Oraib Al-Rantawi
Middle East Monitor
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What Netanyahu is saying is this…
A few days before the formation of his sixth government, Benjamin Netanyahu has defined his ceilings for the solution to the Palestinian issue: self-rule for the Palestinians and security and sovereig... → Read More
Israel looks to change from a right-wing government to another, perhaps even more, right-wing government –
At the time of writing, there is still uncertainty about a new government being formed in Israel. Current and perhaps soon-to-be former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is panicking. The Biden admini... → Read More
Is there a way out of the Palestinian election impasse? –
It is evident that no one bought the official Palestinian narrative about postponing the legislative election scheduled for later this month, with the exception of the Fatah nucleus close to the leade... → Read More
Strategic patience trumps maximum pressure –
The Israeli security and military delegations flocking to Washington in the past few weeks have returned disappointed following their failed efforts to dissuade the Biden administration from returning... → Read More
The possibility of the Palestinian election being postponed is growing –
The possibility that the Palestinian legislative election scheduled for next month maybe postponed is dominating the news about the internal debates. The chances of such a scenario increase daily with... → Read More
Jerusalem and Sheikh Jarrah on Land Day –
As an event, Land Day has been and gone. However, as one of Palestine and its people, and as a symbol of existence loaded with significance and lessons to be learned, Land Day will remain present in t... → Read More
New winds are blowing in Turkey and the Arab world –
New 'peace-making' winds are blowing on Arab-Turkish relations and helping to ease the tension in the search for common ground. Flattering messages are being exchanged between Ankara, Cairo, and Riyad... → Read More
Spiteful voting: The 2021 version –
The 2006 Palestinian legislative elections witnessed the phenomenon of spiteful voting, where those angry with Fatah and its ruling, and those who were disgruntled with the corruption of the Palestini... → Read More
What is better for Fatah, a united or two separate electoral lists? –
On the eve of the legislative elections, the internal Palestinian situation resembles moving sand dunes; as soon as one of them settles, it is blown by the winds of speculation, changed and transporte... → Read More
Fatah’s own divisions overshadow the rift with Hamas –
Fatah's internal divisions are overshadowing and diverting attention away from the rift with Hamas. News, leaks and analyses address the Fatah divisions, while the Fatah-Hamas split receives less at... → Read More
Washington and Tehran: Who will make the first move? –
From the outside, the heated debate between Tehran and Washington seems as though it could be summarised by the question: Which side will make the first move? Tehran wants Washington, which was respon... → Read More
Syria and Israel: Between Biden and Putin –
Israel has been talking about Syrian messages, indicating Damascus's desire to normalise relations with it. Meanwhile, Syrian sources from Ankara spoke about a meeting sponsored by Moscow at Khmeimi... → Read More
The ‘Munich Quartet’ should continue to remind them; it may help some –
The fourth meeting of the 'Munich Quartet' — Germany, Jordan, Egypt and France — ended in Cairo this week. It was mainly concerned with the Palestinian issue. The fifth meeting is expected to ... → Read More
Third parties and heightened tension between Washington and Tehran –
Just one drop will be enough for the cup of tension between the US and Iran in Iraq and the Gulf to overflow. Everyone's fingers are on the trigger as each side accuses the other of preparing to lau... → Read More
Elections or a referendum? –
We have witnessed increased speculation that the Palestinian elections (mainly for the legislative council) are likely to take place within the next few months. With this speculation we are witnessing... → Read More
While war in the eastern Mediterranean is unlikely, a limited engagement may be necessary –
Neither Turkey nor Greece wants to slide into a comprehensive conflict with the other in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey has been pushing the confrontation to the edge of the cliff for the past ten ... → Read More
Ten weeks away from the ‘bazaar’ –
We are only ten weeks away from one of the most dangerous and important American presidential elections. The capitals are undoubtedly waiting to see the 'white smoke' rising from the ballot boxes,... → Read More
Tunisia is in the middle of a hot regional conflict –
Tunisians are preparing to welcome the tenth prime minister of their second republic. The average length of post-revolution governments in Tunisia is no more than the historical average of Jordanian g... → Read More
One phone call, two versions of the discussion –
Yesterday, Palestine's Wafa news agency and Turkey's Anadolu published two separate articles about the phone call between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tay... → Read More
Are annexation and the deal of the century really behind us now? –
Public opinion polls in Israel and the US no longer carry good news for either Trump or Netanyahu. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, both men thought that they were in the lead, and both prepared for... → Read More