Amine Ayoub

Amine Ayoub

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The Warlord’s Peace:

Why Gaza’s clans are the missing piece of the victory puzzle

A choice is being forced upon the Gazan street: side with the ideology that brought ruin, or side with the local strongmen who can provide security, trade, and survival. Opinion.

Why Gaza’s clans are the missing piece of the victory puzzle

The Oxfam Exodus:

When the ‘Genocide’ narrative becomes too heavy to carry

Major international NGOs like Oxfam, once dedicated to the impartial relief of suffering, have been transformed into narrative laundries. Opinion.

When the ‘Genocide’ narrative becomes too heavy to carry

Israel's legal option:

Israel must legally sunset the 'Refugee' myth by equating Gaza with Baghdad

The Palestinian Arab 'refugee' issue is not a humanitarian tragedy; it is a manufactured industry designed to facilitate the destruction of the Jewish state. We must stop asking "How do we reform UNRWA?" and start asking "How do we sunset it?" Opinion.

Israel must legally sunset the 'Refugee' myth by equating Gaza with Baghdad

The Araghchi Doctrine:

The Araghchi Doctrine: Why a 'Good Atmosphere' in Oman means death for regional stability

As Netanyahu tries to convince Trump of the 'Muscat Trap' in an agreement with Iran, Israelis must be made clearly aware that ballistic missiles left intact are a death warrant. Opinion.

The Araghchi Doctrine: Why a 'Good Atmosphere' in Oman means death for regional stability

The “Bristol Precedent"

When a UK Jury excused vandalism against an Israeli target

When jurors choose to acquit not because the accused are innocent, but because they sympathize with their motives, the law has no meaning. Opinion.

When a UK Jury excused vandalism against an Israeli target

The Mavi Vatan Doctrine:

Beware the Saudi-Turkish naval axis

How the Saudi-Turkish naval axis is dismantling the Abraham Accords architecture as the synergy between Saudi financial weight and Turkish expeditionary power creates a multi-theater security challenge. Analysis.

Beware the Saudi-Turkish naval axis

The End of Diplomacy:

The End of Diplomacy: Tehran just declared war on every soldier in Europe

The U.S. and its European allies must fight fire with fire, recalling ambassadors, triggering the full return of all United Nations sanctions, and more. Opinion.

The End of Diplomacy: Tehran just declared war on every soldier in Europe

Beyond the Last Hostage:

Israel risks losing the strategic endgame in Gaza

Peace is not a product of conferences or signatures; it is the result of the enemy accepting that they have lost. Only once the foundational concept of Israeli victory is accepted can any discussion about the future relationship begin. Opinion.

Israel risks losing the strategic endgame in Gaza

Amine Ayoub:

The "Board of Peace" Gaza Plan is a recipe for Hamas’s revival

Real peace is never made with active enemies who believe they can wait out their opponents; it is made only with former enemies who have been unequivocally defeated. Opinion.

The "Board of Peace" Gaza Plan is a recipe for Hamas’s revival

Dollar or Drones:

Dollar or Drones: Trump moves to cut off Iran’s Iraqi lifeline

Washington is making the cost of Iraqi Iranian alignment unavoidable. Opinion.

Dollar or Drones: Trump moves to cut off Iran’s Iraqi lifeline

The Blue Nile Showdown:

The Blue Nile Showdown: Why Israel cannot ignore Egypt’s water crisis

A water-starved Egypt risks becoming a source of radicalization and even military escalation. Sisi's appearance at Davos reflects that Egypt is seeking an external lifeline to stabilize a system weakened by years of strategic miscalculation tht led to that shortage. Opinion.

The Blue Nile Showdown: Why Israel cannot ignore Egypt’s water crisis

The UN’s Jihadi Time Bomb:

Why Israel must not trust the new Islamist order in Syria

The situation demands that the West and the United Nations stop being fooled by Syrian political theater and humanitarian platitudes, all part of Turkey's plan for control of the area. The Kurds plight is the proof. Opinion.

Why Israel must not trust the new Islamist order in Syria

"Blue Homeland" at risk:

Israel has caused the collapse of Turkey's Indian Ocean monopoly

Israel changed the geopolitical situation in the Horn of Africa when it recognized Somaliland. Read about the "Blue Homeland" (Mavi Vatan) doctrine and its goal, stymied by Israel, and why Turkey has to stay on the good side of the UAE despite that setback. Opinion.

