Dr Adnan Abu Amer
Middle East Monitor
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There are signs of escalating tension between Tel Aviv and Washington
The US has announced that it will not participate in a conference in Washington DC for senior economists because Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the leader of the Religious Zionist Party, w... → Read More
Israel needs to reassess the effectiveness of its air strikes on Syria
Nearly a decade has passed since Israel began its 'battle between wars' strategy in Syria targeting Iranian forces and Hezbollah weapons convoys. Every few days or weeks, the media reports a myste... → Read More
Israel is gradually taking Ukraine's side in the war against Russia
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its second year, Israeli political and military officials have watched US President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine closely and seen it as a sign of Washington's suppor... → Read More
Israel is headed towards a new political assassination
The Israeli government's intentions to implement legal changes have spiked up Israeli polarisation, prompting security services to raise the level of protection for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... → Read More
Sudan surprises Israel by rushing to normalise relations
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's recent visit to Sudan was followed by expectations that the African country will soon sign a normalisation agreement, thus ending 75 years of hostility with the ... → Read More
The Jerusalem operation brings the conflict with the Occupation back to square one
The operation that took place in Beit Hanina in Occupied Jerusalem continues to stir fear among Occupation soldiers, who worry that similar operations could be carried out by Palestinian youth. The Oc... → Read More
Israel's new chief of staff faces some stern challenges
It's only been a few days since General Herzl 'Herzi' Halevy was appointed Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), succeeding Aviv Kochavi, whose four difficult years of service saw f... → Read More
Calls to overthrow the Netanyahu government are moving from the Knesset to the streets
The Israeli polarisation continued until they reached the point of organising large-scale popular protests last Saturday evening, in protest against the current government's policy, amid the increas... → Read More
As the Israeli army bids farewell to a bloody year, what does 2023 hold for it?
The Israeli army bid farewell to 2022 with its Human Resources Division revealing the number of soldiers killed in various incidents. The figures show that 2022 was a bloody year with 44 soldiers kill... → Read More
New collective punishments against Palestinians include execution, exile
There have been recent Israeli calls to enact new racist laws that can be classified as collective punishment and constitute a war crime. These laws call for the execution of the Palestinian perpetrat... → Read More
The new Israeli government faces internal and external challenges
Hours after Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has been able to put together a coalition government, the most far-right in the history of Israel, just a few minutes ... → Read More
Israel boosts its profits by arms deals fuelling wars and conflicts
As the year end approaches, it's become clear that Israeli arms manufactures have concluded more unprecedented deals which mean that three of them are responsible for two per cent of the total arms ... → Read More
Israel is hostile towards the United Nations following its diplomatic losses
Although the United Nations was the one that established Israel and granted it international legitimacy, the latter launched a major political, diplomatic and media attack against the UN organisation ... → Read More
Why are relations between Azerbaijan and Israel developing now?
Azerbaijan's announcement that it's going to open an embassy in Israel came as no surprise. It reflects the strong ties between the two countries for nearly three decades in the political, securit... → Read More
Israel is disappointed to be losing the narrative battle to the Palestinians
Despite Israel's lethal military capabilities, it is still bitterly disappointed to be losing the narrative battle to the Palestinians, who are making significant inroads in terms of international pub... → Read More
In Israel the big debate is now spy technology vs. human assets
Israeli security agencies are still in shock after it was reported last month that three Palestinian 'Arab Israeli' citizens managed to leak sensitive information about Israel's mobile phone com... → Read More
Israel: On the road to international isolation with the rise of fascists
As Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud party that won the Israeli elections, rushes to form his new government, unprecedented international and US warnings have been made calling for right-wing Knes... → Read More
Israel fears a clash with Russia if it were to arm Ukraine
The Ukrainian war continues to have negative effects on Russian-Israeli relations where, recently, there was a warning by former Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, to Israel that if it offered milita... → Read More
Israel is facing diplomatic problems in every direction
Despite Israel's efforts to strengthen its ties with countries around the world, it has recently been involved in several political crises. These have uncovered a big diplomatic failure, given that ... → Read More
The Shuafat shooting has destroys Israel's deterrence factor
The Shuafat shooting near the city of Jerusalem left an Israeli soldier dead and another wounded when an armed Palestinian stormed a military checkpoint and opened fire while soldiers were apparently ... → Read More