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                                SPAIN: SANCHEZ LOSES SUPPORT OF HIS RADICALS Spain is once again in crisis due to the confrontation between the president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, and the supporters of sedition; the Catalan separatists, whose support is vital for the executive to remain in office, despite the fact that the radical Catalan minority maintains its intention to found a Catalan republic. Will Spain be an exception within the European Union? The answer is positive, taking into account that Sánchez cannot govern without the support of separatists, communists and other extreme left formations, the so-called "Frankenstein coalition". The latest crisis occurred this week due to Sánchez's intention to maintain the "welfare state", increasing pensions; aid for transport and other social benefits. The separatists of the largest Catalan party, “Junts” (Together), should have applauded these measur...

                          GAZA: WITHOUT A CEASEFIRE, THE GREAT CATASTROPHE We must be optimistic and not lose hope that the ceasefire in Gaza, currently provisional, will be maintained, even if only in the same way. Because 376,000 Palestinians have already returned to the north of the enclave, where they had their homes. The figures are from the United Nations. If Israel bombs the north of the territory again, the catastrophe would be of unimaginable proportions. Fortunately, the Jewish forces respect this temporary peace, as long as the Hamas group, branded as terrorists, continues to release hostages, even if only in small amounts. It is necessary that the president, Donald Trump, make a gesture of humanity and prohibit the Prime Minister, Netanyahu, from resuming the bombing of Gaza, once all the hostages have been released. This is what the mediators are working on: Qatar and Egypt; supported in the background by Jord...

                                  TRUMP AND NETANYAHU, TWO VISIONS ON GAZA While President Donald Trump is trying to expatriate 2 million Palestinians from Gaza, so that they can take refuge in Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has authorized 300,000 Palestinians to return to the north of the enclave where they lived. There is therefore a contradiction between Trump's strong attitude, who intends to empty Gaza, and Netanyahu's gesture, who is in favor of the return of a part of the inhabitants of the territory. It is clear that as long as Hamas continues to release (in small numbers) the hostages, Israel will maintain the provisional truce and there will be no bombings or other attacks. But what will happen when the last hostage is released? According to the mediators' plan, a second phase must be passed in which the withdrawal of the Jewish armed forces will be di...

                          TRUMP ADVISES SENDING INHABITANTS OUT OF GAZA Curious plan by the president. Trump, for Gaza: Send the Palestinians as refugees to other Arab countries; in particular Jordan and Egypt. We agree that the refugees will not be bombed or die of hunger. But what will we do with Gaza if its population is reduced? Give it to Israel as a gift, as Netanyahu wants? Sending the Palestinians out of Gaza is NOT the solution. The solution lies in establishing a permanent ceasefire and that the Jewish aviation stops bombing, killing and destroying. Those who must leave Gaza are not the Palestinians, but the Hebrew occupiers. It is incredible that Trump has not understood this and supports Netanyahu's idea of ​​emptying Gaza to give it as a gift to Israel. Gaza must remain under the direction of the Palestinians. The ceasefire must be established without limits and the Jewish forces must assume their withdrawal, ...

  4 WOMEN HOSTAGES RELEASED BY HAMAS On Saturday, Hamas released four Israeli women who had been held hostage since October 7 last year. This is the second time that hostages have been released, taken in by the International Red Cross before being returned to their families. Their names are Naama Levy; Liri Albag; Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev. Liri had appeared in a video made by Hamas in which she asked the Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, to do everything possible to obtain their release. The hostages, accompanied by IDF and Shin Bet security service forces, crossed the border into Israel a short while ago and are currently on their way to the initial reception point near the Gaza border, where they will also meet their parents. This is the second time that a prisoner exchange has been carried out. Israel has released another 200 Palestinians. The four freed girls were soldiers from the IDF, the Israeli defence forces. For the moment, the agreement signed between Israel and...

                                        ARABS WANT TO INFLUENCE THE NEW SYRIA Both the West and the Arab world are reaching out to the new authorities in Damascus to make them feel that it is in their best interest to return to a democratic state. The latest personality to visit Damascus was the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan arriving on Friday, The Saudis want to be at the forefront of the Arab world in order to regain good relations with the new leaders, and in particular to recommend that they do not make any compromises with the extremist Islamic groups that continue to demonstrate in the Syrian capital. These visits by Arab leaders must be placed in the context of the relations of the West, particularly the US, which advises Syria to break all relations with Iran in order to return to a new relationship with the Western nations. Does Iran consider Syria lost? At the...