Israel has caused the collapse of Turkey's Indian Ocean monopoly

The Death of the Kurdish Buffer:

The Syria-SDF Deal hands Turkey a strategic victory

Israel must now navigate a dangerous northern front where the "Victory Doctrine" of its neighbors-specifically Turkey-has succeeded in replacing a pluralistic buffer with a centralized Islamist-aligned cage. Opinion.

The Syria-SDF Deal hands Turkey a strategic victory

Iran’s Cry for Help:

Ignored by the Muslim World - Acknowledged by Israel

Israel has emerged as the most vocal advocate for the Iranian people, while the much-touted Islamic "Ummah" watches the slaughter from the sidelines. An upside-down situation that can lead to a better future for Israel and Iran. Opinion.

Ignored by the Muslim World - Acknowledged by Israel

Towards an unapologetically Jewish state:

An unapologetically Jewish state: Israel Is right to abandon the UN’s ‘Bureaucratic Jihad’

Disengaging from these bodies is not isolationism. It is an act of strategic hygiene. Opinion.

An unapologetically Jewish state: Israel Is right to abandon the UN’s ‘Bureaucratic Jihad’

The Silence of the Sands:

Why Sisi’s FTO-backed crackdown could Ignite the Southern frontier

At a cost exceeding sixty billion dollars and located forty-five kilometers deep into the desert, the new capital was designed not for governance but for insulation. Will it work? Opinion.

Why Sisi’s FTO-backed crackdown could Ignite the Southern frontier

Amine Ayoub:

Israel cannot afford a Hamas ‘Victory Picture’ during Ramadan

To allow a weakened, cornered Hamas to project an image of dominance in the heart of Jerusalem by alowing its flag to fly on the Temple Mount would be to grant them a strategic lifeline precisely when they must face the reality that their war aims have failed. Opinion.

Israel cannot afford a Hamas ‘Victory Picture’ during Ramadan

Beyond the Technocratic Shell Game:

Why organizational finality is the only solution for Gaza

The organizational infrastructure of Hamas must be pulverized beyond the point of reconstitution. Nothing short of that can work. Certaiinly not a repeat of Arafat's move to Tunis. Opinion.

Why organizational finality is the only solution for Gaza

Turkey:

Turkey: The ‘New Iran’ and the global export of radicalism

Ankara’s foreign policy relies on a "double game" that exploits its membership in NATO while subverting the security of its allies. Opinion.

Turkey: The ‘New Iran’ and the global export of radicalism

A "Permit to Hate:"

Spain has forgotten its history

Spain’s "Permit to Hate" is a result of govt rhetoric that birthed the 'Barcelonaz' terror map. Will there be another Jewish exodus? Op-ed.

Spain has  forgotten its history

Venezuela Analysis:

The fall of the tropical Caliphate

Why the end of Maduro is a strategic nightmare for Iran and Turkey. Opinion.

The fall of the tropical Caliphate

The victims no one mourns:

The victims no one mourns: Why the "New Syria" is slaughtering minorities

The "New Syria" is indeed stable, but it is the stability of a graveyard. Opinion.

The victims no one mourns: Why the "New Syria" is slaughtering minorities

The Walls Come Down:

The Walls Come Down: How Cairo is quietly building the "Sinai Option"

Reports indicate that the Netanyahu government, emboldened by the Trump administration, is preparing to unilaterally facilitate the exit of Gazans. Egypt is preparing for the overflow. Opinion.

The Walls Come Down: How Cairo is quietly building the "Sinai Option"

The Billion-Dollar Bluff:

Why Egypt is playing the "Debt-for-Displacement" card right now

Egypt is losing the battle for the Red Sea as Israel's recognition of Somaaliland proves a diplomatic coup that puts Cairo in the shade. Opinion.

Why Egypt is playing the "Debt-for-Displacement" card right now

Starving but Surveying:

Starving but Surveying: The dangerous implications of Egypt’s Chinese-backed space program

This is classic scientific cover for military capability. Independent sensors will allow the Egyptian military to keep a watchful eye on the Negev and monitor IDF movements without relying on intelligence sharing that might be withheld during a crisis. There is more. Opinion.

