Claudia De Martino

The year 2024 proved to be challenging for the Middle East. As the international community focused on Israel’s efforts to reshape the regional map through a series of military operations, Ankara quietly positioned itself to seize…

On November 27th, a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States and France was signed between Israel and Lebanon. The agreement called for a halt of hostilities and for a resumption of an “improved” UN Resolution 1701, including a…

National consensus in Israel experienced several crises over 11 months of war on Gaza. The situation took a sharp turn on June 9, 2024 when the war cabinet, formed five days after the October 7th terrorist attack, lost two of its main…

There is much criticism of the international community’s failing role in mediating a ceasefire in the Israeli-Gaza war. However, it is not entirely true that diplomatic efforts have not been undertaken and the international community is…

The day after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th, the silence in the West Bank from the Palestinian Authority (PA) was deafening. Both the PA’s President and Prime Minister – belonging to the traditional Fatah political movement –…