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Items by Alaa Said
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Israel 2026: Historic elections in the shadow of an unfinished war
Israel’s political scene has suffered a state of prolonged and deep restlessness in recent years, more than ever before. Regardless of the 7th October events and the exhausting war that followed — which left Israel fundamentally altered from the one we knew before — the country had already been on…
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The fault lines that were never fixed: Sudan’s endless war
Just a few days before the end of the second millennium, Sudan was set to undergo a major political shift amid undercurrents of internal turbulence. The president of Sudan at that time, who had led a military coup 11 years earlier, in 1989, had decided to end his alliance with…
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Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the West Bank
While the genocide and destruction in Gaza have reached unprecedented levels, Israel now appears to be moving towards its next bold step — a West Bank version of the Gaza endgame scenario. Tension is mounting regionally and globally over a possible imminent Israeli declaration to annex the occupied West Bank.…
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Crossing red lines: What happens if Israel strikes again?
Since the beginning of the Gaza war in October 2023, Israel has crossed lines that were never meant to be crossed. The direct confrontation between Israel and Iran in 2025 had been hanging in the air for more than 35 years, but it never happened until now. And the bold…
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Israel bombs Qatar: Where is this reckless use of power taking the Middle East?
The unexpected had happened. Israel bombed Qatar. I don’t know if attacking Qatar by the Israeli army is the single most unexpected move at this stage or not. At the very least, it was never on the table of expectations — or only buried at the very bottom of it,…
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Israel’s Arab community under a state-ordered siege: How killings, crime, and drugs run wild
According to the Abraham Initiatives report, around 230 Arab citizens in Israel lost their lives to crime and violence in 2024. The year before, 2023, was the bloodiest on record, with 244 people killed within the Arab community due to violent crimes. The trend continues with 134 victims of fatal…
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From Habib to Barrack: Echoes of American diplomacy and the unfinished story of Lebanon
Over 40 years ago, another American envoy arrived in Beirut—Philip Habib—assuming a role strikingly similar to the one Tom Barrack is now taking on. Removing a threat to Israel from Lebanese territory, Habib’s mission in the early 1980s set in motion a chain of events few in the region—or beyond—would…
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Could the war’s end unleash a crisis within Israel’s political establishment?
Despite months of negotiations, countless documents exchanged, and shuttle diplomacy stretching from Cairo to Doha to Washington and back, the war in Gaza—now entering its 22nd month—shows no signs of resolution. The question looms larger than ever: Why has Israel been unable to bring this war, which began on October…