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Items by Saleh Al-Naami
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The plan to Judaise occupied Jerusalem and ‘Israelise' its people
Contrary to what it has done since 1967, the Israeli government has, for the first time, resorted to the use of a “carrot” instead of the usual stick as it pushes ahead with its Judaisation of occupied Jerusalem. Palestinians in East Jerusalem are being offered economic incentives, with the...
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Abbas and the fate of the Palestinian Central Council
The members of Abbas’s central council have once again been deliberately deluding, as they presented the recommendations made by the Council to stop security cooperation and freeze the recognition of Israel as binding decisions. This is an attempt on its part to mislead the public opinion and attempt to...
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How can the new Egyptian measure achieve a truce in Gaza?
The pace of regional and international measures aimed at reaching a consensus regarding the path to achieving a truce that reduces the chances of a new confrontation between Israel and Hamas is picking up. Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence, Abbas Kamel, will arrive in Israel and Ramallah this...
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The implications of Israel’s acknowledged lack of readiness for war in the north
The announcement by Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman that Israel is not prepared to face the consequences of a war on the northern front may explain its real approach when it comes to dealing with threats emanating from Lebanon and Syria. Lieberman’s statement at the annual Yedioth Ahronoth conference was...
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The March of Return to destroy deal of the century
Despite Tel Aviv’s clear plan not to show its concerns about the March of Return which Palestinians are organising to take place soon, and which includes a huge mass mobilisation towards the borders between the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948 and those occupied in 1967, all indicators show that...
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The legal, political and popular consequences of Trump’s plans for Jerusalem
If the leaks about US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a shift in the US position on occupied Jerusalem tomorrow are true, then the Palestinian issue and the Arab-Israeli conflict will have entered a new, unprecedented phase since 1967. That was the year that the fate of Jerusalem formed...
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Gaza between the carrot and the stick
Gaza is suffering from an early onset of frustration with the results of the “reconciliation” project, as the signs suggest overwhelmingly that President Mahmoud Abbas is not serious about accomplishing what was agreed upon in the recent Cairo agreement. There is evidence that the leader residing in Ramallah is...
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Factors of Saudi-Israeli rapprochement under the auspices of Bin Salman
French news agency AFP revealed on Friday that the Saudi official who visited Israel last September was Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman; a disclosure that is of great importance and has long-term significance. An Israeli official, as quoted by the agency, confirmed the identity of the Saudi guest, which...
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Israel’s information war
Like “information warfare” generally, Israel’s information war takes a number of forms. On the one hand it disseminates information in order to discredit its enemies and possibly even blackmail them into submission. Its information war also seeks to influence opinions to suit its own ends. Into this category comes...
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The danger of relations between Israel and Sunni Arab states
While the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gloated in the past about the great development in the relations between Israel and what he calls the Sunni Arab states during his rule, he made sure during his speech last week during the Jewish New Year to highlight how far...
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Al-Aqsa Uprising: What Hamas must do
The Al-Aqsa Uprising posed a double dilemma for the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as for the PA President, Mahmoud Abbas. Netanyahu became a target of harsh criticism by the Israeli media and political arena, which blamed him for the severe deterioration of the security situation after...
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Israel reconsiders implications of the Gulf crisis
It seems that even Israel is now reassessing its initial stakes in the Gulf crisis and re-examining the implications of the crisis for its various interests. Israeli circles no longer believe in the ability of the countries imposing the siege on Qatar to manage the crisis, to the extent...
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New Hamas chief Al-Senwar faces a tripartite alliance
Things are getting clearer and need little further analysis. The electricity crisis that has been exacerbated in the Gaza Strip recently was not a transient stage caused by the economic considerations of the Palestinian Authority. Nor was it the result of the PA leadership’s political options or the desire...
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Hamas must look beyond Dahlan to ease the blockade
Despite conflicting information about an understanding said to have been reached between Hamas and Mohammad Dahlan in Cairo last week on the subject of Gaza, there is evidence that any understanding is not final. It is clear that Dahlan in particular has an interest in fuelling the leaks concerning...
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Normalisation in exchange for a mirage
Regardless of what he says in his speeches and during his meetings with the Arab and Muslim rulers, who travelled to Riyadh from all over the world to meet him, one can say that American President Donald Trump will mainly focus on capitalizing on this turnout to make it...
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How Israelis are interpreting Saudi’s reconciliation with Sisi
A newspaper close to decision-making circles in Tel Aviv has highlighted the sudden rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and the regime of Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi in light of the latter’s visit to Riyadh. The right-leaning Makor Rishon newspaper said that the Saudi-Egyptian reconciliation was “the result of an...
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The regional settlement Israel has in mind
If anyone is interested in another example of Israel’s disregard and underestimation of the awareness of those leading the countries in the “moderate Arab” camp who rely on the benefits of allying (or partnering) with Tel Aviv, they only need to try to wrap their head around the “regional...
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What are the repercussions of Israel’s secret Aqaba meeting?
When Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed last Sunday the news about a secret meeting that took place on 21 February 2016 between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US Secretary of State John Kerry, it gave an idea of how...
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Hamas and Al-Sisi: A new page?
Spokespersons for the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas — have given the impression that their movement’s relationship with Egypt is on the verge of dramatic shifts that will put an end to the tense relations between the two since the coup that deposed President Mohamed Morsi in 2013....
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What’s next after the UNESCO resolution regarding Al-Aqsa?
The draft resolution issued by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) denying a link between Judaism, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Buraq (“Wailing”) Wall was a harsh blow to one of the most important aspects of the fabricated historical narrative on which Zionist ideology was founded. This narrative...
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What frustrates Netanyahu in his relationship with Arab rulers?
A number of Israeli commentators who met with Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu recently have said that he feels frustrated at his inability to divulge details of his success in establishing “strong alliances” with some Arab states, not least those with which Israel has no peace treaty. According to Amir...
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Israel’s Arab Spring
Recent signs point to a “positive boom” when it comes to the relationship between Israel and the Arab world, enough to require Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to mention the nature of this relationship in all of his recent speeches and conferences. Among his remarks is the claim that...
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Lieberman is too enthusiastic about Dahlan
Israelis and Arabs alike are concerned with shaping Palestine’s future in accordance with the interests of the right-wing government in Tel Aviv and in a manner that meets the aspirations of sponsors of the counter-revolution in the Arab world. This was made clear through information revealed by Zvi Yehezkeli,...
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What about anti-Semitism in Israel?
In its quest to deny charges of anti-Semitism within its institutions, the British Labour party has fired some of its senior members because they have criticised Israel’s behaviour and treatment of the Palestinian people and have compared them to Nazi crimes. The problem is that such decisions in Britain...