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Giorgio Cafiero

4 months

Just received my copy of this book edited by @Profmzweiri & @SinemCngz . My chapter: “ #Kuwait ’s Relations with the Global Powers: US, Russia, and China” Shout out to @SinGulfura , @courtneyfreer , @Dr_Ulrichsen & @SamRamani2 for sharing insights which helped further my research.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

George W. Bush in 2004: “I made a decision not to join the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which is where our troops could be brought to — brought in front of a judge, an unaccounted judge.” Those good old days of the liberal rules-based order…

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11 months

I will not vote for Joe Biden in 2024. I’m sure many trashy liberals will say I “must” vote for Biden because the Republicans are worse. Yes, I’m sure they are worse in most ways. But you have to draw lines. Enabling genocide in Palestine is my line. Where do you draw your lines?

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

Amazing how concern for the well-being of Afghan women went to zero when the discussion went from addressing the Taliban’s brutality to the impact of US sanctions on Afghan women. Shows how many advocates of US militarism manipulate (rather than care about) human rights issues.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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1 year

Operation Cast Lead, Operation Protective Edge and other Israeli attacks on Gaza were overwhelming and disproportionate. None of them prevented what just happened. Another brutal massacre of civilians in Gaza won’t make Israel any safer in the future. Let’s be honest about that.

David French

@DavidAFrench

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The Hamas atrocities against civilians are pure evil. Israel should not permit Hamas to exist in Gaza any longer. It is entirely justified in an overwhelming response. In fact, an overwhelming response is a moral and strategic necessity.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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Ronald Reagan’s diary: Aug. 12, 1982. Reagan understood how using American leverage over Israel was in the U.S. national interest—something the Biden-Harris team doesn’t seem to recognize.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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1 year

I think the US is reacting to events in Israel-Palestine in ways that are leading to a very sharp rise in anti-US sentiments across the Arab-Islamic world and Global South that’ll last a long time. Not sure Biden administration officials quite realize this.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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5 months

I never heard this interview with the Shah of #Iran . Would be interesting to hear what the pro-Israel monarchists in the Iranian diaspora think of these words from the Shah.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

Criticizing Israel is no longer political suicide for American politicians. This is a big deal.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

11 months

Many in the Global North might not fully appreciate how people in South American or African countries are sensitive to the struggle of people living under a European settler-colonial state. But one doesn’t have to study that much history to understand why.

sarah

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Chile is on the right side of history 🇨🇱 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

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@RaniaKhalek These people are vile losers filled with anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian hate. Don’t ever forget how proud you made so many of us while you appeared on Piers Morgan’s show!

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 months

German diplomats need to stop with their lectures to Global South audiences about human rights, women’s rights, democracy, etc. and work on their own country first.

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Berlin police pushing over a young female demonstrator

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Giorgio Cafiero

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5 years

“A team of D.C. police officers appeared at Blumenthal’s door at just after 9 AM, demanding entry and threatening to break his door down. A number of officers had taken positions on the side of his home as though they were prepared for a SWAT-style raid.”

Grayzone Editor Max Blumenthal Arrested Months After Reporting on Venezuelan Opposition Violence

Blumenthal has been arrested on false charges after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence outside the D.C. embassy. He describes the manufactured case as part of a wider campaign of political...

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

Today at The National Museum in Muscat I saw the late Sultan Qaboos’ uniform. I highly recommend visiting this museum to anyone visiting Oman’s capital. One learns A LOT about Omani history here.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

2 months

Using the active rather than passive voice is a change. So is naming Israel. I think Assal’s work might be having an impact.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

1 year

Imagine thinking the mainstream media in the US has a bias against Israel. Lol.

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@bungarsargon

1 year

This was the week our press corps was revealed for what they truly are: the stenographers of terrorists.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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1 year

Exactly.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

I’m seeing many Israeli voices on Twitter trying to depict Qatar as an awful place because of its anti-LGBTQ laws. Yet, I don’t remember anti-LGBTQ laws in the UAE or Bahrain being an issue for these folks at any point since the Abraham Accords’ signing. I wonder why…

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

Is an Israeli nuke a “Jewish bomb”? Are French, American or British nukes “Christian bombs”? Does North Korea have an “atheist bomb”? Does Russia have an “orthodox bomb”?