                                             THE RUINS AND THE HOPE The image is impressive. Thousands of people marching among the ruins and piles of rubble, trying to locate the neighborhoods of Gaza where their homes were. When they find them, they find only ruins. There are tears and also hope from some who say they will rebuild their homes if a permanent ceasefire is established. But this seems like an illusion. The new president, Donald Trump, said: “I think it will be difficult for the silence of the guns to last.” It has been four days of calm and hope is reborn; children play among the ruins; women cook in the middle of the street. Fortunately, many trucks with aid have entered the enclave. 600 on the first day of calm; 900 on the second. This is also hopeful news. But there is more. The unexpected; what few could imagine. Hamas has returned and the police of the m...

                                         ARABS EXPECT RADICAL TURN FROM TRUMP The Arab countries are attending today the inauguration of the A                                       merican president, Donald Trump, for his second term, which will surely ratify his radical turn in foreign policy. Beyond “America comes first,” the Americans will support the expulsion of undocumented immigrants; the reinforcement of the police arsenal and the fight against drug trafficking. Trump is a winner in all these issues of national interest. Although the foreign policy of the United States is not known in depth by the president, he has already given some blows of the kick when referring to the purchase of Greenland; the possession of the Panama Canal and, of course, the support to Israel against the “a...

                                              GAZA-ISRAEL: A BREAK IN TWO SIDES Until now, it was the Palestinians who demonstrated their political weakness by breaking out in various movements, some of them extremist in nature, dating back to the distant times of Yasser Arafat. The Gaza war has revealed the divisions that also affect the Jews The pact between Israel and Hamas has forced the resignation of three members of the cabinet still headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. The resignation of the radical, Ben Gvir, has not surprised anyone. Two other members of the ultra-religious party joined the action taken by Ben Gvir. This break in the current political framework of Israel is a sign of weakness and shows that the most extremists, where we could include Netanyahu, are seeing that they are splitting up, something that the Jewish population considered practically impossible. ...

  GAZA: A POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS PEACE This Sunday, Hamas and Israel will take a positive step in Gaza by carrying out the first phase of the peace plan accepted by both sides. Hamas must release 33 captives, while Israel will release 737 Palestinians. The weapons will be silent on both sides for a provisional period of about 6 weeks. The first phase of the plan is not a definitive peace, far from it. The second and third phases are the most complicated, but in Washington there is no hope of a "miracle" that will put a definitive end to the conflict. What remains to be resolved is whether there will be a definitive ceasefire; whether Jewish troops will withdraw from the enclave and whether the reconstruction of the territory, which is in ruins, can begin. There is no great hope that these two phases will materialize in an unknown time, but one must never lose hope. In broad outline, this three-phase plan corresponds to the proposal drawn up by the then US President, Joseph Bid...

                                 WAY CLEARED FOR PARTIAL RELEASE OF HOSTAGES After accusing each other of not complying with the agreement, the way has finally been cleared for the release of a group of 33 hostages. Prime Minister Netanyahu estimates that this Sunday a “prisoner exchange” will take place. The final details will be taken this Friday at a meeting of the Israeli security cabinet, and for the first time, it is Netanyahu himself, a great defender of the war, who has announced that the release of the hostages “is underway as agreed.” In Jewish cities the atmosphere is also one of joy and satisfaction at the end of this tragedy of the captives, although on the other hand there are no indications that the release would affect more than 33 hostages. And there are none because Hamas maintains that in order to free all the people it captured in Israel on October 7 last year, it is necessary for th...

                                                                                                       GAZA; 33 HOSTAGES TO BE RELEASED As usual, the terrorist movement, Hamas, has only released part of the hostages (33) held by its military branch, the Al Qassam brigades, while Israel approved a 45-day truce. A breath of hope makes it seem that definitive peace in Gaza is not far away. Presidents Biden and Trump wanted all the hostages held by Hamas to be released, in exchange for a permanent ceasefire. That would put an end to a war that has caused more than 46,000 Palestinian deaths. The main problem, however, remains for the moment. The Hamas brigades are not content with a provisional truce; they want Israel to commit to withd...

