US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his eleventh visit to the region last week, since last year’s attacks on Israel, writes Hussein Haridy
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Hussein Haridy reflects on the assassination of Yahya Sinwar last week
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The Biden administration has given Israel its full support in carrying out the most destructive wars ever seen in the Middle East region, writes Hussein Haridy
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As world leaders gathered for last month’s 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Israel opened another front in Lebanon and carried out further targeted assassinations, writes Hussein Haridy
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How far will Israel go on its killing spree in Gaza and Lebanon after last week’s killing of Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, asks Hussein Haridy
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Regardless of the damage caused to Hizbullah’s communications networks last week, Israel lacks a clear strategy in its war on Gaza and conflict in Lebanon, writes Hussein Haridy
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Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris looked suitably presidential in last week’s US presidential elections debate but gave little away on foreign policy, writes Hussein Haridy
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The Biden administration continues to be trapped in the contradictions of supporting Israel militarily while also trying to promote its own interests in the Middle East.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy of keeping Israel in a state of perpetual war has paralysed the country, with tragic results for the Israeli hostages in Gaza.
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It is more urgent than ever to arrive at a ceasefire in the war on Gaza, release the Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees, and achieve regional de-escalation.
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With last week’s Doha round of talks on a ceasefire in the war on Gaza ending without agreement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been pushing Israel to compromise on a visit to the country this week, writes Hussein Haridy
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Two days after the release of a joint US-Egyptian-Qatari statement on ceasefire talks in Doha or Cairo, Israel bombed Al-Tabaeen School in the Gaza Strip, killing some 90 people, writes Hussein Haridy
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Israel’s policy of targeted assassinations will not dent the will of the Palestinians and Hizbullah to confront it militarily, writes Hussein Haridy
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Can Egypt continue to be a strategic partner of the US after the moral bankruptcy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech before the US Congress in Washington, asks Hussein Haridy
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Egypt proudly celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the July 1952 Revolution this week, writes Hussein Haridy
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What does the future have in store for the US and the rest of the world after this week’s assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump, asks Hussein Haridy
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A summit meeting of NATO members took place in Washington this week with a view to celebrating 75 years of the Western Alliance and evaluating future threats, writes Hussein Haridy
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Last week’s televised debate between the candidates in the US presidential election could usher in a period of calm in the Middle East or help set the entire region on fire, writes Hussein Haridy
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Israel’s war on Gaza serves as a smokescreen for the slow annexation of the West Bank, writes Hussein Haridy
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This year’s Shangri-La Security Dialogue in Singapore warned of the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the competition between the US and China for international security, writes Hussein Haridy
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