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

3 years

Assad visiting the UAE is a watershed which further illustrates how on many issues Abu Dhabi’s foreign policy has been increasingly aligning with Russia and China’s interests, not those of the US. This isn’t new. #Syria

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

6 years

@mehdirhasan and @ryangrim at #GIFConferenceDC

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

3 years

“The French will now be re-evaluating their role in Nato.”

Aukus pact delivers France some hard truths

The BBC's Hugh Schofield assesses the harsh realities for France after Australia's US-UK deal.

www.bbc.com

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

Early on in the Arab Spring, Hamas sided against the Iran-backed Syrian gov’t. In 2015, Hamas sided with KSA against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Whether those were wise decisions on Hamas’ part isn’t my point. My point is that these facts tell us that Hamas isn’t Tehran’s “proxy”.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

4 years

I have tested positive for COVID-19. Yet I am in good spirits and confident that I’ll survive InshAllah. I make this post to urge all of you to be careful and take all necessary steps to avoid the virus. I was very cautious, yet I got it somehow. Please stay safe!

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Giorgio Cafiero

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4 months

Amazing that he says this with a straight face.

Quds News Network

@QudsNen

4 months

"What separates the US and Israel from Hamas is respect for international law and the laws of war" US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserts that Israel and the United States cannot be compared to Hamas, despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

"Senior Israeli officials say that if the program is not halted, they will be forced to consider attacking Iran's nuclear reactors, a tactic they used against Iraq in 1981, when Israeli warplanes bombed an Iraqi reactor." That's from a Jan. 1995 @nytimes article. 27 yrs of this!

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

5 months

It’s the Palestinian flag. If you have zero understanding of a topic you’re not obligated to talk about it on social media.

Kyle Becker

@kylenabecker

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Harvard students cheer as they replace the U.S. flag with the Hamas flag. Today's college students have more loyalty to terrorist organizations than to America. America's colleges are now "educating" traitors.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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#Venice , #Italy “With Gaza in my heart, long live the Palestinian resistance” 🇮🇹 🇵🇸 #GazaUnderAttack

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

Arabs at large reject the Abraham Accords. Interactions at the World Cup and various polls demonstrate this point. Algeria, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq and other Arab states which stand against normalization have, at least on this issue, been in touch with the views of their citizens.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

4 months

Proud to have joined 75,000 other Americans who spent their Saturday afternoon coming together at the White House to demand basic decency in our country’s foreign policy toward Palestine.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

2 years

Assad is now in Muscat and we shouldn’t be surprised. For years Oman’s leadership has joined other Arab states in calling for Syria’s return to the Arab League and the region’s diplomatic fold more broadly—a process that “earthquake diplomacy” will probably accelerate. 🇴🇲 🇸🇾

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

5 months

Shocked!! Just absolutely shocked that a person who believes in a racist ideology (Zionism) would use racist language. Going to be scratching my head for quite a while thinking about how this could be…

Stop Arab Hate

@StopArabHate

5 months

🚨 Man calls a Black person the “n word” and them spits on him Can anyone identify this man at @UCLA ?

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Giorgio Cafiero

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9 months

I really think it would be best for Germany to sit out this debate about genocide and instead engage in introspection.

Namibian Presidency

@NamPresidency

9 months

Namibia rejects Germany’s Support of the Genocidal Intent of the Racist Israeli State against Innocent Civilians in Gaza On Namibian soil, #Germany committed the first genocide of the 20th century in 1904-1908, in which tens of thousands of innocent Namibians died in the most

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

10 months

More of a national disgrace than a national commitment.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

@SecDef

10 months

The United States will remain deeply committed to the security and self-defense of the State of Israel. Let me be clear: our support for Israel’s security remains unshakeable. And it always will be.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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4 years

Getting tired of repeating this. One can oppose sanctions on Iran and also call out Iran's gov't for its human rights violations. Being against "max pressure" doesn't make one an "apologist for the mullahs". Criticizing Iran for human rights abuses doesn't align one w/ neo-cons.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

3 years

A growing number of countries are finding ways to skirt US sanctions. #Syria #UAE #CaesarAct

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

11 months

“Pro-Hamas propaganda” just means criticism of Israel. Don’t trust people like Adam Schiff for one second.

Adam Schiff

@RepAdamSchiff

11 months

Elon Musk has been amplifying antisemitic content, profiting from misinformation, and allowing pro-Hamas propaganda to spread on X. This needs to stop. I've joined @RepDanGoldman and @RepRaskin in demanding accountability from X.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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9 months

Yes. Anti-Arab bigotry, Islamophobia, and a sense of the West’s superiority help explain this.

