I don’t think it would be wise for any Palestinian movement to say: ‘We will do this under the watchful eye of Israel’
Daniel Levy explains why he counsels the Palestinian Authority against entering Gaza if security remains an Israeli preserve
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Qatar’s position as a major mediator has its roots in the early 2000s-then the country developed relations with all Islamists linked to the Muslim Brotherhood
Europeans must oppose the expansion of Israel’s land offensive into densely populated southern Gaza, currently home to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons
The Qatari-negotiated deal between Israel and Hamas marks the first important diplomatic gain since the start of the war
Since the ‘90s Qatar has managed to be a place where different entities could coexist, then offering itself as useful mediator with the international community, and especially with the US
Europeans should ensure that urgent humanitarian aid now enters the Strip and should use this cessation of hostilities as an opportunity to wedge open space to advance a full ceasefire
China sees an opportunity in receiving Arab Ministers to position itself as an alternative to the US and boost its Global South narrative
Hugh Lovatt comments on Yahya Sinwar’s role in the 7 October attack as the leader of Hamas’s political wing in the Gaza strip
In this op-ed, Julien Barnes-Dacey and Jeremy Shapiro explain why the West should give up the battle of narratives