Tag: Benjamin Netanyahu
Crisis and Opportunity: The ‘Deal of the Century’ Challenge for Palestinians
Feb 6, 2020 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics, US
The problem with the Palestinian leadership is that, despite its frequent protestations and angry condemnations, it is yet to take independent initiatives or operate outside the American-Israeli paradigm.
Read MorePipeline or a Pipedream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Jan 30, 2020 | News & Analysis, Middle East, Politics
What seemed like a lucrative deal, with immense geopolitical significance from an Israeli point of view, now appears to be another extension of the wider Middle Eastern conflict.
Read MoreThe ‘Great Game’ is Afoot: Killing Soleimani Reflects US Desperation in the Middle East
Jan 8, 2020 | News & Analysis, Middle East, Politics, US
Judging by past experiences, it is likely that Washington will regret assassinating the Iranian general for many years to come.
Read MoreHow UN Resolution 2334 Accelerated Israel’s Colonization in the West Bank
Dec 20, 2019 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics, US
The UN’s impotence in the face of Israel’s flagrant violations of international law have only encouraged Israel’s criminal behavior.
Read MoreThe Unfinished ‘Coup’: The End of Netanyahu’s Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead
Dec 4, 2019 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics
A fundamental change in Israel’s government won’t deliver peace and justice to Palestinians but could still be a political earthquake.
Read MoreHow Western Media Bias Allows Israel to Get Away with Murder in Gaza
Nov 18, 2019 | News & Analysis, Europe, Palestine, Politics, US
It is obvious that the Western media have maintained their blindspot on fairly reporting on Gaza and intentionally kept the truth from their readers.
Read MoreNetanyahu on Steroids: What a Gantz-led Government Means for Palestine
Sep 26, 2019 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics
Gantz, possibly Israel’s next prime minister, has made it clear that he would be strengthening, not dismantling, Israels illegal settlement regime.
Read MoreApartheid Made Official: Deal of the Century is a Ploy and Annexation is the New Reality
Sep 17, 2019 | Viewpoints, Palestine
While the PA is desperate to justify its own existence, Netanyahu, with the full support of the US, is moving toward illegal annexation of Palestinian land.
Read MoreThe War Ahead: Netanyahu’s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel
Sep 6, 2019 | News & Analysis, Middle East, Politics
The consequences of Netanyahu’s gamble might come at a worse price for him than simply losing the elections.
Read MoreJewish Settlers Rule the Roost in Israel, But at What Price?
Aug 23, 2019 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics
With Jewish settlers dictating the political agenda in Israel and provoking Palestinians in the West Bank, violence is likely to grow in the coming months.
Read MoreThe Day After: What if Israel Annexes the West Bank?
Jun 25, 2019 | Viewpoints, Palestine, Politics
Israeli officials keen on maintaining Jewish demographic majority and the marginalization of Palestinian rights no longer have good options.
Read MoreKushner as a Colonial Administrator: Let’s Talk About the ‘Israeli Model’
Jun 14, 2019 | News & Analysis, Palestine
Palestinians need not be lectured on how to meet Israeli and American expectations, nor should they ever aspire to imitate the undemocratic Israeli model.
Read MoreIsrael Is a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy
Jun 8, 2019 | Viewpoints, Middle East, Politics
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has elevated himself to dictator in part to immunize himself from prosecution.
Read MoreIsrael’s Common Denominator: Why Israel Will Continue to Bomb Gaza
May 17, 2019 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics
The latest attack on Gaza was meant to serve the interests of all of Netanyahu’s possible coalition partners, as will future bombings.
Read MoreWar Versus Peace: Israel Has Decided and So Should We
Apr 19, 2019 | Viewpoints, Politics
Israelis are divided on some issues, but resolutely unified around the continued subjugation of the Palestinian people.
Read MoreThe Unfinished Gaza War: What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Attacking Palestinian Prisoners
Apr 12, 2019 | Viewpoints, Palestine, Politics
Why is Israel provoking confrontations when Palestinian prisoners are already subjected to human rights abuses? Equally important, why now?
Read MoreWhy the Outrage? “Jewish Power” Party is the New Norm in Israeli Politics
Mar 8, 2019 | Viewpoints, Palestine, Politics
AIPAC is hypocritical and deceptive to suggest that Otzma Yehudit violates the “core values that are the very foundation of the State of Israel”.
Read MoreWar on Al-Aqsa: What Price Netanyahu’s Victory
Mar 1, 2019 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics
Netanyahu has mastered the art of political manipulation as his mentor and, once again, Al-Aqsa is the platform for this sinister Israeli politicking.
Read MoreNow Chad, then Mali: Why African Countries Are Normalizing with Israel
Jan 31, 2019 | News & Analysis, Africa, Middle East, Politics
For now, Israel will continue to walk this fine line, usurping American resources and political support as always, while learning how to walk on its own.
Read MoreEarly Elections: Who Will Dethrone ‘The King of Israel’?
Jan 3, 2019 | News & Analysis, Middle East, Palestine, Politics
With his enemies gaining momentum and police investigations closing in, Benjamin Netanyahu is increasingly becoming a liability to his own party.
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