Abdulrahman Al-Rashed

The two-year war led by Netanyahu has brought about significant changes in the geopolitical landscape and the balance of power in the Middle East. After the October 2023 attacks, Israel adopted a different policy – moving from merely clashing with Iran’s proxies to seeking their elimination. Today,…

The war in Gaza has ended, but the same can’t be said about the others. Three fronts remain open. In Lebanon, a fragile truce holds, while sporadic exchanges of fire continue with Yemen’s Houthis. Meanwhile, Iran remains the major front, having been on alert since last June following the twelve-day…

There were two things expected before October 7, 2023: that Hamas would carry out military operations, and that Israel had a list of regional targets it intended to destroy. What happened simply gave Israel the license to carry all of that out at once. Of course, Hamas is to blame for the…

As a continuation of my previous article about Hamas’ move toward accepting Trump’s plan, the world woke up to the news that both Hamas and Israel had agreed to it. Reaching this outcome was not an easy task, considering the complexity of the regional and military situation in Gaza. The American…

More than two million Palestinians are waiting for the sun to rise and for this long, dark night to end – the most brutal war in the history of Palestine’s conflicts. At this important moment, announced in Washington on Monday, the hope that feels both near and far still faces many challenges. …

The notion that the “tsunami of recognitions” of the State of Palestine was triggered by Hamas’ October 2023 attacks is a distortion of reality. The irony is that this narrative is repeated both by Netanyahu and by Arab extremists alike. Benjamin Netanyahu describes recognition and the two-state…

Even US President Donald Trump seems to have lost his patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offering him both a note and a piece of advice. He said: “They’re gonna have to get that war over with. But it is hurting Israel. There’s no question about it. They may be winning the war,…

Netanyahu’s allies are also his adversaries, both Arabs and Israelis. He spares no effort in provoking them and stirring enough dust to stay at the top of the headlines or to distract them from his own issues. The focus on Netanyahu as an individual is understandable and even justified under the…

A deathly silence looms over the Arab street, unmoved by the wave of dramatic events in the region. We have not seen demonstrations, protests, or sit-ins in the Arab countries, and in my view, this is the first time in seven decades or more that such displays have vanished! What has befallen Iran…

Seven years ago, I wrote about the “regional rise of Israel.” Today, its presence is greater than ever. It’s behind massive geopolitical changes in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. After all this, how does Israel now view itself? It’s unlikely that it will settle for its old role; it…