Middle Orient

Egyptian officials are racing against time to stop the escalating war between Israel and Hamas, while Cairo is concerned that the escalation may extend to its borders with Gaza. As Egyptians barely finished celebrating the 50th anniversary of their surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 6, 1973 — also known …

Turkey’s Erdogan is striking a neutral stance in the Gaza conflict, avoiding incendiary rhetoric that would derail his charm offensive with the West and offering to mediate between Israel and Hamas. As the conflict in the Gaza Strip enters its third day, Turkey’s offer to mediate between Israel and Hamas …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows that a ground operation is highly risky and complicated, but might have no other options. Israel will never be the same after Oct. 7, 2023. The invasion of its territory and slaughter and abduction of its civilians has awakened Israel’s deepest existential fears. Scenes of …

The “final solution,” Erdoğan said, unwittingly, it seems, using Hitler’s term, “is the foundation of an independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem its capital and Israel retreating to pre-1967 borders.” Why not ask Israel to withdraw to its pre-Babylonian borders? “Our Brothers in the Gaza Strip have been heavily bombarded in …

An October 11, 2023 op-ed in the Iranian website Asr-e Iran called on regime officials, hinting at the ideological extremists among them, to rein in their feelings and not to speak out regarding Iran’s connection to the “Hamas-Israel conflict” for fear of harming Iranian national interests. The article recommended that …

Since Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, neighbouring Egypt has been fast to assert its position as a non-violent peacemaker. Cairo has urged both sides to de-escalate, with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi voicing the need for a fair two-state solution and prioritising domestic security by keeping the Sinai-Gaza border …

As Deputy Director of ELNET UK, the London office of the European Leadership Network – which aims to strengthen multilateral relations between European countries and Israel – this is an article I never wanted to write. But, as hard as it is to talk about, the Hamas crimes in Southern …

THE REGIONAL REPERCUSSIONS Amid the horrible loss of civilian lives among both Israelis and Palestinians, the international community must take a step back and look at the root cause of this weekend’s terrible events. The world might have been surprised by the size of the Hamas attack, but it should …

The desperate and heroic Occupied Palestinian breakout from the bombed and blockaded Gaza Concentration Camp has been associated with the deaths of over 1,500 Palestinian fighters and over 1,300 Israelis, mostly civilians. Serial war criminal and genocidal Apartheid Israel has responded with collective punishment of the 2.3 million barely subsisting …

Human Rights Watch on Thursday said it has confirmed reports that Israeli military forces unleashed white phosphorus munitions during artillery attacks on targets in Lebanon and Gaza this week, including over a heavily populated civilian area of the besieged Palestinian strip—an apparent war crime. HRW said it has interviewed witnesses …