Analyzing & discussing the latest events in Israel, the West Bank & Gaza.   Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_3 span,#wpdevar_comment_3 iframe{width:100% !important;} #wpdevar_comment_3 iframe{max-height: 100% !important;}

In this seven-part series, I will outline the events leading up to the current escalation between Israel and the Gaza Strip. To Watch PART 6 https://youtu.be/avgS8nsjwBw For more ARTICLES AND VIDEOS please visit my blog | A New Middle East Requires A New Understanding https://www.avimelamed.com/blog/ For a list of my Geoplotical Briefings, Classes, Lectures, Tours, Workshops, etc. please click here…

What lies behind the war between Israel & Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza? Does the war jeopardize the Abraham Accords? What is Egypt’s role?     Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_5 span,#wpdevar_comment_5 iframe{width:100% !important;} #wpdevar_comment_5 iframe{max-height: 100% !important;}

In this seven-part series, I will outline the events leading up to the current escalation between Israel and the Gaza Strip.   To Watch PART 5 https://youtu.be/FkIBx1PTAuM Or go to my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AviMelamed Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_6 span,#wpdevar_comment_6 iframe{width:100% !important;} #wpdevar_comment_6 iframe{max-height: 100% !important;}

This short report (click here for pdf of this article) is a review of the major events that have happened since the outbreak of the current military round which began after Hamas shot missiles and rockets at Jerusalem on the evening of Monday, May 10, 2021. To date, Palestinian organizations in Gaza (Hamas, Islamic Jihad in Palestine (IJIP), and other…

In this seven-part series, I will outline the events leading up to the current escalation between Israel and the Gaza Strip.   Click Here To Watch Part 4 https://wp.me/p7DoPM-Hjh Or go to my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AviMelamed Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_8 span,#wpdevar_comment_8 iframe{width:100% !important;} #wpdevar_comment_8 iframe{max-height: 100% !important;}

My conversation last night on France24 (Arabic) with Knesset Member, Neveen Abu Rahmoun, & political commentator and journalist, Akram Atallah about the rising tensions between Jews & Arabs in Israel.   Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_9 span,#wpdevar_comment_9 iframe{width:100% !important;} #wpdevar_comment_9 iframe{max-height: 100% !important;}

In this seven-part series, I will outline the events leading up to the current escalation between Israel and the Gaza Strip. To Watch PART 3 https://wp.me/p7DoPM-HiF   Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_10 span,#wpdevar_comment_10 iframe{width:100% !important;} #wpdevar_comment_10 iframe{max-height: 100% !important;}

The sharp escalation over the past 36 hours between Israel and Gaza was triggered by riots that have taken place in Jerusalem over the past week on the Temple Mount Compound / Al-Haram al-Sharif / Har Ha Bayit. The riots themselves were triggered by issues such as a property dispute between Jews and Arabs in the Arab neighborhood of Sheikh…

In this seven-part series, I will outline the events leading up to the current escalation between Israel and the Gaza Strip.     To Watch PART 2 https://wp.me/p7DoPM-Hiq Or go to my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AviMelamed Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_12 span,#wpdevar_comment_12 iframe{width:100% !important;} #wpdevar_comment_12 iframe{max-height: 100% !important;}

I am posting this video to provide background to events unfolding military escalation between Israel and Gaza on May 12, 2021. I will be publishing an article later today on the CURRENT SITUATION. Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_13 span,#wpdevar_comment_13 iframe{width:100% !important;} #wpdevar_comment_13 iframe{max-height: 100% !important;}

Discussion with Calev Ben David on I24 News The Rundown about escalating violence in Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and southern Israel. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Co-Founder UAE-Israel Business Council Avi Melamed, Strategic Intelligence Analyst and Founder of Inside The Middle East Intelligence Perspectives (ITME) Samer Sinijlawi, Fateh Activist, CEO Jerusalem Development Fund   Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_14 span,#wpdevar_comment_14 iframe{width:100%…

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The original article was published in the Jerusalem Post. In January, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed a presidential decree announcing elections for the Palestinian Parliament and the presidency. The elections are to take place in late May and July, respectively. Abbas also called to reconstitute the Palestinian National Council – a body representing the world’s Palestinians – by late August. In…