It is unclear what Hamas’ endgame is beyond either fighting to the death or liberating Palestine
Hugh Lovatt on Hamas’s strategy in Israel and Palestine
It is unclear what Hamas’ endgame is beyond either fighting to the death or liberating Palestine
Hugh Lovatt on Hamas’s strategy in Israel and Palestine
Hugh Lovatt on the US’ and Qatar’s decision to block Iran’s prisoner swap fund due to the ongoing scrutiny on its possible backing of Hamas
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
(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
Hugh Lovatt on the conflict between Hamas and Israel and Netanyahu’s political future
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
Hugh Lovatt comments the psychological impact of Hamas’ attack on Israelis
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
High Lovatt comments on EU’s support for Israel
Giving Israel a blank check, which is what Europeans might do now, can have dangerous and counterproductive outcomes
Hugh Lovatt warns about the potential consequences of unconditional EU support for Israel
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
Hugh Lovatt on the situation on the ground in Israel and Palestine