This war is known as the Fourth Arab-Israeli War or by Arabs as the October War. It was the last great direct clash between Arab nations and Israel.[1] The results of the war, as well, influenced the process of radicalization of the PLO. This conflict is usually known as the […]
Way to the New Palestine
The Middle East On The Crossroad Of Civilizations (V)
Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV The world of Arabs The world of Arabs (the WoA) as a distinctive part of the globe is of extreme significance for both global politics and the global economy. On the other hand, this region is featured by slow democratic development, political […]
The International Criminal Court, Israel And The Palestinian Territories
International tribunals tend to be praised, in principle, by those they avoid investigating. Once interest shifts to those parties, such bodies become the subject of accusations: bias, politicisation, crude arbitrariness. The United States, whose legal and political personnel have expended vast resources on the machinery of international courts and jurisprudence, […]
The PLO And Arab Resistance In Palestine (IV)
Part I, Part II, Part III The Oslo 2 era Concerning the image and functioning of the PLO after the Oslo negotiating process, it had, in fact, a negative political effect. The Political Department of the PLO was left in Tunis when the rest of the organization was transferred to the […]
Are Israel And Palestine Headed Towards Yet Another Conflict?
In December 2020, there was a rise in tensions in the West Bank, including demonstrations and Israeli attacks on Palestinian homes. Reports indicate that it was the most intense month in terms of aggressive Israeli nationalism in the last three years – that is, since the beginning of 2017. Israeli […]
The Middle East On The Crossroad Of Civilizations (IV)
Part I, Part II, Part III What is Arab? To understand Arab culture and the values based on it are the crucial points for the proper understanding of the modern Middle East and its fundamental features. Nevertheless, it has to be noticed that all people in the region of the […]
The PLO And Arab Resistance In Palestine (III)
Part I, Part II After the 1967 Six-Day War, the primary base of actions of the PLO was the Kingdom of Jordan (on the left/eastern bank of the Jordan River as the West Bank was occupied by Israel). However, the conflicts with the Jordanian authorities have been more often and […]
The PLO And Arab Resistance In Palestine (II)
Part I Illegal Jewish settlements The Zionist Israel as an independent state was established in May 1948 by force and terrorism. Its history is one of constant antagonism, war, occupation, and disagreement between itself and all of its Arab neighbors. The region of the West Middle East composed today of […]
The PLO And Arab Resistance In Palestine (I)
The Palestine Liberation Organization (the PLO) is established in 1964 on the initiative of Egypt. The organization had the focal intention to unite several Arab-Palestine movements and groups which all of them have been enemies to the Zionist Israel and above all to Israeli existence on the land of Palestine.[i] […]
Trump’s Afghan Drawdown Doesn’t Mean War Is Ending
The recent shuffle of the Pentagon top brass was indicative of Trump’s determination to force his will on the reluctant military commanders to comply with his order to withdraw troops before Christmas. The NPR has reported quoting US officials that Trump’s drawdown order reduces the American presence by about a […]
Making Eretz Israel: The 1967 Six-Day War And Its Consequences
Prelude to the war The Arab-Israeli conflict (the four main wars between the various Arab states and Israel) dominated over the politics of the region of the Middle East since the formal proclamation of the independence of the Zionist Israel in May 1948 and has profoundly influenced events inside and […]
Two Deep Mysteries Of The 1973 Arab-Israeli War
Forty-seven years ago, Egypt and Syria launched a massive surprise attack on Israeli forces dug into fortifications along the Suez Canal and Golan Heights. The ‘limited’ Arab objective was to recapture both strategic areas that had been seized from the two Arab states in Israel’s victorious 1967 War. Re-armed with […]
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