Hugh Lovatt, a Middle East analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations, stressed that some groups considered proxies of Iran, notably Hamas, were more independent of the regime than is often
Hugh Lovatt suggests that some groups perceived as proxies of Iran have more independence than believed and Jerusalem holds symbolic importance to them
The decision was taken for internal political reasons rather than for security reasons
Hugh Lovatt looks back at the Israeli operation “Shield and Arrow”, which eliminated three Islamic Jihad senior operatives in the Gaza strip
The bilateral relations can help the Moroccan economy, which is quite fragile, to say the least
Hugh Lovatt believes that Morocco can have more leverage over Western actors through partnering with Israel
Celebrating the EU-Israel relation is one thing. But airbrushing the Palestinians and 50+ years of occupation out of existence as Von der Leyen is doing here in this video is deeply painful to watch
Hugh Lovatt comments on Ursula Von der Leyen’s speech about Israel Independence Day
Hamas wants to face Israel, but not in Gaza
Hugh Lovatt comments on the tightening alliance between Hamas and Hezbollah against Israel
Hamas wants to confront Israel, but not in Gaza
Hugh Lovatt believes that cooperation with Hamas is also to Hezbollah’s advantage, as it allows it to increase pressure on Israel while avoiding more serious repression
The recent rocket fire from Lebanon was another attempt by Hamas to open another front against Israel that would still try to leave Gaza out of the equation
Neither Palestinians, nor Hezbollah, nor Israel ‘actually really interested in full-scale conflict’
The dynamics have been building for years. This is a question about the identity of Israel, and the future identity of Israel
Hugh Lovatt comments on prime minister Netanyahu’s crusade to overhaul Israel’s judicial system
We have seen some bureaucratic, but very important, moves to bring the West Bank under the direct control of an Israeli civilian minister
Hugh Lovatt argues that any acceleration in settlements, which would also cross what the US and the EU consider a red line, could prove fatal to the two-state solution