Laila Al-Arian

@LailaAlarian

9 months

It’s so weird how many of the human rights activists that emerged during the Qatar World Cup vanished during the genocide of Gaza.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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1 year

US citizens will be far less safe across Arab, Muslim, and Global South countries. We’re handing China and Russia huge opportunities for soft power gains. Frankly, in this administration we have awful leadership which has reacted to these events in horribly misguided ways.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

2 years

Saudi and Iranian fans coming together and celebrating one of their team's victories. Beautiful.

د. هشام بن عبدالعزيز الغنام

@HeshamAlghannam

2 years

Saudi fans celebrate with Iranian fans after Iran's victory over Wales in the World Cup.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

He’s not alone in calling it murderous. In 2020, Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur, condemned the Caesar Act. “The US Government must not put obstacles in the way of rebuilding of hospitals because lack of medical care threatens the entire population’s very right to life.”

Joel Rayburn

@joel_rayburn

3 years

Now folks, here’s a young man calling the Caesar Act “murderous” after he went on a press junket to spin propaganda on behalf of Bashar al Assad, the century’s worst murderer.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

Just what the world needs right now...

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2 years

BREAKING: Kim Jong-Un repeats his warning that North Korea could pre-emptively use nuclear weapons to combat hostile forces

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Giorgio Cafiero

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6 months

What type of response would there be from Washington had Iran purposefully razed a U.S. diplomatic mission in a third country?

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

The Emir of #Qatar is delivering an excellent opening speech. “I would like to remind of the millions of Palestinians who have suffered from decades of Israeli occupation and international neglect.”

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

7 years

My latest article, co-authored with @Aljaberzoon @PeninsulaQatar @tkarasik @GerdDoha @abaabood @Cinzia_Bianco @AlexandraCorato @Mhedgesh @MayaYang1010 @ShehabMakahleh @SigiMideast @DBDesRoches @GulfTimes_QATAR @dohanews @BrookingsDoha @rahulogy #GCCCrisis

US-Qatar strategic dialogue and the Gulf crisis

The first US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue marked a watershed moment in the Washington-Doha alliance and an important point in the eight-month-old Gulf Coo...

thepeninsulaqatar.com

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

I worry we’re repeating a Cold War era mistake by putting each state into a pro-West or pro-Moscow camp like it’s binary. Just as we misread Mosaddegh & Nasser as Soviet pawns, many see Arab states that cooperate w/ Moscow as part of a pro-Russia/anti-US camp. It’s more complex.

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

3 years

Been thinking about this question a lot as Americans cheer the destruction of Russia’s economy.

Michael Tracey

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3 years

In the "how would you feel if it happened to you" department, how would you feel if ordinary American citizens were deliberately targeted for economic immiseration as punishment for George Bush invading Iraq

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

"The numerous incidents of killing entire families in Israeli bombings in #Gaza ...attest that these were not mistakes. The bombings follow a decision from higher up, backed by the approval of military jurists." #GazaUnderAttack

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Giorgio Cafiero

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9 months

My latest @amwajmedia article analyzes #Hamas ’s role in #Iran ’s “axis of resistance” almost three months after the Oct. 7 attack. This piece quotes @RamiKhouri , @aronlund , and @CamilleOtrakji . @Dr_Ulrichsen @tparsi @ColinPClarke @Azodiac83 @barbaraslavin1

The evolving role of Hamas in the Iran-led ‘Axis of Resistance’

Almost three months after Operation ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’, there is no evidence that demonstrates direct Iranian involvement in the Palestinian surprise attack on Israel last autumn. But Hamas’s proven...

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

Of course no outrage from the mainstream media. Just imagine how the liberals on CNN/MSNBC would be reacting if he said this about Russia, not Israel. Regardless, as an American and I don’t want any foreign country being able to “control” the US Congress.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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5 years

In the past 24 hours, I’ve seen literally hundreds of tweets with the hashtag #DoNotEaseSanctions . They seem to all be bots (accounts with 3 or 4 followers, no real names, pro-MEK propaganda, etc.). I wonder if this social media campaign is run out of Tirana or DC.

