Though the terrorist was neutralized, residents of Yated and the nearby Sde Avraham have been instructed to lock their doors and stay inside while additional forces scan the area. The terrorist who injured a security patrol member near the Gaza border on Sunday evening was a Palestinian resident of Gaza …
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Marwan Barghouti expected to be part of any prisoner exchange
As Egypt’s international stature rises for brokering Gaza truce, Hamas gains in popularity on the Palestinian street, but PA ‘still controls the course of affairs,’ analyst says. Abbas Kamel, the director of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday amid Cairo’s efforts to …
Read More »Palestinians launch campaign to oust ‘illegitimate’ Abbas
Abbas is facing criticism for allegedly failing to support the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip during the recent 11-day fighting between Israel and Hamas. Various Palestinian factions, academics and political activists are demanding that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas resign or be removed from power. The demand came as the …
Read More »Chief Justice Hayut: Knesset speaker’s threat could drive country to anarchy
Yariv Levin said if court ever strikes down a Basic Law as unconstitutional, he will call on government to ignore the ruling. A threat by Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin to ignore the judicial branch’s rulings could lead to anarchy and chaos, Supreme Court President Esther Hayut warned Monday. Without explicitly …
Read More »Qatar FM Slams Syrian Regime, Nixes Diplomatic Ties
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Thani condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following the latter’s victory in last week’s presidential elections, accusing the “Syrian regime” of “committing crimes against its people” and insisting Doha would not reestablish diplomatic relations with Damascus “at this time.” Qatar is one of several Gulf nations to …
Read More »Israel’s FM Ashkenazi Visits Egypt for Historic Meeting
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on Sunday made a one-day visit to Egypt to discuss bilateral issues and the Gazan conflict with his counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, and other officials. The trip was the first by an Israeli foreign minister in over 13 years, and comes after this month’s 11 days …
Read More »‘Mowing the Grass’ No More: How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation
The ceasefire on May 21 has, for now, brought the Israeli war on Gaza to an end. However, this ceasefire is not permanent and constant Israeli provocations anywhere in Palestine could reignite the bloody cycle all over again. Moreover, the Israeli siege on Gaza remains in place, as well as …
Read More »Shield of Instability: Assessing Iron Dome’s Destabilizing Effect
As the smoke clouds over Gaza and Jerusalem slowly recede, the world nervously watches how long the newly brokered peace would sustain in the conflict-prone region. Though the Egypt brokered ceasefire has brought an end to the current conflict, the triumphant cries by both Hamas and Israel can hardly be …
Read More »Will the South China Sea Spark the Next Global Conflict?
In Asia’s maritime heartland, all the ingredients of a global cataclysm are conspiring against the post-Cold War period of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. “One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans,” warned Prussia’s Otto von Bismarck in the thick …
Read More »The Art of War in the Age of Peace
America should not try to cover the whole Earth with a U.S. security blanket. That is especially true for areas near Russia or China. As President Joe Biden and his team settle into their new jobs, how should they view the national security challenges facing the United States at his …
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