Warm Peace and the Challenge of People to People Relations after the Abraham Accords

Washington Institute, Fikra Forum Policy Analysis "Today, we already witness a change taking place in the heart of the Middle East, a change that will send hope throughout the world," said Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE's Foreign Minister when signing what would be dubbed the Abraham Accords at the...

New Tensions in Israel – an Update 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LCiIaHLCGQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt For several years now, Israel’s domestic security situation was considered relatively good, with long periods of quiet occasionally punctured by few incidents and frequent reports of air strikes against hostile targets in neighboring countries.Military Intelligence nevertheless continued to issue strategic alerts regarding an outbreak of violence emanating from the...

The Egyptian TikTok Girls In August issue of Beehive, Nir Boms analyses the Egypt’s recent restrictive policy on social media and its impact on young bloggers. Campaign to release Mawada al-Adham. From facebook, 3 August 2020. Amidst a new wave of authoritarianism and repression in Egypt, the Internet remains one of...

Israel-Gaza 2021: A moment for the emerging moderates?

The more tolerant Arab states have no incentive to support the extremist theocrats like Hamas and Hezbollah that rally for resistance rather than renaissance.by Jul 24, 2021, Newsi, South Africa Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Commons; Signing of Abraham Accords, White House, Credit: Avi Ohayon Extremists of all types have had their debut moment...

The Future of the Abraham Accords (Duke University)

In 2020, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Sudan normalized their relations with Israel, the first Arab countries to do so since Jordan in 1994. What does this mean for the future of the Israeli-Palestinian relations? Will the Abraham Accords improve or worsen the prospects for Middle East Peace?...

Lessons from the Syrian War

Israel and Lebanon: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters?

In the latest edition of Tel Aviv Notes, Stéphane Cohen and Nir Boms explain the late 2020 negotiations between Israel and Lebanon over the maritime border. Source: "Understanding the Israel-Lebanon Maritime Border Dispute," HonestReporting. Amidst a deep political and economic crisis in Lebanon, accelerated by the Beirut port explosion in...

עשור לטרגדיה הסורית

ניר בומס וסטפן כהן PDF כתב העת ציקלון, גיליון פברואר 2021 | גרסת במרץ 2011 נעצרו מעאוויה וסאמר סיאסינה, שני צעירים בני 15 מהעיר דרעא שבדרום סוריה, יחד עם עוד 15 נערים בני גילם. זאת, לאחר שנתפסו בעת ריסוס כתובות גרפיטי על קירות בתים שבהן נכתב "הגיע תורך, יא דוקטור", כלומר...

What to expect from the Israeli – Syrian prisoner-exchange?

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Israel and the Arab world – Jerusalem Studio 575

https://www.youtube.com/embed/m_SHgLAVNt4 One election down and two or three to go - that is the score as US President Joe Biden gets used to sleeping above his new Oval Office, the political campaign in Israel heats up, Iran prepares its own presidential contest and Palestinian Authority head Mahmud Abbas also declares...