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Where to... Oslo Minus or Plus, or State and Independence?

Where to... Oslo Minus or Plus, or State and Independence?

Despite the unprecedented destruction and catastrophes witnessed by the war in Gaza, it did not result in a knockout for either party. A decisive victory was not achieved for Israel or the Palestinians. Victory is measured by three factors: breaking the will of one of the parties and their surrender...
Gaza: The War is Over and the Battle for Resuming Living Conditions has Begun

Gaza: The War is Over and the Battle for Resuming Living Conditions has Begun

After two years of bombardment, destruction, killing, and devastation, the dust from the genocide in Gaza has finally settled, with the commencement of the first phase of implementing the recently approved ceasefire agreement in Sharm El Sheikh, under regional and international sponsorship. However,...
Reflections on the Current Palestinian Situation

Reflections on the Current Palestinian Situation

Before October 7, 2023, Palestine was on the American guillotine, and Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing his political knives for slaughter. He shifted to a stage of "decisiveness" in the conflict, believing that the Palestinian "division," the Arab "normalization," and the world's preoccupation with...
The End of War or a New Political Process?

The End of War or a New Political Process?

One might say finally, hoping this sigh is the final one. The war seems to be nearing its end after an agreement was reached on the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal; however, as usual, one remains worried until the agreement is definitively established, despite the fact that the...
Hamas Miscalculated and So Did Israel!

Hamas Miscalculated and So Did Israel!

The question raised since October 7, 2023: Did Hamas miscalculate? Did it not know that this would be the outcome? In one of the Arab satellite channels, the host asked Musa Abu Marzouk, a Hamas leader: "Did Hamas think it would liberate Palestine?"This question frustrated Abu Marzouk, who withdrew...
The International Emergency Support for the Public Treasury is Good, But!

The International Emergency Support for the Public Treasury is Good, But!

The public finance in Palestine is undergoing a financial crisis that is the deepest since the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority, as Israel has worked to "zero out" all revenues from the clearance mechanism, which constitutes the main component of Palestinian public revenues, accou...
Habermas and His Reversal on Enlightenment Philosophy

Habermas and His Reversal on Enlightenment Philosophy

The war on the Gaza Strip has posed a real challenge to the Western colonial system, as evidenced by the political stances that have supported the Palestinian cause. However, those following the views of the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas can observe a clear duality in standards. Despite the fac...
From the Fifty-First State to the Outcast Nation

From the Fifty-First State to the Outcast Nation

Wars do not always end in military victory, but sometimes in moral defeat. On the day the ceasefire agreement was announced in Gaza, Israel had lost its most important battle in modern history: the battle for legitimacy. It was not an army or a decision that halted the fire, but a global conscience...
Regional Transformations: A War on Meaning.. A Battle Without Fear

Regional Transformations: A War on Meaning.. A Battle Without Fear

Since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his purported plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, a heated political and social debate has erupted, both Palestinian and Arab, regarding the outcomes of this plan and its implications for the future of the Palestinian cause, and indeed for the future of...
The Massacre Has Stopped... But Wars Will Begin

The Massacre Has Stopped... But Wars Will Begin

The massacre has stopped, but the war has not ended.... This is the only sentence my mind is circulating!! The cannons have fallen silent to give way to the quiet noise, and the smoke has withdrawn from the sky to return to the chests. The era of bombardment has ended, and the era of heavy questions...
After the War, Palestinians are Lost!

After the War, Palestinians are Lost!

The ceasefire has come into effect without an agreement on all issues, especially regarding the names of Palestinian prisoners, about whom there remains a disagreement concerning the nature of several of them. In the final moments, the Israeli government is attempting to impose a reality by announci...
Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza: Between Cautious Calm and Challenges of the Next Day

Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza: Between Cautious Calm and Challenges of the Next Day

 After long months of bloody war on the beloved land of Gaza, which obliterated people and turned stone to dust, an agreement was announced for a ceasefire between the Israeli occupation and Hamas, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, with Turkish efforts and American sponsorship.  This agreement...