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1 year

Important to keep this in mind when you hear people say with a straight face that Bashar al-Assad and his cronies are the only people in #Syria suffering from the Caesar Act. @AP

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

No thanks.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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6 months

Many years ago, as a graduate student, I started reading Norman Finkelstein’s work on Israel-Palestine. It had a huge impact on me. Today I had the honor of meeting him. I figured that if he could survive “Destiny” for five hours, he could tolerate me for a brief moment. 😂

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Giorgio Cafiero

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24 days

Harris in last night’s debate: “…we must have a two-state solution where we can rebuild Gaza, where the Palestinians have security, self-determination and the dignity they so rightly deserve.” Given the Biden-Harris admin’s policies, this rhetoric is insulting and frustrating.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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7 months

Absurd that this has to be said, but it must. The Palestinians in Gaza don’t need the U.S. to build them a port that would take two months to get up and running. They need the U.S. now to stop arming Israel and shielding it from accountability at the UN Security Council.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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6 months

Spot on ⬇️ “Sunak’s pathetic claim that ‘no one wants to see more bloodshed’ fails to account for the reality that, as long as it’s Palestinian blood, it’s all totally fine.” - @MariaBelen_Fdez

Belén Fernández

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My latest for Al Jazeera: "Sorry, but Iran is not the aggressor here" @AJEnglish

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Giorgio Cafiero

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1 year

What Cooper has is a very US-centric view of the world. If you travel to other countries, especially in the Global South, and talk about the US invasion of Iraq in comparison to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, you’ll see that Cooper’s view is not shared by too many people.

Status Coup News

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1 year

Anderson Cooper told @CornelWest it was "inappropriate" to compare U.S. Iraq War (500K dead Iraqis) to Russian bombing of Grozny (5-8K dead Chechens) "Half a million Iraqis," West argued. Cooper responded Putin intended to slaughter Chechens...but U.S didn't have same intention

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"You cannot seize a nation's territory by force," adds @POTUS at #UNGA .

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A big reason why the US and Israel don’t want to see actual democracy in Arab countries. ⬇️

asad abukhalil أسعد أبو خليل

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"Only 2% of young Saudi Arabians support normalisation of relations with Israel, according to the 2023 Arab Youth Survey" The Economist | Trip hazards via @TheEconomist

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

The Qatari-Saudi rapprochement has progressed very well and that's good for the GCC and wider Arab region.

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6 months

My latest @The_NewArab article is about the Biden administration’s foreign policy in relation to #Israel . This piece features quotes @AssalRad , @MouinRabbani & @naderalihashemi . @ghadaoueiss @YousefMunayyer @Dr_Ulrichsen @tparsi @barbaraslavin1 @karimbitar

As Israel's pariah status grows, what will the US do next?

Analysis: With international condemnation growing and Israel still vowing to invade Rafah, will US policy change?

www.newarab.com

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Giorgio Cafiero

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1 year

I don’t think China being the broker of the KSA-Iran deal resulted from the US “disengaging” from the MENA region. It resulted from the US engaging in the region in ways that are militaristic (not diplomatic) and very aligned with some actors against others (not balanced).

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Giorgio Cafiero

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11 months

I’m sure someone will say this tweet makes them feel “unsafe”. Lol.

Juan Cole

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From the Jordan to the Coast, Apartheid will be toast

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. @FT

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2 months

Leaving Southeast DC to begin my travel to the Sultanate of #Oman . Looking forward to being back in Muscat and visiting Duqm for the first time. I will have safe and smooth travels today InshAllah.

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3 years

It was very unfortunate how authoritarian China and Russia pulled out of the JCPOA.

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My latest @The_NewArab piece is about how the #SaudiArabia - #UAE rivalry plays out in #Sudan . This article features quotes from @khoury_nabeel , Eleonora Ardemagni, and @DrOxbridge .

In Sudan, a Saudi Arabia-UAE rivalry intensifies

Analysis: Both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi see the conflict as an opportunity to expand their regional influence, but diverging interests in Sudan have compounded the competitive dynamic between the two...

www.newarab.com

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

2 years

My dear friend and colleague @AssalRad wrote an excellent book about Iran. That she wrote this amazing book impresses me, but it doesn’t surprise me at all.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

I’m old enough to remember when the UAE lobbied the US to put “maximum pressure” on Iran and when the Emiratis pointed to Qatar’s relationship with Iran as one justification for the 2017-2021 blockade. Can’t wait to read FDD’s commentary on this new development.

Sina Azodi

@Azodiac83

3 years

Iran and UAE agree to open new chapter in relations

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Giorgio Cafiero

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In truth the U.S. has a record being hostile to Venezuela and its people from coup attempts, to an assassination attempt on Maduro, and crippling sanctions.

