... just a step away, with the likely involvement of several key regional and global actors, including the United States.
Andrey Kortunov:
When “Iron Swords” Return to Their Sheaths
Limits to escalation
But in the 11 months that have passed since the Hamas attack on Israel, no major war has broken out in the Middle East. Israel, as predicted, is stuck in Gaza for long. The death toll among Palestinian civilians has passed 40,000, with the number of wounded approaching 100,000, and the number of refugees ...
... this solution? What impact will all this have on the Palestinian movement, divided by internal rivalries, especially between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Fatah in the West Bank? Questions abound, and these were just a few. Anyway, it’s clear that ... ... the entire Arab-Israeli conflict, has returned to the centerstage of international attention, whereas further normalization of Saudi Arabia’s relations with Israel has been indefinitely postponed.
From the Arab-Israeli wars to the Palestinian-Israeli ...
... the parties can try to go for negotiations. It is at this point when international mediators come to the table.
Scenarios
Arab-Muslim states are currently choosing between self-preservation and populist self-preservation. Arab regimes like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt see HAMAS as a threat. For years, the power of these states has been directed against the Muslim Brotherhood (banned in Russia), with which Hamas originally associated itself. This helps Israel pursue its strategy, which at this stage appears to be aimed ...
... how the US administration would feel about such actions. But, after Donald Trump publicly
slammed Qatar
, it is quite evident that the political and information attack on Doha was given the green light following the American President’s visit to Saudi Arabia in late May 2017. Washington’s stance on the issue may well have been influenced by Israel. Tel Aviv, displeased with Doha’s support of Hamas, had expressed its concerns about a possible rapprochement between Iran and Qatar, especially over their joint support for the Palestinian group.
Players’ Interests and Possible Manoeuvres
As far as future developments are concerned, Qatar’s ...
