November 13, 2025
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Gaza to the Arabian Sea: The Straits and the Balance of Power

By Amb. M. A. Qubaty A Defining Regional Moment The arc stretching from Gaza to the Red Sea, from Lebanon to Yemen and across to the Arabian Sea, is entering a perilous new phase. The region is no longer defined by Gaza alone, but by a wider confrontation pitting Israel against Iran and its regional […]

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Italy’s ambiguous positions regarding Israel’s war on terror may have multiple goals

by Giovanni Giacalone As the Israeli operations against Hamas move closer to their final objectives with the beginning of the IDF operations in Gaza City, aiming to eradicate the Palestinian terrorist organization and the raids in Doha against the Hamas leadership, the masks worn by some of the European leaders begin to fall. While the […]

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Hamas-linked activist sanctioned by DOT attacks the US administration from Italian soil: “liars”

by Giovanni Giacalone On Saturday, August 16, the controversial Italy-based Palestinian preacher Mohammad Hannoun attacked the US Treasury Department during a street demonstration in Milan organized by the Association of Palestinians in Italy, of which he is president. Hannoun and two of his associations (ABSPP and Golden Dome) were blacklisted by the US DOT twice, […]

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Evolving Middle East Diplomacy: Palestine’s Strategic Repositioning and Its Implications for Turkey

by Turan Rzayev Recent statements by Abdullah Attari, the Palestinian ambassador to the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, have created uncertainty in Palestine-Turkey relations. Attari’s remarks in an interview with the Greek Cypriot newspaper Politis have caused surprise and widespread debate in Turkey. He sharply criticized Ankara’s approach to the Palestinian issue. Generally, Turkey […]

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Albanese’s acrobatics after US sanctions – A potential political future in Italy with the anti-US far-left?

by Giovanni Giacalone On July 29 and 30, 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories, Italian citizen Francesca Albanese, was invited to hold a series of press conferences at the Italian parliament by Alessandra Maiorino and Stefania Ascari, representatives of the Five Star Movement respectively at the […]

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How not to win a war: negotiations, procrastination and terror-empowerment

by Giovanni Giacalone The war initiated by the IDF in Gaza to release the hostages and eradicate Hamas has been dragging on for over sixteen months now. Around 58 hostages, two dozen of whom possibly alive, are still in the hands of the Palestinian terrorist organization which hasn’t been defeated or eradicated yet. The war […]

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Trump is no ally of Israel and Netanyahu needs to act now

by Giovanni Giacalone It is widely known how the Biden administration was quite problematic for Israel with its pressure to limit the IDF’s actions against Hamas, the entrance into Rafah, cutting the weapon shipment and imposing continuous “humanitarian aid” into Gaza that went straight into Hamas’ pockets. However, sometimes things can only get worse and, […]

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Germany: more than 2,000 Islamists demonstrate in Hamburg to call for the establishment of a caliphate

by Stefano Piazza On Saturday, the Islamist group Muslim Interaktiv organized a new mobilization in the German city of Hamburg to call for the establishment of a caliphate. More than 2,000 people participated Saturday, Oct. 12, in Hamburg in a mobilization in favor of the establishment of a caliphate and the imposition of Sharia law. […]

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Will India’s Abstention in UNGA on Palestine Win Her Western Support vis-a-vis China?

by Maryam Noureen Janjua India’s recent abstention during a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote on a resolution regarding Palestine marks a notable departure from its historical support for Palestinian sovereignty. This abstention has raised critical questions about India’s shifting foreign policy priorities under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India experts are keenly following how it […]

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What does the Biden administration know about Sinwar that It hasn’t told Israel?

by Giovanni Giacalone The Biden administration has reportedly offered to give Israel “sensitive intelligence” on the whereabouts of senior Hamas leaders if it agrees to hold off on the major military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah. The Washington Post quoted four unnamed sources as saying that the United States “is offering Israel valuable […]

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