Vice President Kamala Harris

@VP

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The United States stands with the people of Venezuela who expressed their voice in today’s historic presidential election. The will of the Venezuelan people must be respected. Despite the many challenges, we will continue to work toward a more democratic, prosperous, and secure

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When Middle Eastern powers try to turn the West (mainly the US) against an Arab country, they'll often push this narrative about that country having moved too close to Iran. In 2017, KSA/UAE/etc. attempted that with Qatar. Now Morocco and Israel are doing that to Algeria.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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10 months

Every country in the world minus the U.S., Israel, Micronesia, and Nauru is antisemitic. That’s the issue.

Prem Thakker

@prem_thakker

10 months

The United Nations just voted 172-4 to affirm Palestinian people's right to self-determination. The resolution emphasized achieving "a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides." The United States was 1 of 4 countries to vote no.

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The Saudi crackdown on Palestine solidarity means that KSA-Israel normalization is coming soon? IMO, no. I see this within the context of the Saudi gov’t (and other Arab gov’ts) fearing the Palestinian issue’s ability to mobilize citizens in ways that challenge regime legitimacy.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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Honored to write my first article for @ME_Council . My piece analyzes the state of #Bahrain - #Israel relations four years after #Manama normalized with #TelAviv , with a focus on how the #GazaWar has been impacting bilateral affairs.

Gaza War Creates Dilemmas for Bahrain’s Leadership

Almost 11 months into the war on Gaza, Manama’s ties with Israel persist despite domestic pressure and regional instability.

mecouncil.org

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

. @NegarMortazavi doesn’t have a “long track record of lobbying for Mullahs”. She never claimed to be a voice for all Iranians and no single Iranian is that voice. She represents herself and her own views.

Ali Nikoo

@nikoo_125

2 years

@UChiPolitics @NegarMortazavi @SaeidGolkar Shame on you for interviweing Negar Mortazavi. She is not voice of Iranians. She has a long track record of lobbying for Mullahs.

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KSA & the UAE were the 2 main players in the coalition that went into Yemen in 2015. Yet that war hurt KSA's reputation in DC while the UAE's reputation didn't take a big hit. Likewise, today KSA (not the UAE) takes a hit in DC for the OPEC+ decision. The UAE does PR much better.

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Oh, I don’t know. Might be the whole ethnic cleansing thing? Maybe the open air prison in Gaza? Just some ideas.

Nikki Haley

@NikkiHaley

1 year

Why does Israel get under your skin? Because it’s democratic, pro-American, or Jewish? You don't get worked up about massive human rights violations in China, Iran, Cuba, & Venezuela. You all would fit in great with the anti-Semites at the United Nations.

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Five years ago today I was in #Tehran enjoying this beautiful live music. Yes, that's a Saudi flag which you see.

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America’s young people and baby boomers have very different views on this crisis.

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@GiorgioCafiero

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I know the Taliban is extremely brutal. I understand why most governments don’t want to “legitimize” it. That said, I strongly support lifting the US sanctions on Afghanistan because that’s necessary for preventing a large-scale humanitarian crisis there this winter.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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Some in DC who always defend Israel’s crimes now point to Iran’s alleged responsibility for Israeli conduct in Jenin. That’s a smokescreen. Remember that long before Tehran gave the Palestinians one bullet the Palestinians were resisting Zionism. Occupation is the issue.

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You’d think this would upset Evangelical Christians in America…

Yousef Munayyer

@YousefMunayyer

1 year

One of the oldest churches in the world was just hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza. Hundreds were sheltering there, Muslim and Christian alike, including likely most of the entire Palestinian Christian population in Gaza.

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No regard for the lives of innocent Iraqis and Iranians. None. When these people pretend to care about the rights of Iranian women, no one who is intelligent believes that they’re genuine.

Mark Dubowitz

@mdubowitz

1 year

The fight between Putin and Prigozhin is a reminder of what Kissinger said about the Iran-Iraq War and the fight between Khomeini and Saddam: “It's a pity both sides can't lose.”

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Many thanks to @barbaraslavin1 and the @StimsonCenter team for publishing my latest article about #Oman . This piece quotes @abaabood .

