Meeting with regional leaders to turn the prisoner swap and ceasefire deal in Gaza into a lasting peace process, Trump declared that a new Middle East was being born, pledging to see the process through. The declaration of intent for […]
Hamas and Israel’s agreement on the first phase of Trump’s peace plan has created a new hope for an end to the two-year war, but it is certain that the road to a lasting peace is full of major challenges.For […]
The fact that President Trump didn’t add an Israel stop before or after his Gulf trip undermines America’s carefully maintained image of “unshakable” relations with Israel. Of course, the issue isn’t just about the visit – reports in the press […]
For two months, Israel has prevented humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, worsening what many already describe as a catastrophic situation. International aid organizations, which have been pushing for an end to the blockade, rejected Israel’s latest proposal this week. Under […]
The ‘immediate ceasefire resolution’ issued by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) due to the United States’ abstention indicates that the Biden administration’s political pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu persists. Despite the White House emphasizing that the decision is […]
President Biden publicly revealed his disagreement with Netanyahu over the Gaza issue in his ‘red line’ statement over the weekend.
A series of attacks and clashes sent shockwaves through the Middle East over the last week. Israel’s massacres in Gaza and low-intensity conflict with Hezbollah at the Lebanese border remain underway. Meanwhile, in the Red Sea, the United States and Britain […]
The Middle East rang in the new year with assassinations and terror attacks. Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas’ political bureau, was assassinated in Beirut last Tuesday. The following day, two bombings in Kirman, Iran (for which Daesh has claimed responsibility) killed […]
Israel continued bombing Gaza on the second day of Ramadan Bayram, also known as Eid al-Fitr. At least 197 Palestinians have been killed in the attacks according to the latest tally. Unfortunately, that number may be even higher by the […]
After three elections, Israel’s new coalition government was finally sworn in on Sunday. Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu will serve as prime minister for the government’s first 18 months before being replaced by Blue and White leader Benny Gantz. The end of […]
On Tuesday, February 11, the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a panel discussion titled “Trump’s Deal of the Century.” The panel included Khaled Elgindy, Senior Fellow and Director of Program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs at the Middle East […]
The Trump administration’s recently proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, dubbed “the Deal of the Century,” offers a plan to resolve the decades-old conflict all the while declaring Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. Although it calls for an eventual Palestinian […]
It has become almost customary for every U.S. administration to propose a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian problem in the Middle East. For some, like the Bill Clinton administration, it became almost a legacy issue. The administration and its president […]
On May 22nd, the SETA Foundation at Washington DC hosted an event on “The Implications of the US Embassy Move to Jerusalem.” The discussion focused on what the move of the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem means for future […]
There were two images broadcast to the world last week that illustrated the end of the U.S. role in the Middle East peace process as we know it. The contrast between celebratory images of the opening of the U.S. embassy […]