting several weeks, Palestinians have sought their legitimate right to a decent quality of life, without unnecessary turmoil. Ensuing the events, Hamas was forced to resort to violence, following the intransigence of the Israeli occupation to respond to...
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Palestine is no longer a priority for the UAE and other Arab states
The Arab League refused to hold an urgent meeting at the request of the Palestinian Authority to discuss the UAE-Israel normalisation agreement. This was disrespectful towards the Palestinians, and suggests that the Arab world is more or less satisfied with the deal. The PA can rightly claim that it...
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Israel is frustrated at the failure to tackle the BDS movement
Israel is frustrated at its failure to tackle the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement despite the huge budget allocated to the task and the recruitment of pro-Israel activists worldwide to help. The movement continues to flourish in its effort to get Israel to abide by international law. What’s...
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Palestinian Authority loses control of the West Bank
There has been a recent increase in security chaos in the West Bank, the latest of which is the killing of some Fatah field leaders by internal fire, in conjunction with the decline in the security control of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which may reinforce the hypothesis of increased...
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Israel’s concern with Turkey: Libya in the west, Azerbaijan in the east
Over time, Turkish-Israeli relations have grown increasingly tense and their differences have widened. This is due either to Ankara’s support for Hamas and its increased influence in the Mediterranean Sea concerning the conflict in Libya, or because Turkey is competing with Israel in the Caucasus region, where the Israeli...
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UAE and Israel disclose their relations after decades of secrecy
The rapid development of normalisation of the Emirati-Israeli relations has constituted a truly historic occasion to turn the page after decades of clandestine contact, only then to make them public without shame nor consideration for any Palestinian and Arab response. Abu Dhabi’s haste in an official announcement to normalise its...
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New secrets about Israel’s withdrawal from the West Bank that has not materialised
While Israel is commemorating the 15th anniversary of the unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, a number of senior Israeli officials have revealed what they are calling new secrets that are coming to light for the first time. These secrets are related to a plan prepared by...
