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A Critical Day for Gaza

October 6, 2025 On September 29, 2025, President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu met at the White House. Mr. Trump announced his 20-point plan for Gaza. During remarks to the media with the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Trump said that … Continue reading

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UNGA 80’s “High-level Week 2025”

September 29, 2025 The High-level Week 2025 is now behind us. As expected, there was no progress on any of the major questions confronting the world. President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi chose to skip the high-level session. The … Continue reading

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The Contradiction Between Trump’s Policies in Ukraine and Gaza

August 25, 2025 In an article published in The New York Times on March 13, 2014, John J. Mearsheimer, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, explained the background of the Ukraine conflict as follows: “…The taproot … Continue reading

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With the Israel-Iran War, Gaza Becomes a Secondary Issue

June 16, 2025 The US-Israel relationship began with the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The Truman administration was among the first to recognize the new state, combining moral obligations following the Holocaust with strategic interests in the … Continue reading

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Days of Gloom in Türkiye

May 12, 2025 The world is going through a period of conflict and uncertainty. Where does Türkiye stand? What is Ankara’s relationship with its allies, traditional partners, regional countries, and neighbors?

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The Question of the Endgame in Gaza (2)

April 7, 2025 On January 18, 2025, following the Israeli government’s approval of the Gaza ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a statement.  He notably declared that Israel retains the right to return to the war, if necessary, with the … Continue reading

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A Ceasefire in Gaza but Regional Challenges Remain

January 20, 2025 The Hamas-Israel ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange agreement went into effect yesterday with the release of three Israeli woman hostages and ninety Palestinian prisoners, mostly women. During the past fifteen months, nearly 47,000 Gazans were killed and more … Continue reading

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The ICC Deals a Blow to Israel and the West

November 25, 2024 This is how I started a post a year ago, two months after the Hamas onslaught of October 7: “Jews are a gifted people. They have made great contributions to science, culture, and the arts. Israel is … Continue reading

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Gaza Ceasefire Talks Should No Longer Be a Distraction

August 19, 2024 Since the Hamas onslaught of October 7, world attention has essentially focused on two aspects of the war in Gaza. First, the ferocity of the IDF operations that have caused immense loss of civilian life and devastation, … Continue reading

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Gaza Becoming Inhabitable Land

July 22, 2024 During the past weeks, developments of global public interest somehow diverted attention away from the war in Gaza until the Israeli strikes on Al-Mawasi, an area in southern Gaza where tens of thousands of Palestinians had fled … Continue reading

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