The strategically important Philadelphi border corridor between Gaza and Egypt (Image: Eli Dror/X)
Philadelphi Story
How a tiny strip of land has become...
Aid trucks heading into Gaza (Image: Shutterstock)
Rafah set to re-open, but aid had already been surging into Gaza without it
Egypt has reportedly finally agreed to reopen the...
The Gaza aid problem: Is it about quantities entering or distribution? (Image: Shutterstock)
Scribblings: Is enough food entering Gaza?
As hopefully everyone knows, Israel says it is...
IDF tanks in the Rafah crossing precinct (Image: X/ Twitter)
Behind the News – June 2024
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT A rocket and mortar...
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Hamas is the cause, not the effect, of Israeli policies
An effect cannot precede its cause. This basic...
Parade Of IRGC Tank Transporters
Iran’s ongoing strategic success across a mercurial Middle East
The recent meeting in Syria between the Saudi...
Jordan’s King Abdullah (centre) tried to erase all traces of a distinct Palestinian identity (Image: Wikipedia)
How Arab rulers undermined a Palestinian state
While the “Palestine question” has long dominated inter-Arab...
Image: Israel's Government Press Office
An unprecedented summit highlights a changing Middle East
An edited version of this article appeared in...
Israeli PM Bennett with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani (Credit: IGPO/ Flickr)
Behind the News – March 2022
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT No rockets were fired...
Suez Canal Blocked By Ever Given March 27 2021
The Great Suez Canal Plot
Readers are probably aware of recent news from...
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Israel’s Powerful Connections: The strategic logic behind plans for the world’s longest undersea cable
On March 8, the energy ministers of Israel,...
L-R: Israeli singer Omer Adam, Egyptian actor Mohamed Ramadan and Israeli footballer Dia Saba on a Dubai rooftop
Scribblings: Cold Peace versus Warm Peace
  Here’s a story that perfectly illustrates the...
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