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The dangers of political ambiguity

yesterday 8

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Ramona Wadi

The empire’s echo: Pakistan between Gaza and the great game

yesterday 8

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Junaid S. Ahmad

Who is allowed to see Gaza? Necropolitics of the truce

yesterday 10

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Tatiana Svorou

Al-Sharaa’s Moscow visit marks a new era of balanced diplomacy for Syria

yesterday 9

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Ahmed Asmar

Iran: Nuclear deterrence or negotiation

yesterday 9

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Roham Dastanpour

On the Nobel Peace Prize’s troubling drift

yesterday 20

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

When war won the Nobel: Trump, Netanyahu, and the gospel of genocide.

yesterday 30

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Ismail Salahuddin

The paradox of Arab money that destroys and rebuilds Gaza

The paradox of Arab money that destroys and rebuilds Gaza

There is a tragic irony in the Palestinian genocide: the Zionists kill Palestinians with Arab money and now intend to rebuild Gaza with funds from...

previous day 10

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Sayid Marcos Tenório

‘You cannot fight the world’: The hidden meaning behind Trump’s warning to Israel

‘You cannot fight the world’: The hidden meaning behind Trump’s warning to Israel

A single, candid statement by US President Donald Trump during a Fox News interview on 9 October may illuminate the true calculus behind Israel’s...

previous day 10

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Where are the Egyptian people amid what’s happening in Gaza?

Where are the Egyptian people amid what’s happening in Gaza?

Before the events of 7 October, many wondered how a people like the Egyptians could remain silent in the face of humiliation and the squandering of...

previous day 10

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Rania Mostafa

Hamas, democracy, and the right to resist: A case for Palestinian self-determination

Hamas, democracy, and the right to resist: A case for Palestinian self-determination

In debates about Palestine, one recurrent Western refrain is that “terrorism” and “militant violence” automatically disqualify any actor from...

previous day 10

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Ranjan Solomon

The political irony of Prabowo’s Gaza moment

The political irony of Prabowo’s Gaza moment

President Prabowo Subianto’s presence at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, last week marked a significant moment in Indonesia’s...

previous day 10

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Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

Worlds extinguished: Hostage returns, central casting and the Gaza ceasefire

Worlds extinguished: Hostage returns, central casting and the Gaza ceasefire

Depending on which source you consult, the twenty-point peace plan of President Donald Trump for securing peace in Gaza shows much exultance and...

tuesday 30

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Swiss cheese diplomacy: Trump’s hollow peace parade in Jerusalem

Swiss cheese diplomacy: Trump’s hollow peace parade in Jerusalem

Donald Trump’s speech to the Israeli Knesset was less a diplomatic address than a narcissistic spectacle—a pageant of self-congratulation...

tuesday 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The EU and Israel’s common ground

The EU and Israel’s common ground

The European Commission did not take long to capitulate to comments by Israel’s ambassador to the EU Avi Nir-Feldklein, who said that if the bloc...

tuesday 10

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Ramona Wadi

Why Prabowo’s presence at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit raises questions

Why Prabowo’s presence at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit raises questions

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s recent appearance at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was meant to convey international...

tuesday 10

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Why Israel fears Marwan Barghouti’s freedom

Why Israel fears Marwan Barghouti’s freedom

Every time a ceasefire is announced in Gaza, the world breathes a short-lived sigh of relief. Yet peace never follows. The reason is simple: Israel...

tuesday 10

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Ranjan Solomon

Who won, and who triumphed?

Who won, and who triumphed?

The war in Gaza has ended—or so they thought. The planes stopped flying, the roar of cannons went silent, yet the city did not sleep. From beneath...

tuesday 10

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Abdulrahman Al-Shammari

Gaza Foundation – A dark page in the history of humanitarian work comes to an end

Gaza Foundation – A dark page in the history of humanitarian work comes to an end

From the darkness of closed rooms in November 2024, a criminal organisation emerged under the name Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. It was nothing...

13.10.2025 40

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Muhammad Jamil

Saleh al-Jafarawi, the Doghmush clan, and the illusion of ceasefire

Saleh al-Jafarawi, the Doghmush clan, and the illusion of ceasefire

Saleh al-Jafarawi was abducted and executed by members of the Doghmush clan—an anti-Hamas faction within Gaza. He was not killed in battle, but in...

13.10.2025 50

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Mohammad Aaquib

Under the flag of peace, the dream of a Greater Israel moves forward

Under the flag of peace, the dream of a Greater Israel moves forward

The twenty-point plan introduced by Donald Trump in the fall of 2025, presented as a solution to end the Gaza war, outwardly attempts to establish...

13.10.2025 50

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Greg Pence

The defeat of Israel and the rebirth of Palestinian agency

The defeat of Israel and the rebirth of Palestinian agency

For decades, the prevailing notion was that the ‘solution’ to the Israeli occupation of Palestine lay in a strictly negotiated process. “Only...

13.10.2025 50

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Gaza will not forget, Palestine will remember

Gaza will not forget, Palestine will remember

The suffocating smoke still hangs over her ruins, thick with the acrid stench of explosives powder and dust carrying the scent of betrayal and the...

13.10.2025 40

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Jamal Kanj

Rebuilding Gaza, undermining Palestine?

Rebuilding Gaza, undermining Palestine?

When the Gaza Plan was first introduced, it was hailed as a bold humanitarian and diplomatic initiative, a roadmap to reconstruction after one of...

13.10.2025 30

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Ronny P Sasmita

Hail to the chief: Trump lands in Egypt to reap the glory, rescue Netanyahu, and rewrite the ending of the Gaza story

Hail to the chief: Trump lands in Egypt to reap the glory, rescue Netanyahu, and rewrite the ending of the Gaza story

In a move dense with symbolism and political calculation, President Donald Trump is in Egypt to celebrate the handover of Israeli hostages by...

13.10.2025 50

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Will Trump’s plan bring an end to the war in Gaza?

Will Trump’s plan bring an end to the war in Gaza?

There are clear signs that US President Donald Trump wants a deal as soon as possible. The simultaneous acceptance of Trump’s plan announced just...

12.10.2025 10

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Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Justice first: Rewriting the Gaza peace plan

Justice first: Rewriting the Gaza peace plan

The so-called Gaza deal, announced with fanfare by Washington, is neither just nor legitimate. It is a trophy for Donald Trump and his son-in-law...

12.10.2025 30

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Ranjan Solomon

Outsized and eccentric: The farce behind the Nobel Peace Prize

Outsized and eccentric: The farce behind the Nobel Peace Prize

The fuss about the Nobel Peace Prize has always been excessively outsized to its relevance.  Like most prizes, the panel is bound to have its...

12.10.2025 7

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark