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Pinhas Inbari

Pinhas Inbari is a veteran Arab affairs correspondent who formerly reported for Israel Radio and Al Hamishmar newspaper. He currently serves as an analyst for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

The Jordanian parliament approves a bill to ban the import of natural gas from Israel, Jan. 19, 2020. Source: Jordanian parliament via Facebook.

Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood seek to destabilize both sides of the Jordan River

The Brotherhood’s logic is clear: Just as they opened the door to Iran in Gaza, they want to divide Jordan to allow Iran’s infiltration there as well.

January 13, 2022

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (second from left) meets with Palestinian leader Mohammed Dahlan (second from right) in Moscow, Nov. 2, 2021. Source: Arab Observer.

Tension in the Fatah camp: The end of the Abbas era?

Russia receiving Abbas’s greatest foe, Mohammed Dahlan, in Moscow may point to the end of Abbas’s political career.

November 7, 2021

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas presides over a meeting of the Palestinian government in Ramallah on April 29, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Why did Abbas meet with Israel’s defense minister?

A look at who attended the meeting and who did not sheds light on the ideological split in the West Bank amid the battle to succeed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.

September 5, 2021

An Israeli policeman fends off an angry Arab mob swarming an Israeli motorist, pelting his car with stones and driving him off the road, outside Jerusalem's Old City, May 10, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Who’s behind the disturbances in Jerusalem?

Jordan, unfortunately, can be identified as one of the cooks stirring the pot.

May 12, 2021

The Jordanian Royal Family visits the Royal Hashemite Cemetery to mark the kingdom’s centennial and in remembrance of former kings. Closest to the wreath are King Abdullah; his uncle, Prince Hassan; and his son, Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II (in uniform). In the back row are other princes, including former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein, April 11, 2021. Credit: Jordanian King's Office.

Internal tensions in Jordan reflect unrest among Bedouin tribes

The concern of the Jordanian High Command was and still is that once Bedouin demonstrators appear in Amman, the Jordanian Army will disintegrate into its tribes, which is a concern that Israel shares.

April 20, 2021

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas casts his vote at P.A. headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 3, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

The end of PLO political hegemony in the West Bank

The upcoming Palestinian elections are about a battle within Fatah.

March 25, 2021

A meeting of the Palestinian factions in Cairo, Egypt, in February 2021. Credit: Arab Press.

Hamas-Fatah reconciliation: The ICC elephant in the room

The court’s ruling that it may investigate Israel for war crimes also allows it to investigate Hamas, potentially throwing a wrench into the developing Hamas-Fatah partnership.

February 15, 2021

Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, March 9, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

Can Israel-Palestinian negotiations begin when Biden takes office?

The stubbornness of P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas and perhaps U.S. experience with his evasive tactics may lead the new administration to delay the resumption of peace talks.

December 29, 2020

The Jordanian parliament approves a bill to ban the import of natural gas from Israel, Jan. 19, 2020. Source: Jordanian parliament via Facebook.

What did Jordan’s parliamentary elections show?

What is the meaning of the apparent worsening of relations between Amman and the Muslim Brotherhood?

November 23, 2020