                                                  GAZA WAR ON THE FINISH LINE President-elect Donald Trump told his advisers today that the Gaza war and the release of the hostages held by Hamas “are in the final stretch,” diplomats accredited in Doha told ARABINFOCUS on condition of anonymity. The plan that will end the war has been the subject of talks between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and on that basis the negotiators from Qatar, Egypt, Israel and the US, who have also contacted Hamas, have reached an agreement that must be signed in the next few hours. But it remains unclear whether the ceasefire that will allow the release of the hostages will become a complete ceasefire. In any case, as we said yesterday, Trump has informed the president in office, Biden, of all the details. Next week, Trump enters the White House and hopes that before then...

                        TRUMP WILLING TO RELEASE HOSTAGES AND END WAR The president, Donald Trump, who will begin his second term in office in a few days, wants to give himself the prestige of ending the war in Gaza and freeing the 96 hostages held by Hamas. This would mean putting pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu, which would be a novelty in the attitude of the American politician. Until now, Trump has allowed Netanyahu to continue his policy of war and not peace. He has always given him a free hand and has never opposed the decisions of the head of the Hebrew government. If these predictions, from White House analysts, cited by Haaretz, were fulfilled, it would be the first time that Trump and Netanyahu would have different options to end a war in which 46,000 Palestinians have already died. Has Trump become a humanitarian who wants peace? It is hard to believe, but given the impossibility of imposing an end to the war in...

                                                                ARABINFOCUS IS DIFFERENT The Arab press, whether digital or periodical, reports the news and makes it known without major differences. The news is there and cannot be altered with fake news. So, what is the difference with ARABINFOCUS? The difference is that this digital medium prefers comments and opinions. In this way, this medium gives a new dimension to the information. It comments on it in its own style; it gives its opinions with the guarantee of always sticking to the truth. We are interested in the truth, naturally. But we are interested in going beyond the bare facts. We have to go beyond the news. This is what we do every day or every week and it is what the reader appreciates most. The bare news is not enough. It must be commented on with our own visi...

                                  الأنانية Opinión Selfishness is a word, a feeling that is spreading more and more throughout the world. People are selfish because they have what they need to live and they feel that they are not obliged to help the poor. Fortunately, in the Arab world: Kings; Crown Princes; Emirs; Sheikhs and other leaders maintain a feeling of pity towards their fellow men. If we ask a man in need, whether he prefers to read the newspaper or to have a chorba or a chickpea soup; the answer is obvious: chickpeas are more necessary than news. Arab leaders continue to help people who are dying of hunger in places like Aza and Sudan with pity. There the only need is chickpeas and talking about news has no resemblance to hunger. Why talk to them about anything else? Eating is more necessary than news. However, once the chickpea soup is eaten, even if hunger still persists, people may ask th...

                                            ISRAEL WILL OCCUPY GAZA FOR A LONG TIME The Israeli government has once again made things clear. Jewish hostages can be released, but in no case will this mean that the Israeli armed forces will withdraw from the Palestinian enclave. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday that Israel is currently "Thoroughly changing the way we are running the Gaza war. We are preparing hell for Hamas." The comments were made in a livestreamed Q&A session with the minister. The minister does not rule out that the hostages could be released, but stresses that this cannot be conditional on the withdrawal of the Jewish armed forces from the enclave. This is the position that Prime Minister Netanyahu has always maintained: We can reach agreements with Hamas but none of them will mean that we will withdraw from Gaza. The general idea is to...

                                      MAKING PEACE EVEN IF IT SEEMS LIKE A DEFEAT In Israel there was a maxim that had to be complied with: “A Jew would sacrifice his life to save another Jew.”i The maxim has been shattered when the government of Prime Minister Netanyahu has indicated that Israel’s priority is not the liberation of the hostages, but to continue the war. There are 96 captives in the hands of Hamas. And, if the maxim were applied, Israel would sign a permanent ceasefire with Hamas and withdraw its forces from the enclave. The hostages would then be freed, as the plan drawn up by Hamas is fulfilled. But Netanyahu wants to continue the war, and the liberation of the captives is not a priority. The only priority is to continue the war. That is to say, Israel is not going to sacrifice itself to free 96 Jews held prisoner by the Hamas terrorist movement. It is a contradiction. The li...

