Kifah Zboun

Kifah Zboun
Arab World A demonstrator wearing a hat reading “Free Palestine” takes part in a rally in support of the Palestinian people in the Canary Islands, southwestern Spain (EPA). 

The Gaza War That Ignited the Long-Deferred Palestinian State Struggle

Two years after October 7, 2023 - a date that altered the trajectory of the Israeli–Palestinian and Arab–Israeli conflicts - the pivotal question still looms:…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World A man holds a sign calling for an end to the bombing of children during a protest against Netanyahu in New York on Friday. (AFP)

Trump Shifts Course, Pressures Netanyahu to End Gaza War

The administration of US President Donald Trump has shifted course and started pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring an end to the war on…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Smoke rises from an Israeli strike, as displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Int'l Coalition Proposed to Implement New York Declaration on State of Palestine

Palestinian officials said on Tuesday that an international coalition is taking shape to implement the New York declaration adopted at the United Nations, in a…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Features Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani addresses to delegates during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Israeli Assessment: Doha Strike Costs Outweigh Any Gains

Israel continues to assess the consequences of Tuesday’s failed strike on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha, with officials and analysts concluding…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Businessman Samir Hulileh (Facebook)

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: PA Arrests Businessman who Pitched Himself as Gaza Governor

Palestinian security forces have arrested businessman Samir Hulileh, who last month presented himself as a possible governor of Gaza, Palestinian security…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Features Israeli settlers use bulldozers to pave a road for a new settlement on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Inside Israel’s Settler State and its Hidden Strategy

For decades, settler attacks in the West Bank were largely concentrated in “Area C,” under full Israeli control. But since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 assault on…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Palestinians in Khan Younis atop an Israeli military vehicle seized during the “al-Aqsa Flood” operation on October 7 (dpa)

Ezzedine al-Haddad: The Last Surviving Hamas Commander of Oct. 7 Attack

With Hamas’ confirmation of the death of Mohammed al-Sinwar, the most senior field commander of its armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, only one prominent…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
World An ultra-Orthodox Jew walks near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City on August 30, 2025 (AFP). 

Israel Moves Toward Imposing Sovereignty in the West Bank, Sanctions on Palestinian Authority

Israel is preparing a series of punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank, including steps to extend sovereignty over parts of…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)