By Yiğit Saner After 15 months in Gaza, the weapons have temporarily been laid down. But how did we come from vows of complete annihilation to a point where Israeli hardliners describe the situation as a “defeat” and “humiliation”? The most obvious answer lies in former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks at the Atlantic Council on the evening ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan UWI author political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan evaluated on the current situation of Israel in a broader internal, regional and global context, covering the nature of Israel’s policies, its supporters, it’s shattered image in the world as well as China and Russia’s position. Two kinds of protest in Israel Güzaltan evaluated the ongoing anti-government protests in ...
By Mohammed Sabreen Hamas has accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar. But Israel says, it will continue to operate in Gaza despite Hamas’ response to the deal. So, the drama will go on for some times. It is a very sad saga, because an official familiar with Israeli thinking says Israeli officials are examining the cease-fire proposal ...
There is great interest in the day after the war in Gaza. As horrific as the Israeli genocide and the magnitude of the Palestinian sacrifices, the obvious question is the following: “What comes after this new Nakba?” Will Hamas end or will it remain? And which Hamas: the organization or the idea? Will its leaders be eliminated, while keeping the ...
There have been comments that there is a “crack” between the US and Israel regarding the ground operation organized by the Israeli army in Gaza. The US’s efforts to postpone the ground operation and its warnings about the intensity of the military operations and not to spread to other regions were put forward as facts supporting the “crack” thesis. US ...
The Palestine-Israel war took a brief pause for prisoner exchange, after its restart with a military operation by Palestinian forces in Israeli-controlled territory On 7 October. The two sides agreed to release a limited number of prisoners. However, it remains unclear how long the ceasefire will last and what awaits afterward. The Lebanese-Israeli border, which has been affected by the ...
A humanitarian pause has been agreed in Gaza, whose future is more than uncertain. The Israeli government has stated it would prolong it every day that Hamas releases hostages, but made it certain at the same time that, once the release is completed, operations against the Gaza Strip would resume. Globally, both are contested: The operations and the Netanyahu government ...
Following the military operation initiated by Palestinian forces against Israel last Saturday, Israel continues its aerial bombardment of Gaza. The Rafah Border Crossing, the sole exit point for civilians in the region, was struck by Israel and Egypt was virtually threatened not to send aid to Gaza. The US is deploying military ships, aircraft carriers and munitions to aid Israel. ...
To Julio García Jarpa, colleague and dear friend who left us before our time A noble and good man, loyal like few others. Just a few days ago, after reading my previous article, with his traditional humor he wrote to tell me “Write poet, you have a future” That’s how it will be dear brother, I promise I’ll keep doing ...
By Mustafa Göker In Israel and Palestine, the outbreak of an increasingly violent situation was noted on 13 April 2021, when the Israeli police raided the Haram al-Sharif at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. In the following days, tensions reached an all-time high as the protests around the compound of the al-Aqsa Mosque coincided with continuing protests ...