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Netanyahu and Hamas both won, Israelis and Palestinians lost

Netanyahu and Hamas both won, Israelis and Palestinians lost

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I thought I'd talk a little bit today about the latest in Israel, Palestine, and what I think is actually happening, where we're going. Massive fight, big conflict between Hamas in Gaza and the Israeli defense forces. Not only that, but also more violence and a lot of violence breaking out between Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews. Extremists on both sides taking to the streets and fairly indiscriminate violence, in this case, worst since 2014. Having said all of that, not a lot of international response, and there are a few reasons for that.

Has the Middle East’s “Arab Moment” passed?

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Has the Middle East’s “Arab Moment” passed?

President Biden's approach to the Middle East will have to adapt to the once-in-a-generation power grab occurring between Iran, Israel, and Turkey while Arab nations in the region increasingly lose influence. That's according to Johns Hopkins University Middle East scholar Vali Nasr. "The Arabs are not really deciding the geostrategy of the region. They're not the strongest players right now. After the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the events of the Arab Spring, the bigger players like Iraq, Syria, Egypt lost their footing—they've collapsed." Nasr spoke with Ian Bremmer on an episode of GZERO World.