For weeks, ethnic tensions had been rising in Jerusalem, the center of the conflict. However, that quality is no longer there because the current US administration, and arguably even the previous one, is not very much into mediating conflicts among the Arab states and the other states in the region, the Iranians and the Turks. Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen; Ambassador Hesham Youssef. Most of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome. World Turk Cypriots say road project disputed by UN is 'essential' August 19, 2023 Middle East Two Israelis shot dead in West Bank by suspected Palestinian gunman Now there is a form of rapprochement between them, which derives from the Arab states recognition that Bashar al-Assad, or his regime at least, is there to stay. In the future, Europe should certainly come forward and play a more proactive role in the region. suddenly want to arm themselves against each other. Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations In fact, societies collapse because of a combination of internal governance problems that have built up over decades plus the nefarious impact of foreign interventions. But these were alien entities for the local populations, who had lived in a different administrative structure under the Ottoman Empire for centuries. His articles have appeared in a variety of publications focused on the region. Your editorial (29 July) is right that benevolent dictatorship is not the answer to the problems in the Middle East, but it is overly benevolent to Joe Biden and the US. An image taken from video showing a right-wing Israeli mob attacking an Arab man in Bat Yam. Rockets from Gaza and Israeli airstrikes continued to kill civilians. And so chronic instability was established. In partnership with the Office of the Quartet, USIP mapped police movement and access realities in the West Bank, enabling the most extensive expansion of Palestinian communities access to their own policing services in 15 years. In the big picture, this is another example of how energy is increasingly becoming a focus for potential win-win agreements in the East Mediterranean. In Syria, for example, now that the US has announced its withdrawal, one of the key issues will be what happens to the oil fields that Syria has, which are all in the North-East it is not a lot of oil but is the only oil, so it is strategic. Pretoria is officially non-aligned in the conflict but has been accused of siding with Moscow. Hamas launched long-range rockets at Jerusalem on Monday evening, prompting Israel to respond with airstrikes. The Associated Press described the attack as an incredibly disturbing development, adding: We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life. Even as the fighting in Syria has largely stalled, more than a decade of conflict has left behind an array of unexploded munitions like cluster bombs. And it has repeatedly pointed to the detente it brokered between longtime foes Iran and Saudi Arabia as an example of its peacemaking prowess. But the most unexpected developments played out on the streets of Israeli cities and towns, as rival Jewish and Arab mobs attacked people, cars, shops, offices and hotels. Another rocket fell near an Ikea store south of Tel Aviv, but left no injuries. People are saying this is a rupture that we wont be able to overcome. Why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is escalating | CNN The only thing that is holding it back is that the people in the street in the Arab World do not stand for it, so the regimes have to be very careful not to go too far with this. Nine months after a 2301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037Tel: +1.202.457.1700, About Now that the Syrian war is almost over, what will Israel and Iran do? The Jihadists came out in the 1980s, duringthe fight against the Soviets in Afghanistan, and later in Iraq after 2003, but they accelerated again after 2011 when some of the states collapsed during the Arab uprisings. correspondent in Gaza, Fares Akram, and the offices of several Palestinian news outlets, were also bombed. WebThe latest news and investigations from the Middle East, including Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, UAE, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. At that time, nobody talked about being Sunni or Shia, those words were not used. Gary Pruitt, the A.P.s chief executive, said he was shocked and horrified by the buildings destruction. There is no mystery about where these movements come from: they thrive on chaos and poor governance, a chronic problem in the region. Hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents are descended from Palestinians who fled their homes in what is now Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and their towns are still known as refugee camps, even though they now resemble small suburbs. In this regard, these conflicts are a security threat for Europe. Secondly, there is a self-interest issue and usually states act better on self-interest than on morality. Zelenskiy vowed retaliation after at least seven people were killed and 144 injured in a vile Russian missile strike that hit a theatre and a central square in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. Operation Praying Mantis was the US's largest naval action since World War II. Iran's naval force now consists of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, known as the IRGCN, and the regular Iranian Navy, Clark told Insider. Ozan Kose/Agence France-Presse Getty Images. Stay up to