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Yossi Mekelberg
Yossi Mekelberg is professor of international relations and an associate fellow of the MENA Program at Chatham House. He is a regular contributor to the international written and electronic media.
Twitter: @YMekelberg
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Does Israel’s behavior make an arms ban inevitable?
Six months into the war in Gaza, a number of countries, including the Netherlands, Japan, Spain and Belgium, have become so exasperated with the manner in which Israel is conducting its campaign that they have taken the unusual step of suspending their arms sales to Tel Aviv.
At last, a UN Security Council Resolution over Gaza, but what’s next?
There was something beyond infuriating about the slowness, and even more so the cynical manner, with which discussions about a UN Security Council resolution calling for a truce in the war in Gaza were conducted.
Shaking up Palestinian politics could pave the way to statehood and peace
If anyone thought the decision by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, to appoint a technocratic government would be greeted with universal approval by political factions in Palestine, their disappointment quickly became clear.
Democrats’ painful Biden dilemma
It would not be a massive exaggeration to argue that America’s 2024 primaries, for both the Democratic and Republican parties, are predictable, uninspiring and, above all, the manifestation of a deep leadership crisis that reflects a fragmented American society.
