The Israeli Interest in Ending the Blockade of Qatar

12 Feb 202112 Feb 2021

Posted originally to Antiwar.com on 12 February 2020. Jared Kushner’s role in the recent Qatar-GCC normalization is arguably its most noteworthy aspect. Given his profile and the context of his key role…

Why the Gulf Arab States Are Tailor-Made Allies for Israel

19 Aug 20206 Sep 2020

Posted originally to Antiwar.com on 19 August 2019. Israel-GCC ties were strategic even before the first official Israel-GCC diplomatic normalization took place recently with the UAE. For Israel, the mode…

Israel-GCC ties and the bizarre future of Hasbara

24 Feb 202025 Feb 2020

Posted originally to Express Tribune blogs on 24 February 2020. Hasbara is the Hebrew word for Israeli state propaganda and it has always been a top-heavy affair, relying less on…

The falsehood that is the ‘Persian-Arab conflict’ narrative

2 Nov 201918 Nov 2019

Posted originally to The Express Tribune Blogs on 2 November 2019. Discredited and archaic explanatory frameworks are superposed onto geopolitical conflicts and rivalries at the expense of accurate appraisal of…