date with what you want to know. In Lod, Arab families feared revenge attacks that summoned up memories of past traumas. In fact, the Arab uprisings of 2011 were essentially the final manifestation of people rejecting the problems that were created a hundred years earlier. The A notable response.. We have had no indication Hamas was in the building or active in the building, he said. Certainly, after a hundred years many things have changed and evolved tremendously and the colonial systems did not survive but the basic legitimacy problem that was created at the time has not been overcome. In Syria, we have seen huge suffering and death as a result of bombings, refugee flights and massive displacement. "Some of those arguments resonate today as well. There are other steps that could be taken instead such as the Gazans being able to go in and out and not being in an open-air prison.Hide Footnote development aid, or any kind of interaction when there is an imbalance of power, harm can be minimised by trying to find areas of shared concern for the different sides and setting a common agenda, without setting the terms. Another strange alliance we have witnessed is the US supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) a terrorist organisation by its own definition. In 1987, Iran had two Silkworm anti-ship missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz. An Israeli military official said Wednesday that three infantry brigades were preparing for a worst-case scenario, confirming that a ground invasion could follow the bombardment from the air. In fact, in situations of chaos, all kinds of groups ethnic, religious, etc. Photos of Arwa Sheikh Alis cheek after his arrest showed wounds including triangular marks and lines. The IRGCN also has various drones, large numbers of water-borne improvised explosive devices, better missiles and artillery, and a more effective intelligence network than it did 35 years ago. In any conflict in the region, there is the risk that not only local or regional actors and their proxies kill each other, which is already happening, but also that global actors Russia and the US, for example get into a direct confrontation. Then, the US allies were suddenly left twisting in the wind. Conflict Between Israel and Palestinians Continues to Escalate Middle East problems stem from western and US interference Israeli beachgoers in Tel Aviv took cover during a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The attack came just days after the home of an A.P. In tandem with Earnest Will, the US launched the covert Operation Prime Chance to expose and prevent Iranian mine-laying in the Gulf. For more than two decades, the United States has seen the politics of the Middle East as a tug of war between moderation and radicalismArabs against Iran. South Africa will not be drawn into a contest between global powers, its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, vowed as he prepared to host a summit of Brics emerging nations including Russia. Through dialogue, analysis and joint action at the grassroots and policy levels, USIP works to strengthen diplomatic peacemaking efforts; empower Palestinian and Israeli civil society actors working to build trust within and between their societies; enhance community security for Israelis and Palestinians; and build institutional capabilities that prepare the ground for a just, peaceful and sustainable solution to the conflict. A video of the attack was broadcast on Israeli television. I fear they will try to expel us from our homes.. The leadership of Russias aerospace forces is likely under considerable pressure to improve air defences over the western parts of the country, the MoD added. Russia said Ukrainian drones had attacked four separate regions in a flurry of attempted strikes on Sunday, injuring five people and forcing two of Moscows airports to briefly divert flights. Some Arab states supported the rebels in Syria but Egypt, for example, was never really far from Bashar al-Assad and the UAE were never really involved in the Syrian war. With this mutual deterrence situation, both sides know or think that they could inflict tremendous harm on each other. Finally, cluster number five were the uprisings in 2011, which triggered a new set of conflicts: the civil war in Yemen, in Syria, in Libya, and troubles not yet civil wars elsewhere. Our soldiers are already starting to test them, he said in his nightly address, adding that he had discussed the matter with Swedens prime minister, Ulf Kristersson. The first tanker to be escorted during Earnest Will, the SS Bridgeton, struck an Iranian mine on July 24, 1987. Israeli Arabs gathering next to a mosque during clashes among Jews, the Israeli police and Arabs, in the mixed town of Lod on Wednesday. Saudi guards killed hundreds of migrants crossing border from In Ramallah, the administrative hub of the occupied West Bank, a siren sounded for 73 seconds to mark the 73 years since the dispersal. The sanctions are not visible in Iran but are visible in peoples pockets, because the rial has devalued tremendously. Patrick Kingsley is the Jerusalem bureau chief, covering Israel and the occupied territories. That means that, when Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are in a dispute, nothing is mediated, nothing is resolved, the conflict continues and, as mentioned, they export their conflicts to other battlefields, so it is other people who suffer. For three decades, USIP has worked on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Arab-Israeli relations.