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Hani Habeeb

 

Items by Hani Habeeb

  • Iranian nuclear file: What are the chances of the seventh round in Vienna?

    While the American Special Representative to Iran, Robert Malley, surprised observers of the nuclear file by saying that the point of no return for this file is approaching, Israel is escalating its tone, especially in the context of its dispute with the US over this file, stressing that it...

  • The world is returning to the two camps, so do we need NATO?

    At the end of 1989, the end and death of the Cold War was officially announced. It had begun after World War II and the formation of the two camps, the eastern camp led by the Soviet Union and the western camp led by the US. The end of...

  • The submarine deal between Merkel, Gantz and Bennett

    The Israeli Defence Minister is still insisting on forming an official investigation committee to look into the case of the German submarine deal, which revolves around suspicions that close associates of former Prime Minister, Netanyahu, were involved in receiving commissions from signing it. Gantz formed a commission of inquiry...

  • The demarcation of Lebanon’s border is a road map for normalisation with Israel 

    Negotiations between Lebanon and Israel to demarcate the sea and land borders are scheduled to take place within the next week in the city of Naqoura, with American participation and under UN auspices. This follows an announcement by the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, who said a...

  • Even some Israeli settlers are against annexation

    The Israeli plan to annex most of the occupied West Bank is no longer only being opposed from within the coalition government, especially by the Blue and White party, but also from the opposition led by Yair Lapid. This dispute is thus between those on the right and their...

  • Netanyahu competes with himself

    After midnight on Tuesday and against all expectations, Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin, decided to extend the mandate granted to the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) leader Benny Gantz to form a new government, following a request from both Gantz and Netanyahu, in a final attempt to reach an emergency government or...

  • Will one of the consequences of the pandemic be the end of OPEC?

    Giant oil tankers have changed into floating warehouses for oil following the sharp drop in the price per barrel. The dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia has led to the biggest drop since 2002. It seems that US President Donald Trump’s call to Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman,...

  • The chances of an Israeli government being formed are unrealistic

    Israeli President Reuven Rivlin is planning to hold talks with the various parliamentary blocs in the 23rd Knesset next Sunday in order for them to nominate their candidates to form the next government. The competition is between the leaders of Blue and White, Benny Gantz, and Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud....

  • Trump's next meeting with Netanyahu is for personal benefit, not national interests

    Throughout the presidency of Donald Trump, as with his predecessors as US President, America has been interfering in the affairs of other countries, friends and foes alike. Using its embassies and intelligence agencies, US interference is based on its own interests and influence. With Washington betting on a future...

  • Netanyahu punishes and seeks revenge, but still does not win

    One war drags another, as Israel has waged three wars on the Gaza Strip in the last decade. One round of escalation brings on additional rounds, each having the potential to develop into another war. The latest round of escalation was merely a repeat of the past rounds, despite...

  • Is it in Netanyahu's interest to indict him before the General Election?

    Israel’s Attorney General is close to concluding the investigation into the corruption case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Known in the media as Case 4000, it sees Netanyahu suspected of providing tax breaks to the Bezeq telecommunications company while he was communications minister in exchange for receiving favourable newspaper...

  • Russia and the Palestinian national reconciliation

    Russia has once again intervened in the Palestinian national reconciliation, this time by inviting rivalling Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, and possibly other Palestinian factions to Moscow at the beginning of next year. This invitation was extended after conducting important meetings with Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki a few days...

  • It is time to restore the UN resolution that Zionism is a form of racism

    In a strange combination of fascist ideas and ideology, the Israeli Knesset has passed the so-called Nation Law, going beyond the racist policy that Israel has continued to adopt in its direct confrontation with Palestinians in the territories occupied in 1948 and the Arabs residing in territories occupied in...

  • Annexation and the French initiative

    Israel annexed the occupied Syrian Golan Heights in 1981, 14 years after the June 1967 war. Despite the fact that none of the UN member states recognised this annexation, the Israelis continue to consider the territory to be part of the Zionist state. The issue of this annexation has...