This Russian summit is a way to show that Russia has the diplomatic capacity to play a hands-on role in supporting Palestinian national unity
Hugh Lovatt on Russia’s role as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas war
This Russian summit is a way to show that Russia has the diplomatic capacity to play a hands-on role in supporting Palestinian national unity
Hugh Lovatt on Russia’s role as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas war
It’s worth noting that on this specific issue of recognition, the Americans, and to a certain extent the UK, have shifted towards the position of these like-minded states
Hugh Lovatt on the recognition of the Palestinian state
There is a widespread feeling in Israel that as soon as hostilities end, so will Netanyahu’s mandate
Hugh Lovatt on the mediation process in the Israel-Hamas war
Barghouti could be an acceptable national consensus figure who could forge a reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas in the future
Hugh Lovatt on the possible release of Marwan Barghouti
Hugh Lovatt on Israel’s announcement of an offensive on Rafah and its rejection of Hamas’s ceasefire proposal
It is the war in Gaza that is driving [Houthi] actions
Hugh Lovatt on the Houthi offensive and the war in Gaza
The Israeli government continues to oversell what it can accomplish through military means
Hugh Lovatt on the feasibility of eradicating Hamas
Hugh Lovatt on Hamas’s post-war role in Palestinian politics
If Europeans could speak with a stronger, unified voice and bring pressure to bear, they could make an impact
Hugh Lovatt offers his analysis of the post-war situation in Gaza and possible ways out of the crisis
Many countries from the Global South have been increasingly critical over what they see as a lack of Western pressure on Israel to prevent such a large-scale loss of life in Gaza
Hugh Lovatt on the deepening global divide over the war in Gaza