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PALESTINIANS IN ISRAEL AND THE COMING KNESSET ELECTIONS
The ongoing wars under Benjamin Netanyahu have clearly provided him with additional political breathing room and helped him survive. They may also pave the way for postponing the elections scheduled for next October, an
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THE U.S.-IRAN IMPASSE: WHO STANDS TO LOSE MORE?
By the end of this month, U.S.–Iran negotiations had reached a near stalemate, following rounds of talks in Islamabad and Muscat that failed to produce any meaningful breakthrough. At the same time, the conflict
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A STRATEGIC RISK AND LEGAL AMBIGUITY: A MANAGED CONFRONTATION IN HORMUZ
U.S. President Donald Trump was forced to extend the ceasefire, originally set to expire on April 22, after Washington and Tehran failed to agree on a second round of talks. The first round in
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IS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ THE KEY TO RESOLVING THE CRISIS?
Iran’s response to the American closure of the Strait of Hormuz, among other actions, was not arbitrary. Rather, it was a calculated reaction directed at US interests. A brief examination of the Strait of
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NO LEGITIMACY FOR TRUMP IN GAZA NOR FOR THE “PEACE COUNCIL”
On last November 17, the UNSC approved a resolution submitted by the United States (U.S.) on the day after in Gaza. The resolution, numbered 2803, establishes a “Peace Council” as a transitional adminstration body
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UN RESOLUTION 2803: INTERNATIONAL MANDATE FOR AMERICA’S PLAN IN GAZA
The United States worked to gradually secure an Arab-Palestinian consensus that would produce a UN resolution granting international legitimacy to the comprehensive twenty-point plan presented by the U.S. President Donald Trump to end the
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