Hamas’s future looks bleak. Israel is determined to eradicate it from Gaza and hunt down senior leaders. For Israel, too, any sense of victory will be short-lived
Hugh Lovatt explains that the outbreak of violence between Hamas and Israel offers only short-term illusions of victory
Hamas is not Al Qaida in gathering consensus: around the world there are for sure Hamas’ sympathizers, and some might even act on its behalf, but I wouldn’t frame it as a red-alert situation
(Social and economic aid) is actually doing quite a bit to stabilize the West Bank and actually doing quite a bit to avoid an explosion of violence that would also hurt Israel
Hugh Lovatt explains why the EU won’t cut its aid to Palestinians, despite its initial statements
A red line for Hezbollah might be if the levels of [Israeli] violence in Gaza become too intense with whatever their definition of intense may be
Kelly Petillo explains how the siege of Gaza could escalate Israel-Hezbollah tensions
Cinzia Bianco on the Arab countries’ balancing act between Israel and Palestine
It will take years for Israelis to recover from this attack, even from a psychological perspective: the reality of secret services’ failure is too difficult to digest
The EU always had to balance two different positions on the issue: one centered on security and economics, the other on values and peace. Now we’ve clearly shifted towards the first one
Giving Israel a blank check, which is what Europeans might do now, can have dangerous and counterproductive outcomes
Internal divisions have prevented a more coherent and effective EU strategy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that could potentially have revitalised the peace process
Hugh Lovatt explains how internal divisions in Brussels prevent the EU from responding effectively to the crisis in Israel and Gaza