                               I SRAEL AND HAMAS RESTORE CONTACTS IN QATAR Israel and the radical Hamas movement have resumed contact in Doha on Saturday, with Tel Aviv intending to reach an agreement that will allow the release of the Jewish hostages who are still being held. According to authorized sources in the Israeli armed forces, Hamas still has 96 hostages in its power, while more than 30 have died from various causes. While negotiations resumed, the military branch of Hamas published a video of a hostage, the young woman, Liri Albag, aged 19, who appealed to the government led by Netanyahu, to finally conclude an agreement with the terrorist group that will allow her release. Netanyahu, although he continues to affirm that he is doing everything possible to achieve the release of the hostages, maintains that his priority is to continue the war until the elimination of Hamas; a difficult objective, e...

                         لماذا نحن هنا؟ Information is an important element in the world we live in. Fake news leads us to believe the opposite of reality. In a Middle Eastern region where the bloody war in Gaza continues, it is important to report the truth; the genocide and Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, as well as the situation in Syria. This is what we do at ARABINFOCUS. We have therefore humbly asked for donations from members of the HH Arab Royal Houses; from His Highnesses Emirs and from important Muslim personalities who have the financial means to make a donation. We have asked them for a simple donation. Only one anonymous Saudi helped us. All the others have ignored us and have not given us even  a dinar.  Why this ignorance against ARABINFOCUS? Our fight against Jewish Zionism deserved help. But a HH Crown Prince; HH sheikhs; HH emirs;  Prime ministers; all have scorned us, instea...

                                          ISRAEL HAS A FREE HANDS IN GAZA It is clear that Israel continues to attack various places in Gaza on a daily basis, especially in the north and east of the country, without causing any reaction from the leaders of the Western countries, who are complaining but are unable to demand that Israel reach a truce as soon as possible. At least 26 Palestinians died this Friday due to the bombings of the Jewish forces in the center of the Palestinian enclave. This brings to 45,581 the total number of Palestinians killed since Israel began the genocide in Gaza on October 8 last year. The Hebrew Prime Minister, Netanyahu, said days ago that “there will be no mercy” in the military operations carried out in Gaza. This Friday, talks between the parties involved in the conflict are expected to resume in order to reach at least a truce. Israel announced th...

               IRAN MAKES CONTACTS WITH COUNTRIES IMPORTING OIL IN EUROPE Iran does not feel cornered yet, but the fall of Syria represents a hard blow to the foreign relations of the Islamic Republic. Assad's Syria represented one of Tehran's main allies. In Syria there were pro-Iranian armed groups that had to leave the country, and in addition there was an Iranian intelligence base in Damascus. Iran is in a weak position compared to the time of the Assad clan… The Iranian government has taken the first steps to restore its relations with Western countries. In the next few days, senior Iranian representatives will meet in Geneva with envoys from France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Tehran has warned that these are not negotiations, but conversations that could continue with larger events, leading to the negotiations that are suspended. For Tehran, what happened in Syria was not the push of fundamentalist groups, led by the HTS, which brought ...

  2025 OPENS IN GAZA WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF MASSACRES AND DESTRUCTION The Christian year 2025 has unfortunately opened with the same level of massacres and destruction in Gaza by Israel. And it could even be worse, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that in the Palestinian enclave “there will be no mercy.” The daily Haaretz reports that Netanyahu has adopted the same radical political line as Minister Ben-Gvir, known for his hatred of Palestinians and his provocations on the esplanade of the Al-Aqsa mosque, as well as his support for the aggressions of Jewish settlers against Palestinian inhabitants. Ben-Gvir, Israel's Kahanist security minister has made a habit of biting the hand that put him in government, yet the prime minister remains ever-forgiving. Bin-Gvir's latest act of rebellion was also met by a tepid response and if anything is certain, it's that he will continue to misbehave, notes a commentator for the Hebrew daily. It is clear that Israel will no...