Mediation

This week, Donald Trump's envoy, Jared Kushner, met with Egyptian President Sisi and senior Hamas officials in El Alamein — the first such meeting since the ceasefire agreement. Egypt appears to be reclaiming its central role in mediation with Hamas, amidst tension and hidden competition with Qatar. Yedioth Ahronoth's Arab world analyst, Smadar Perry, explains the current state of Israel-Egypt...

Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdish autonomy in Iraq, studied law at the University of Tehran and speaks fluent Persian, yet his government is close to Washington and suffers from Iran's heavy hand. His rule is a symbol of an almost impossible aspiration for regional stability, and the assistance he provided to the Americans in accessing the top brass of the IRGC demonstrates the complex...

Sources in Yemen reported to the Lebanese newspaper "Al-Akhbar", affiliated with Hezbollah, that the "Al-Islah" party, part of the Yemeni parliament and forces, initiated mediation efforts with the Houthis, with Hamas acting as the most prominent mediator.

Hamas’s agreement to the framework plan provided Qatar with a strategic achievement, primarily preserving its status as an essential mediator in Washington. At the same time, Doha will find it difficult to continue maneuvering between U.S. demands and the desire to prevent the collapse of its Palestinian asset. The real test lies ahead, when it must choose between international legitimacy and...