Gaza War Undermines Oman’s Role as Bridge in a Conflict-Ridden Middle East • Stimson Center

Significant segments of Omani society appear to be in growing solidarity with Tehran’s “axis of resistance” against Israel as anti-U.S. narratives gain popularity.

www.stimson.org

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

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#Iran 's drone and missile strikes on #Israel mark a paradigm shift, but how will the Israelis and Americans respond? Here's my latest @The_NewArab piece, which quotes @GTazmini , @AmbGordonGray , @barbaraslavin1 , @AliVaez , @thomasjuneau & Shireen Hunter.

Why Iran attacked Israel and what could happen next

Analysis: Iran's unprecedented retaliatory drone and missile strikes on Israel mark a paradigm shift, but how will Tel Aviv and the United States respond?

www.newarab.com

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Giorgio Cafiero

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My latest @The_NewArab article about #Israel 's aggression in #Lebanon , featuring quotes from @karimbitar , @BeirutCalling , @khoury_nabeel , and @joshua_landis .

Israel's new war front in Lebanon has no clear off-ramp

Analysis: Israel's military escalation aims to return displaced Israelis to the north and decouple Hezbollah from a ceasefire in Gaza. It is a high-risk gamble.

www.newarab.com

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Honored to have written a chapter about #Iran - #Taliban relations for a new book published by @CAMEA_ISSI and edited by @aminabm .

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Giorgio Cafiero

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3 years

During the Gaza-Israel war of May 2021 it became clear that criticizing Israel’s policies is no longer political suicide in America. In other words, AIPAC has been losing control of the narrative in DC. Now the organization is desperate and resorting to open & ugly Islamophobia.

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Many thanks to @RStatecraft for publishing my latest piece, which is about #Turkey halting trade with #Israel . This article quotes @BryzaMatthew , @dr_murat_aslan , @AliBakeer , and @BatuCoskunn . @QuincyInst @KelleyBVlahos @tparsi @SinaToossi @KhalilEJahshan

Erdogan v. Netanyahu: Where does this go?

Turkey has cut off trade with Israel over Gaza. This could hurt.

responsiblestatecraft.org

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My latest @The_NewArab article is about #Netanyahu ’s desire to have #Trump back in the #WhiteHouse . This piece quotes @AssalRad , @ghadaoueiss , @MouinRabbani , @naderalihashemi , @joshua_landis , and @jricole .

Netanyahu wants Biden out and Trump back in power

Analysis: Israel's Netanyahu is taking advantage of dynamics in America's domestic political arena to advance his own interests and outflank Biden.

www.newarab.com

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

2 years

America “rescued” Iraq in 2003?

Mark Dubowitz

@mdubowitz

2 years

It will take time but this will happen. And the anti-Israel holdouts will either join it or regret it. Note: one is Kuwait whom we saved from Saddam in the first Gulf war. The other is Iraq whom we rescued from Saddam in the second Gulf war. Gratitude.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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4 years

I predict that soon Bahrain and Sudan will follow the UAE’s lead.

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@GiorgioCafiero

3 months

I'm beyond disturbed and depressed about what happened in Muscat. I truly love this city. People who know Oman understand how unprecedented/rare this type of attack was in that country. I hope that something like this never happens again in the Sultanate.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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2 years

The reaction from neo-conservative voices in Washington to the KSA-Iran agreement makes something clear. They are terrified by the idea of Iran and Gulf Arab states one day getting along. Their interests are in Saudi-Iran relations remaining hostile, not peace and stability.

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Giorgio Cafiero

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Interesting how this UNGA vote on the #Srebrenica genocide divided MENA countries In Favor: Iran Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia Turkey Qatar Jordan Egypt Libya Abstained: Bahrain Oman UAE Lebanon Algeria Against: Syria

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

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Students at @Stanford are speaking up on behalf of the Palestinians in #Gaza .

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Giorgio Cafiero

@GiorgioCafiero

2 years

“Russia regards the Gulf region as the building ground for a future international order, where the principles of sovereignty and multilateralism will take precedence over the promotion of democracy and human rights.” - Viacheslav Morozov

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Giorgio Cafiero

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Oman's bridging role between the UK/US & Iran in relation to sensitive issues continues in the post-Qaboos era. People in DC who criticize Oman for maintaining positive relations with Tehran should keep in mind that such ties make these outcomes possible.

Oman Welcomes British Nationals Released by Iran

Oman announced that the two British nationals, who were released by Iran on Wednesday, had arrived in the Sultanate. British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anousheh...

english.aawsat.com

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Today I received my copy of Dr. Joseph A. Kéchichian’s book about the Sultanate of #Oman . I very much look forward to reading it!

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