Israel’s Puzzling Trio: Ben Gvir, Pardo, and Abu-Mazen—Agents or Accomplices?

Miko Peled delves into the intricate web of Israeli power politics as he explores how Itamar Ben Gvir, Tamir Pardo, and Abu-Mazen, despite their starkly different backgrounds, serve a common entity: Israel.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Israel's Puzzling Trio: Ben Gvir, Pardo, and Abu-Mazen—Agents or Accomplices? Feature photo

Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's minister of national security, made headlines worldwide and on every social media platform when he stated in an interview on Israeli television that his rights come before the rights of Palestinians. Tamir Pardo, former head of Israel's notorious intelligence agency, the Mossad, made the headlines when he said that the

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PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US?

Despite its near complete failure, the Oslo Accords succeeded in one thing: it provided Israel with a Palestinian force whose main mission is to assist the Israeli occupation in its quest to maintain total control over the West Bank.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Israel Mahmoud Abbas Feature photo

This is the perfect opportunity for Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to exit the stage. But he will not.  Abbas’ brief visit to the devastated Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank on July 12 demonstrated the absurdity and danger of the PA and its 87-year-old leader.  As he walked, Abbas struggled to keep his balance

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The US is Legitimizing Jewish Terrorism Against Palestinians

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s recent visit to Palestine offered a paltry aid package to Palestinians and a gift to Israel’s far-right in the form of the removal of the Jewish Defense League from the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Blinken JDF Feature photo

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken recently visited Palestine, where he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority “President” Mahmoud Abbas. People ask in wonder what was achieved, what the United States might do to relieve the tensions, and whether it is possible that the U.S. can bring about the renewal of

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Washington is the Problem, Not the Solution: Why Mahmoud Abbas is Seeking New ‘Powerful’ Sponsors

Even if, supposedly, China, Russia or India would agree to be the new sponsors of the ‘peace process’, there is no reason for Tel Aviv to engage in future negotiations, when it is able to achieve its colonial objectives with full American support.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud

To judge US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a ‘failure’ in terms of activating the dormant ‘peace process’ is simply a misnomer. For this statement to be accurate, Washington would have had to indicate even a nominal desire to push for negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian

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Palestinian Elections Under Fire: An Impossible Democracy Dilemma

Between the nightly raids and crackdowns by the Israeli military and the political intrigues within the divided Fatah movement, one wonders if the elections, if they take place, will finally allow Palestinians to mount a united front in the struggle against Israeli occupation.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Palestinian elections feature photi

Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to declare a stance on whether they support or reject upcoming Palestinian elections which are scheduled for May 22 and July 30. But there are no easy answers. The long-awaited decree by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last

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Shunned by Trump, Mahmoud Abbas Looks to Biden to Revive a Long Dead “Peace Process”

When all hope seemed lost, where Abbas found himself desperate for political validation and funds, Biden arrived like a conquering knight on a white horse and swept the Palestinian leader away to safety. 

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Biden Peace Prcocess

No one seemed as excited about the election of Joe Biden being the next President of the United States as Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas. When all hope seemed lost, where Abbas found himself desperate for political validation and funds, Biden arrived like a conquering knight on a white horse and swept the Palestinian leader away to

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