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Items by Dr Adnan Abu Amer
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The Beirut explosion has serious implications for Israel and Hezbollah
The massive explosion in Beirut this week which killed at least 140 people and wound 5,000 others looks set to have serious implications for relations, such as they are, between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The Zionist state is likely to use the blast in its favour, while others are...
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The countdown to the demise of Netanyahu’s political reign
Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been on the increase, whether due to his failed measures to tackle the coronavirus, or the corruption cases in which he is involved, as well as the inconsistency of the government coalition. Israeli circles consider the demonstrations the beginning of the end...
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Israel is monitoring developments between Iran and Syria very closely
The military deal signed by Iran and Syria earlier this month has serious security and strategic implications, coinciding as it did with Israeli attacks on Iranian targets. Israel, it is said, is monitoring the situation very closely, not least because the deal will see Iran strengthening Syria’s air defence...
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Israel is concerned about the growing Egyptian army and Sisi’s instability
Israel has, uncharacteristically, increased the number of reports about the increasing strength of the Egyptian army and its fears about the end of the rule of Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in case weapons and military equipment fall into the hands of hostile forces, such as the Muslim Brotherhood. That is...
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The return of apartheid, Israeli style
The possibly temporary postponement of Israel’s annexation of swathes of the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley arose out of disagreements from within the Zionist state itself as well as other voices warning of the consequences of such a move. The fear is that Israel will be portrayed even...
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Israel regrets withdrawing from Gaza
In 2005, the Israeli army began withdrawing from the Gaza Strip as part of the unilateral disengagement plan, and with this anniversary many Israeli circles criticised the plan, due to its major disadvantages. Palestinians and Israelis commemorate each summer the anniversary of the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, amid...
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Israel fears meetings between senior Fatah and Hamas representatives
Recent meetings between representatives of Fatah and Hamas have had major coverage in the Israeli media. They are a source of great concern in case they provide Hamas with political and security cover in the occupied West Bank enabling it to resume resistance operations against Israel if the Palestinian...
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Will the PA collapse or be dismantled?
Despite the “temporary” delay in announcing the Israeli annexation plan, the Israeli readings remained unchanged, offering a number of scenarios and assessments regarding the implications implementing the plan will have on the relationship with the PA. At the same time, Israeli officials continued their readings and expectations of the implications of...
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Pessimistic Israeli scenarios regarding the security situation with the Palestinians
Israeli security assessments revealed that the implementation of the annexation process in the West Bank will lead to the return of individual Palestinian attacks, leading to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority. They have not ruled out the scenario of a new intifada because the Palestinian security services may...
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Israel’s incitement against the Palestinian curriculum
In a surprising step, Norway decided to reduce its funding to the Palestinian Ministry of Education, claiming that the Palestinian Authority continues to print school curricula that they say incites violence after an Israeli smear campaign that lasted several years. The campaign claims that the Palestinian curriculum contains terms encouraging armed...
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UAE sabotages relations with Palestinians to normalise with Israel
A crisis erupted between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the UAE, in light of the PA’s rejection of a medical aid shipment offered by Emirati authorities to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which travelled through Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. The PA stated that the reason behind its refusal to accept...
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Hamas is sending positive messages to normalise relations with Jordan
On 4 June, the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, revealed three common factors between the resistance movement and Jordan to confront Israel’s annexation plan and America’s “deal of the century”. First up was the fact that the repercussions of the 1948 Nakba and the 1967 Naksa...
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Economic peace as an alternative to political solutions
A Palestinian man counts his notes on 8 September 2011 With the approach of the implementation of the Israeli annexation plan in the West Bank, and the dissipation of talks about a two-state solution with the Palestinians, there has recently been a series of Israeli offers and proposals to...
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Why are Palestinian responses to the Israeli annexation plan so limited?
The Israeli army is preparing for the annexation of the West Bank, and possible Palestinian responses, although calls for action against the occupation state may not be heeded in the present circumstances. Various factors make it unlikely for the Palestinians to engage in activities against Israel, including the Palestinian...
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The Palestinian boycott of Israel’s occupation social media seems to be working
Palestinians recently launched a massive campaign to boycott Israeli social media pages and apps, especially those connected to Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) responsible for communicating with them. COGAT presents itself as a contributor to the betterment of their personal and social activities. The Palestinians,...
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Tension between Israel and Jordan remains under control
The Palestinians are following the escalation of tension between Israel and Jordan closely, against the backdrop of Israeli intentions to annex the West Bank and the Jordan Valley. There have also been threats exchanged with Tel Aviv upping the ante against the Kingdom. A new chapter in what is...
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Will the PA really end security coordination with Israel?
The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has announced its withdrawal from agreements with Israel, including security coordination. Although this is not the first time that he has talked about doing this, such a move must still be evaluated. It raises the possibility of a new era in...
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Numerous challenges affect the Palestinian economy due to the coronavirus
The PA announced the implementation of the provisions of the emergency budget and focused spending priorities in the coming period on several items, especially helping the poor, supporting health care, providing employee salaries and security needs. This is despite the fact that the PA needs $120 million to confront...
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Palestinians return to using stones as weapons in the West Bank
Palestinians and Israelis are still surprised by the recent guerrilla operation that took place in the town of Ya’bad, on the outskirts of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank. During the operation, an Israeli soldier from the elite Golani Brigade was killed when a young Palestinian...
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Shtayyeh has boosted his chances of running for the Palestinian presidency
Mohammad Shtayyeh is finishing his first year as Palestinian Prime Minister, but he faces several challenges, most notably the coronavirus pandemic in the occupied West Bank, which is taking a dangerous turn after the daily increase in cases of infection. He is also facing the Palestinian Authority’s financial crisis...
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Hamas reveals the hidden aspects of its relations with Saudi Arabia
'The arrest of the first Hamas representative in Saudi Arabia, Dr Mohammad Al-Khodari, set a dangerous precedent in political, diplomatic and moral norms, and cannot be tolerated'...
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Fatah ‘monopolises’ emergency committees in the West Bank, excludes Hamas
After the spread of the coronavirus, the West Bank witnessed the formation of emergency committees to reduce the potential risk of the spread of the pandemic, installed barriers at city entrances and imposed quarantine on Palestinians in the affected villages. The problem with these committees is that they are limited...
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The Israeli military opposes its politicians’ annexation of the Jordan Valley
Israeli generals have revealed that announcing the annexation of the Jordan Valley and West Bank settlements will lead to the collapse of the Palestinian security services, because they will lose control of the public and will be seen as colluding with the occupation. The annexation plan will also result...
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The coronavirus crisis has revived relations between the PA and Israel
The spread of coronavirus in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in the West Bank, has resulted in increased Israeli coordination with the Palestinian Authority in order to tackle the pandemic. There has been intensive work around the clock, direct Israeli intervention and a PA request for the Israeli army...