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Items by Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini
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“Greater Israel”: A huge challenge to Arab national security
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister recently declared unwavering commitment to the vision of a “Greater Israel”. He explicitly links Israel’s future to a project that extends beyond its current borders into neighbouring Arab lands. As the Israeli street has decisively turned towards to the right, the remarks of Netanyahu,…
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Gaza changes the traditional balances in Europe, but who can stop the war?
From London to Madrid, Berlin to Dublin, hundreds of thousands are marching week after week demanding a cease-fire, recognition of Palestine, and accountability for Israeli actions. These are not fringe protests; they are reshaping political discourse and, in some capitals, bending the machinery of government. It’s a sound that refuses…
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The invisible walls of Israel’s cyber occupation
Under the shade of a white canvas tent near Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, cameras lay scattered in the dust silent witnesses to the drone strike that killed Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqa, along with several other cameramen. This was no chaotic accident in the fog of war. It…
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Will Trump learn from past lessons in the Middle East?
Less than a week into his new presidency, US President Donald Trump revealed his stance towards the Palestinians by calling on Jordan and Egypt to take in Gazans to live in their countries, practically adopting the Israeli policy of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Israel has not concealed its intention to…
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The rigged deal
It seems that reaching a prisoner exchange deal and a ceasefire in Gaza is closer to being accomplished this time than ever before. The core terms of the deal have not differed much from those presented in previous attempts, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu often sabotaged by fabricating reasons…
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No War in Ukraine
It seems that normalcy will soon come back to Europe, without a war, despite all the efforts the US and its Western allies have used to push Russia to the wall. The Western rumours that have been spread lately by the media about the timing of the Russian invasion of…
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The election of Biden: Anything new for the Palestinians?
It is clear that the election of Joe Biden, the Democratic Party candidate for president of the US, would bring changes to the US domestic scene, but not necessarily to US policies toward the Palestinians. It is easy to notice the differences between the Democratic and Republican parties’ domestic programs,…
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The Palestinian secretaries-general meeting – A possible turning point?
The Palestinian secretaries-general meeting that took place a few days ago in Ramallah and Beirut may have a better opportunity for success, compared to previous political reconciliation initiatives. This opportunity has come because of the genuine desire of Hamas and Fatah to reconcile. The Fatah movement initiated this latest move…
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Further Arab normalisation with Israel is waiting in the wings
On 13 August, the Trump administration announced a deal between Israel and the UAE to establish diplomatic relations. The UAE added that there will be no embassy in Jerusalem before the conflict is resolved. The deal was presented by Abu Dhabi as an upgrade of longstanding ties with Israel as…
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Israel wants to control all of Palestine, with as few Palestinians there as possible
There is hardly anyone who does not know very well what Israel’s goal is in the occupied West Bank. It wants all of Palestine, including the West Bank. All statements and plans by Israeli leaders regarding annexation have to be viewed in this context. Subsequent Israeli governments have created, through…