Starving but Surveying: The dangerous implications of Egypt’s Chinese-backed space program

The Jordan-Syria "Drug Front":

The Jordan-Syria "Drug Front": Why the Monarchy is re-evaluating Damascus

Trump's normalizing relations with an Islamist government that tolerates-or profits from-a narco-economy is strategic suicide. The United States must stop viewing the drug war in the Levant as a secondary issue. Jordan has emphatically done so. Opinion.

The Jordan-Syria "Drug Front": Why the Monarchy is re-evaluating Damascus

The Red Sea Divorce:

The Red Sea Divorce: How Erdogan just outflanked the UAE in Sudan

Ankara and Abu Dhabi are actively reshaping the security architecture of one of the world’s most vital waterways. Why is the US silent? Opnion.

The Red Sea Divorce: How Erdogan just outflanked the UAE in Sudan

Where is the Vatican?

Where is the Vatican? While Israel protects Christmas, Jenin burns It

The burning of the Christmas tree at a church in Jenin is ignored by the Vatican which cannot process Palestinian Arab oppression of Christians. The West ignores it at its peril. Opinion.

Where is the Vatican? While Israel protects Christmas, Jenin burns It

The Palmyra Betrayal:

The Palmyra Betrayal: Why Washington must stop subsidizing Syria’s Islamist infiltration

The Islamic State and its ideological sympathizers have not vanished; they have simply moved into the Syrian army barracks. Opinion.

The Palmyra Betrayal: Why Washington must stop subsidizing Syria’s Islamist infiltration

No Safe Haven:

Iran’s regime panics

As Argentina files charges, Iran’s regime panics at home. Opinion.

Iran’s regime panics

The Bondi Betrayal:

While the West slept, the wolves gathered

This wasn't just a tragedy; it was a receipt. It was the bill coming due for years of Western complacency, bureaucratic cowardice, and a suicidal tolerance for the intolerant. Here's an example: Why is the Iranian ambassador still in Canberra? Op-ed.

While the West slept, the wolves gathered

The Cognitive Trojan Horse:

Why Trump’s vetting shift is the West’s only defense

You cannot vet an idea, and you cannot fingerprint a theology. This is precisely why the Trump administration’s overhaul of the vetting apparatus is not merely a policy shift, but an existential necessity. Opinion.

Why Trump’s vetting shift is the West’s only defense

The "Storage" Doctrine:

Hamas’s proposal is a blueprint for Lebanonization, not peace

The United States and its partners must reject the "storage" framework entirely. A ceasefire that leaves the enemy’s order of battle intact is a strategic failure. Opinion.

Hamas’s proposal is a blueprint for Lebanonization, not peace

The Canary in the Coalition:

How Spain’s Anti-Israel decree fractures the Maghreb Security Consensus

Spain’s anti-Isrrael embargo is not a symbolic slap on the wrist; it is an attack on the logistical and technological integrity of the southern security front. Opinion.

How Spain’s Anti-Israel decree fractures the Maghreb Security Consensus

The NATO Ally in America’s backyard:

Why the Venezuela-Turkey connection is a ticking time bomb

The most dangerous lifeline for the Venezuelan dictatorship today isn't Havana or Moscow. It is Ankara. Opinion.

Why the Venezuela-Turkey connection is a ticking time bomb

The Double Threat:

Why U.S. policy must reject both Islamism and autocratic chaos in North Africa

US policy must signal that Washington supports the ideological quarantine of Islamism, but will not reward replacing it with the descent into strongman rule. Opinion.

Why U.S. policy must reject both Islamism and autocratic chaos in North Africa

Beware the Houthi Paradox:

Beware the Houthi Paradox: Iran's silent surrender makes its last proxy more dangerous

The Houthis understand that they are now the primary engine for Iran's anti-Israel and anti-US posturing. This gives them immense leverage. Opinion.

Beware the Houthi Paradox: Iran's silent surrender makes its last proxy more dangerous

The lie of Syria’s new army:

Built with Gulf money, staffed by Jihadis: The lie of Syria’s new army

The greatest threat to regional stability is no longer Syria’s collapse, but its successful institutionalization. Opinion.

Built with Gulf money, staffed by Jihadis: The lie of Syria’s new army

Ankara’s two-faced realism:

Why Erdoğan sent an ambassador to Damascus and his army into Syria on the same day

Turkey used military dominance to dictate the terms of diplomacy, achieving a military presence on the ground while simultaneously securing diplomatic channels for economic gain and refugee management. Opinion.

Why Erdoğan sent an ambassador to Damascus and his army into Syria on the same day