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Who can find this in the least bit surprising, Arab states have had enough of Hamas.
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A Palestinian man pushes a bicycle with his belongings as he returns to his house after Israeli forces withdrew from the area following a raid, in Gaza City on May 15. © Reuters
HIROFUMI MATSUO, Nikkei commentatorMay 25, 2024 19:30 JST
TOKYO -- The situation in the Middle East is unfolding to make Palestine more isolated and militant, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's recent death in a helicopter crash.
Iran supports Hamas, and the effects of Raisi's death have yet to become apparent, making the situation in the Gaza Strip murkier.
During ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel that might suspend the fighting in Gaza, the Islamic organization called for the release of Marwan Barghouti, a prisoner of over 20 years held for his role in terror attacks on Israel.
Hailing from Fatah, the largest and dominant faction of the multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Barghouti has been called the "Palestinian Mandela" by Palestinians after the South African leader Nelson Mandela imprisoned by the apartheid regime for nearly three decades.
Releasing such a threatening individual is unthinkable for Israel. Hamas has persisted with its demand despite Barghouti being a leader of an anti-Hamas group. This might reflect a desperate assessment by Hamas that Palestine has continued to be trifled with by the world, and can only rely on Palestinians.
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Palestine finds itself increasingly isolated in the Arab world
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A Palestinian man pushes a bicycle with his belongings as he returns to his house after Israeli forces withdrew from the area following a raid, in Gaza City on May 15. © Reuters
HIROFUMI MATSUO, Nikkei commentatorMay 25, 2024 19:30 JST
TOKYO -- The situation in the Middle East is unfolding to make Palestine more isolated and militant, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's recent death in a helicopter crash.
Iran supports Hamas, and the effects of Raisi's death have yet to become apparent, making the situation in the Gaza Strip murkier.
During ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel that might suspend the fighting in Gaza, the Islamic organization called for the release of Marwan Barghouti, a prisoner of over 20 years held for his role in terror attacks on Israel.
Hailing from Fatah, the largest and dominant faction of the multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Barghouti has been called the "Palestinian Mandela" by Palestinians after the South African leader Nelson Mandela imprisoned by the apartheid regime for nearly three decades.
Releasing such a threatening individual is unthinkable for Israel. Hamas has persisted with its demand despite Barghouti being a leader of an anti-Hamas group. This might reflect a desperate assessment by Hamas that Palestine has continued to be trifled with by the world, and can only rely on Palestinians.
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Palestine finds itself increasingly isolated in the Arab world
Arab nations opting for self-interest over solidarity with Palestinians
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