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      Hussein Ibish

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      Hussein Ibish is a geopolitical analyst and an author, who is currently a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. He was previously the Washington correspondent for the Daily Star Lebanon newspaper, and has served as a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine and as communications director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. He has a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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      Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (3-L), Austrian President Heinz Fischer (2-R) and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz (3-R) in a meeting in Vienna on 03 July 2015. Georg Hochmuth / EPA
      The accusations will begin once a deal is reached

      A nuclear deal with Tehran might quickly give way to an endless and increasingly bitter exchange of accusations over implementation, writes Hussein Ibish

      OpinionJuly 04, 2015
      Salam Fayyad the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority at his office in Ramallah on February 27th 2011. Photo for The National by Ilan Mizrahi
      Petty politics bode ill for the future of Palestine

      Palestinian president must reverse the travesty over Salam Fayyad’s organisation if he wants to protect his legacy, writes Hussein Ibish

      OpinionJune 27, 2015
      Much of not most of American culture continues to view issues of “race” as centred on a black-white binary. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
      Racial hysteria blights modern American culture

      “Race” has always been the savage underbelly of American culture, says Hussein Inish.

      OpinionJune 21, 2015
      The US Supreme Court in Washington DC has ruled on whether Americans born in Jerusalem can claim Israel as their place of birth. (Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg)
      Jerusalem issue does not belong in the US courts

      Jerusalem is a final status issue to be negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians, writes Hussein Ibish.

      OpinionJune 14, 2015
      Members of the Saudi security services inspect the site of a car bomb attack targetting Shiite Saudis attending Friday prayers at a mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. EPA
      ISIL’s strategy in Saudi is the height of cynicism

      ISIL's cynicism is on full display in the group's two suicide bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia, argues Hussein Ibish

      OpinionMay 30, 2015
      Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi cross the Bzebiz bridge fleeing fighting in Ramadi (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)
      After Ramadi, the US must be honest about its goals

      If the real goal of the US is merely contain ISIL in Syria, rather than completely destroy it, then the Obama Administration should come clean, writes Hussein Ibish

      OpinionMay 24, 2015
      The US president and leaders of the GCC gather outside Camp David. (Sharina Lootah / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi)
      After the Camp David talks, the dialogue has just begun

      The US-GCC talks at Camp David have been promising but the real progress will occur in the conversation to follow, writes Hussein Ibish.

      OpinionMay 16, 2015
      Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif, left, holds a meeting with US secretary of state John Kerry, right, in Vienna last year. In the forthcoming Camp David summit, the Americans are likely to point out that such negotiations are the only viable means short of a conflict to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons. Jim Bourg / Reuters
      The Gulf and US need a reset – and each other

      The Camp David summit meeting should be the beginning of a longer, intensified dialogue between two parts of the world that need each other as much as ever, writes Hussein Ibish

      OpinionMay 10, 2015
      US vice president Joe Biden has said that the US is willing to use force against Iran if necessary. (Winslow Townson / AP Photo)
      As the nuclear deal shows, the old order is changing

      Hussein Ibish says it is likely that some agreement will be made between Washington and Tehran.

      OpinionMay 02, 2015
      Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank are the target of those campaigning for a peaceful resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Ahmad Gharabli / AFP
      US boycott law will further damage the peace process

      Attempts by the US congress to stop the BDS movement will backfire spectacularly on Israel, argues Hussein Ibish.

      OpinionApril 25, 2015
      The conflict with the Houthis in Yemen is being cast by some in sectarian terms, allowing Al Qaeda to falsely pose as champions of the local Sunni Muslim population. Mohamed Al Sayaghi / Reuters
      Al Qaeda expands its toxic footprint in Yemen

      The Yemen solution cannot be pursued in a manner that ends up strengthening Al Qaeda, argues Hussein Ibish

      OpinionApril 18, 2015
      As long as the campaign in Yemen is restricted to air power, it’s going to be very difficult to achieve long-lasting reversals and to restore order or stability to that country. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
      History teaches the perils of half measures in war

      It's premature to label the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen a 'quagmire', but there is a danger the Arab forces could find themselves bogged down, writes Hussein Ibish

      OpinionApril 11, 2015
      A member of the Tunisian security forces at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis. Ethi Belaid / AFP
      ISIL’s spread shows the power of its toxic brand

      A more integrated terror group would present a new set of security and political nightmares, writes Hussein Ibish

      OpinionMarch 21, 2015
      As Israel's election looms, a unified Arab ticket could see the Palestinian minority improve its bargaining position. Menahem Kahana / AFP
      The status quo will live on, whichever way Israel votes

      Not much will change for the Palestinians as Israel votes but Hussein Ibish contends that a good showing by the United Arab List will give better bargaining power.

      OpinionMarch 14, 2015
      Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the US Congress. Mandel Ngan / AFP
      Israel’s new indifference to the occupation is toxic

      Hussein Ibish notes that Israelis can completely ignore the reality of the Palestinian people and get away with it

      OpinionMarch 07, 2015
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