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Hussein Ibish is a Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.

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opinion

Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack Was More About Fatah Than Israel

CIVIL WAR

Fatah, the secular party that controls the Palestinian Authority, has publicly blamed the Islamist group for inciting Israel’s brutal devastation in Gaza.

Hussein Ibish | Published Mar 27, 2024
opinion

Is World War 3 Really Right Around the Corner?

THE LINES ON THE MAP

A regional Middle East war is more likely than a global confrontation, but even a relatively contained conflict could help upend the U.S.-led “rules-based order.”

Hussein Ibish | Published Jan 31, 2024
opinion

Israel’s Assault on Gaza Is Making Hamas More Popular

NO MILITARY SOLUTION

A new poll shows a surge in Palestinian support for Hamas—but take it with a huge grain of salt and consider a more robust poll concluded one day before the Oct. 7 attacks.

Hussein Ibish | Published Nov 21, 2023
opinion

Do Hamas’ Brutal Tactics Do Anything to Help Palestinians?

AT ALL?

The Gaza-based group’s shockingly vicious assault on Israel is just the first chapter of what’s going to be a horrible back-and-forth of bloodshed.

Hussein Ibish | Published Oct 09, 2023

Trump’s Jerusalem Play: So Long, Global Moral Authority

Shonda

It’s not just that the move makes ISIS and Iran and Hezbollah happy. It means the United States has no moral basis to object to dictators seizing land by war. Nice day’s work, Don.

Hussein Ibish | Published Dec 06, 2017

Trump Is Proving the Terrorists’ Point

Fortress America

Yes, the executive order is offensive, and yes, it wouldn’t have prevented the things Trump says it would have. But worse, it’s written confirmation of the terrorists’ narrative.

Brian Levin, Hussein Ibish | Published Feb 07, 2017

Palestine's Washington Showcase

Sneak Preview

Hussein Ibish previews the American Task Force on Palestine's upcoming gala in Washington. What does it say about the mainstreaming of Palestinians in the United States?

Hussein Ibish | Published Oct 01, 2013

Israel and Palestine Vs. ‘Blood and Magic’

Two-State Illusion?

Hussein Ibish and Saliba Sarsar explain why Ian Lustick was wrong to dismiss the entire concept of a negotiated two-state Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.

Hussein Ibish, Saliba Sarsar | Published Sep 17, 2013

Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?

Sectarian Crumbling

With Hezbollah aligning itself with the Assad regime and conservative Lebanese Salafis supporting the Syrian rebels, the spillover of Syria's civil war in to Lebanon looks all but inevitable. But what will the two countries look like after the dust settles?

Hussein Ibish | Published Aug 29, 2013

Thy Hand, Great Anarch!

What Next, Egypt?

Hussein Ibish on the crackdown against Muslim Brotherhood protesters today in Egypt.

Hussein Ibish | Published Aug 14, 2013

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