The Arabs are in a strong position to challenge US president Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza, expel more than two million Palestinians, and settle them in Egypt and Jordan. The Arabs’ key political leverage would be for Egypt and Jordan to suspend their peace treaties with Israel and for the Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco … Read more
Beyond Resettlement: Charting a Lasting Future for Gaza Table of Contents Beyond Resettlement: Charting a Lasting Future for Gaza The Humanitarian Imperative: A Crisis Demands Action Investing in a Brighter Future: Beyond Aid Addressing the Root Causes: A Path to Lasting Peace The recent controversy surrounding resettlement proposals for palestinians in Gaza has brought the … Read more
The Gaza Strip is “not a business deal” but is part of a Palestinian nation that has a legitimate right to exist under international law, the Palestinian ambassador to Ireland has said. “We are a nation, we’re not nothing in this world,” Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid told The Irish Times on Wednesday. “Every Palestinian on this … Read more
It may be remembered as Donald Trump’s modest proposal. “The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,” America’s president announced in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday evening in front of a stunned international press gathering. His guest, Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, … Read more
Archyde Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amidst Gaza Truce Uncertainties Table of Contents 1. Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amidst Gaza Truce Uncertainties 2. A Precarious Truce 3. Navigating Competing Pressures 4. Strategic Priorities 5. Looking Ahead: Uncertain Path Forward 6. Netanyahu faces Pressure to Resume Gaza War as Ceasefire Talks Continue 7. Rising Tensions Within Israel’s … Read more
Scores of sick and injured Palestinians, including wounded members of Hamas, queued to cross into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing as three more Israeli male civilian hostages were released to Israel as part of the continuing ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza. Hamas handed the first two hostages over to the Red Cross in … Read more
Hamas to Free Three Hostages in Upcoming Exchange, Raising Hopes Amidst Tense Truce In a significant development amidst the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group has announced its intention to free three hostages in the next exchange for Palestinian prisoners. This move comes amidst growing international pressure for a lasting peace … Read more
Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its October 7th, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual US citizen and a dual French citizen in the next exchange of Gaza hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed … Read more
A controversial idea floated by newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump to move Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt or Jordan faced a renewed backlash Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of Gazans displaced by 15-month-long war returned to their devastated neighbourhoods. A fragile cease-fire and hostage release deal took effect earlier this month, intended to end … Read more
An Israeli woman living in Ireland was forcibly ejected and a number of protesters walked out during President Michael D Higgins’s speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day event on Sunday. The protest began after Mr Higgins referenced the conflict in Gaza during his speech at Dublin’s Mansion House, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation … Read more