The “Deal of the Century” (2): The US Wants Iran to Forget About Palestine and Accept Negotiations

The “Deal of the Century” (2): The US Wants Iran to Forget About Palestine and Accept Negotiations

Israel is using its influence over the US establishment to try to impose the “Deal of the Century” to enable Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to officially occupy the West Bank. This would violate the Oslo agreement signed in 1993 and legalise all illegal Israeli settlements in Oslo-designated zone C of the occupied West Bank. The…

The “Deal of the Century” Won’t Go Through: Split Among Palestinians Supports Israel (1)

The “Deal of the Century” Won’t Go Through: Split Among Palestinians Supports Israel (1)

For over a year now, the Israeli “Deal of the Century” for Palestine has been endorsed by the US establishment and is now echoing to the four corners of the world. The two novices in foreign policy, US President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, manoeuvred by Israel from behind the scenes, are trying…

Eight Years Ago, March 2011. The Day Before Daraa: How the War Broke Out in Syria

Eight Years Ago, March 2011. The Day Before Daraa: How the War Broke Out in Syria

The day before September 11, 2001 was like any normal day in New York City. September 10, 2001 was unaware of the earthshaking events which would happen the next day. Similarly, one might think the day before the violence broke out in Daraa, Syria in March 2011 would have been an uneventful day, unaware of…

The US Might Withdraw from Syria If a “No-Fly Zone” Is Imposed in the Northeast

The US Might Withdraw from Syria If a “No-Fly Zone” Is Imposed in the Northeast

The US Special Representative for Syria hinted at an interesting idea during a press conference Monday afternoon when he answered a question about when American troops might finally leave Syria by reminding the attendees that the US was “present not in northern Iraq but over northern Iraq in Operation Northern Watch for 13 years”, suggesting…

The Throne on Four Chairs: The King of Jordan Is Looking for Support in Washington, Paris, Moscow and Damascus

The Throne on Four Chairs: The King of Jordan Is Looking for Support in Washington, Paris, Moscow and Damascus

Given the attenuation of hostilities in Syria, problems appeared in the Arab monarchies, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Jordan, which are directly related to its civil war. For the Hashemite regime, these problems are objective. The Saudis created them on their own. The murder, as far as can be understood, on the orders…