Nabil Amr

Nabil Amr
Palestinian writer and politician

A Calm Letter to President Biden during a Tumultuous Time

Do you know, Mr. President, how many people were killed by Israel in Gaza and who they were? Just to remind you... 20,000 so far... and there is no end in sight. Seven thousand children have gone, not counting the fetuses who died in their mothers' wombs. Young people, adults, elderly people…

The Palestinians… And the Alliances with Moscow and Tehran

As soon as the late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser introduced Yasser Arafat to the Soviets in 1969, the Palestinians began using the term strategic alliance to describe their relationship with the socialist bloc led by the Soviet Union. This term was only adopted by one side. The Soviets…

A War Without Evacuation Ships

The Palestinians have fought two major wars: one went on for 88 days and left both sides with a high number of casualties. However, it led to the withdrawal of the Palestinian revolutionary forces from the South and Beirut, before they left Lebanon altogether. The Israelis called the 1982 war …

Who Will Rule Gaza after the War?

This question was raised prior to the current Gaza war, specifically during the rule of Hamas, and before and during every war that occurred at that time. Benjamin Netanyahu constantly repeated it, whether on specific occasions or randomly. Suppose that the current war finally ends. This will…

The Hezbollah Mystery in Al-Aqsa Flood

The Hamas movement fought several major battles with Israel, and with its limited capabilities compared to its opponent, resisted and maintained its rule of Gaza and its friction with Israel. The battles it fought did not involve any external party, “in the sense of field participation.” But in…

Where Will the Palestinian October Lead?

Every war, regardless of its scale and the number of participating armies and nations, inevitably gives rise to political settlements that draw new maps and create entities. This is particularly true of global and regional wars. With regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, it is a perpetual…

The Camp… A Tight Space For Conflicts Of Impossible Agendas

With potential for de-escalation in the Ain El Helweh refugee camp becoming stronger as arrangements for a ceasefire proceed, giving mediators an opportunity to facilitate a temporary or permanent solution! These efforts have coincided with the anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, which…

Netanyahu… The Last Edition

During a historic void in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu was afforded the opportunity to remain at the helm for longer than any other Israeli prime minister in history, even longer than those of its major figures, like the founder Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin, and the two generals, Yitzhak Rabin and…

The Palestinians of Israel

Two million people, give or take, carry Hebrew documents that include everything from their birth certificate to their death certificate, and from the gray ID card to the Israeli passport, in their pockets. Alarmingly, we are currently witnessing a spike in the murder rate in Palestinian…

The Saudi Initiative in Content, Timing

Political initiatives gain their importance from three factors. First, their content. Second, their timing. And third, the parties’ serious adherence and execution. These factors were available in the recent Saudi initiative, when the Kingdom appointed an ambassador to the State of Palestine,…