Israel’s escalating attacks on Syrian territory are not an extension of its consistent attacks, rather, they are part of the Israelis’ preparations for a new war on Lebanon, which could either be launched during its war on Gaza or immediately afterward. The name of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard…
The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan declared that the “security of marine navigation in the Red Sea is indivisible from the national security of the two countries.” The truth is it is indivisible from the security of the entire region and international marine navigation and therefore, the…
Since the war began, we have heard several significant statements that exemplify the exploitation of the Palestinian cause, including Gaza, for personal gain. These scattered statements were not contextualized due to "organized disruption" and high-level accusations of betrayal on social media and…
As usual with crises in our region, and when a war breaks out as a result of a misadventure or in service of regional agendas, the battle has two fronts: one on the ground and another in the public sphere that waged to distort the discourse and divert attention away from the big picture. This…
Palestinian division is no secret, nor is the rift between Fatah and Hamas, which has been entrenched since Hamas threw members of Fatah off the roof following their 2007 coup in Gaza. Today, however, this dispute is back at the forefront following the comments of Osama Hamdan, Hamas’s top official…
We are seeing more debate about the future of Gaza and who will govern it. The Biden administration has been preparing for that since the war on Gaza began, and Washington seems close to having developed a clear picture of what it wants to see. It will certainly be a complex process. The Israelis…
Since the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza, following the Oct. 7 operation, we have been hearing the expression, “double standards” by all Arab countries and their officials. I do not think there is another term that has been used more frequently throughout this war. This expression is…
Following the ceasefire in Gaza, the screaming has intensified. There are two types: screams of suffering and mendacious screams. The former are the screams of the people we are seeing and hearing in Gaza, children, women, and men. The latter are screams that seek to distort the picture and muddle…
A 27-second video of a Palestinian child went viral on social media as soon as the four-day ceasefire in Gaza was declared. The child declared spontaneously and with complete joy that the “world is nice like this. Everyone listen, there’s no sound of planes. Can you hear?” He says so even…
This is the scene in the region: Hamas went on venture and then went into hiding as the Israeli machine brutally attacked the defenseless in Gaza. Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, are flying officials across the globe to help the Palestinians. Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood is launching…