'But the bottom line to me...from within the system, and also as a spokesperson [for the US State Department] who was reading the talking points, is that, fundamentally...a Palestinian life was not worth the same as an Israeli life.'
Therein lies the rub.
democracynow.org/2024/5/3/state…

It looks like Netanyahu has created a forever war for Israel that keeps him in power

Here is my book on how to engage in Muhammad (s)

From one of the best and reliable journalist in Jerusalem.

'The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was quoted as saying 'if Qatar isn’t going to be mediating, they won’t see a point in keeping the political office. So that is a part of the reassessment'
reuters.com/world/middle-e…

My new piece for Middle East Eye

'Whether it is called Hamas or something else, brokers and mediators will be required to engage with it moving forward'

War on Gaza: Why #Qatar won't let #Hamas go just yet
Defence Studies KCL

middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-w…

I am at Charles De Gaule airport. They are preventing me from entering France. I am supposed to speak at the French Senate today. They say the Germans put a 1 year ban on my entry to Europe.

So your exhibit A is an Oxford University Press textbook about terrorism as a phenomenon? Just as a disclaimer: I have it, too. And plenty more - there’s even (shock, horror!) a session on the subject in my intro to IR class. Come to think about it, I’ve even published on it 😱

The new comic by Eli Valley brilliantly summarizes where things are today - a parable in 6 panels :

Classic Israeli whataboutism

In none of these conflicts, our governments are as exposed and complicit as they are in Israel

These riots aren't about Israel, they are about our elected officials

Amid all the news about crackdowns on student protests, Goldsmiths Uni responds to student protests by proposing new scholarships for Palestinian students & establishing a steering group to advise on contributing to reconstruction of education in Gaza - gold.ac.uk/about/response…

1/ Post- #Brexit , a trade partner sought by the #UK government is the #UnitedArabEmirates (UAE). It has pledged billions of £ in investment into UK and wants to have ownership in UK telecoms, media and nuclear. But UAE backing of genocide in #Sudan raises questions in #London .🧵

US has been moving military assets from the UAE to Qatar amid Abu Dhabi's concerns over US assets being used in Yemen or Iraq against Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'

With Al Udeid the most important hub for the US in CENTCOM, this seem not unusual
wsj.com/politics/natio…

The irony is that last night, Netanyahu proposed shutting down Qatar-based Al Jazeera, but backed down when the Shabak and Mossad warned him of the consequences.

For nearly 2 months, a Palestinian staff member of GIZ, Germany's development agency, has been imprisoned in Israel - without charge, under administrative detention. Her lawyer told me she has been beaten, abused, and subjected to humiliating treatment
aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/3/…

🗺️ Comment Israël remodèle la bande de Gaza

En près de sept mois de guerre, l’armée israélienne a remodelé Gaza selon ses besoins. Elle rase le bâti sur une « zone de sécurité » de 1 kilomètre environ de profondeur à sa frontière, menaçant de priver durablement l’étroite bande…

World Press Freedom Index 2024

83. Qatar
101. Israel
158. Turkey
160. UAE
166. Saudi Arabia
170. Egypt
176. Iran

Qatar is the only country in the Middle East where the situation is not classified as 'difficult' or 'very serious'

rsf.org/en/2024-world-…

Sounds like Israel is preparing to justify the bombing of universities in the US

#Israel 's opposition leader Yair Lapid met with the #UAE Foreign Minister during his trip to Abu Dhabi

A BBC report on how the Israeli Defence Force killed two Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank - 15 year old Basil and 8 year old Adam.

8 year old Adam was shot in the back of the head as he was running away from the soldiers.