Summary: Israel has a lot of experience of silencing violent opposition but supporting Palestine peacefully through the Arts is still a dangerous threat.
Articles tagged: ‘Palestine’
Welcome to our world
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Israeli prime minister is the target of angry protesters, fed up with his handling of Covid-19 and his efforts to escape corruption charges. The police are cracking down hard, a state of affairs Palestinians are all too familiar with but most Israelis are not.
MENA: Twenty years on
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: when set against today’s reality a snapshot of MENA in July 2000 proves a grim comparison. So are there any grounds for hope and optimism?
Canada’s lost legacy of honest MENA broker
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailFor years Canada was seen as a nation that in the Middle East charted a different and nuanced course from the United States. But having surrendered that role it seems unlikely now to retrieve it.
The US Election and the Middle East
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailPresident Trump’s fight for a second term may spill over into US policy in the Middle East between now and 3 November.
Israel and Palestine: on the eve of annexation
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailUS views will influence what Netanyahu decides to do on 1 July. Those of other major international actors might do so too. But domestic political considerations may be even more important.
The Influencers
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Influencers
Netanyahu on top of his game
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the settler movement he doesn’t envision a Palestinian state emerging from the ‘deal of the century.’
Israel and the West Bank: Annexation
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Israeli coalition agreement gives Netanyahu the opportunity to annex large parts of the West Bank. But will he do it?
Gaza: can Covid-19 be kept at bay?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailQuarantine measures appear to have kept Covid-19 at bay for now. But Gaza’s already creaking health service will be overwhelmed, if the virus establishes itself in the population at large.