A national security & human rights lawyer, Fellow at Arabian Peninsula Institute, Fellow at Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Board Member at The Washington Outsider Center for Information Warfare
The consequences of the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution calling for a #ceasefire in #Gaza during the month of #Ramadan are still continuing, especially the United States’ abstention from voting! And the impact of the decision on relations between Israel and Washington, as well as within the walls of the US #Congress, which is witnessing a state of boiling and anger among pro-#Israel legislators in both the #Republican and #Democratic parties alike. Irina Tsukerman, a researcher in national security affairs and American foreign policy, will discuss with us from New York. In this paragraph from "The Scene Tonight", an interview with Ambassador Masoud Maalouf, a former diplomat and expert on American affairs. I joined Al Mashhad المشهد TV in #Dubai (#UAE) to discuss the impact of the UN #Security Council's resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire on the US-#Israel relations in light of PM Netanyahu's decision to cancel meetings in Washington DC. I indicated that there is a strategic depth to the relations beyond various political crises, that #Israel is well aware of the official US opposition on this matter due to the recent initiative by Washington which was vetoed by #Russia & #China, and that #communications are muddled by the differences in private conversations and the public posturing, driven in part by domestic #elections considerations in the US and the pressure by the small but loud pro-#Hamas constituency. Amb. Maalouf was called upon to comment on the allegation of the Jewish and #Israel lobbies disproportionally impacting US #foreignpolicy, an old conspiracy theory widespread in the #MiddleEast which he embraced. Rather than arguing with an irrational perception, I said that the #Qatar lobbies in the US are far more concerning than Israeli lobbies, due to their very active and significant support of pro-#Hamas voices, and that #Hamas, as pro-#Iran #MuslimBrotherhood #proxy is a danger to the #arabworld in general, and offers no benefit to the Palestinians. #unitedarabemirates #GCC #thegulf #security #military #defense #lobby #Lobbyists #Lobbying #humanitariancrisis #humanitarianaid #humanitarianassistance #politics #elections2024 #foreignaffairs #diplomacy #geopolitics