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Al-Aqsa Flood as a Turning Point Historical Roots Israel s

Al-Aqsa Flood as a Turning Point: Historical Roots, Israel’s Response, and the Colonial Question

Review Article

These three books bring together the multi-layered causes of the al-Aqsa Flood Operation, the destructive nature of Israel’s response, and the...

Hezbollah s Escalating War Strategy Following October 7 Balancing Ideology

Hezbollah’s Escalating War Strategy Following October 7: Balancing Ideology and Geopolitical Context

Articles

This study explores Hezbollah’s evolving war strategy following the October 7, 2023, Operation al-Aqsa Flood, emphasizing its gradual shift toward...

The Rise of Theopolitical Discourse Sacred Narratives and Israeli Strategies

The Rise of Theopolitical Discourse: Sacred Narratives and Israeli Strategies of Destruction against Palestinians

Articles

This article examines Israel’s policies toward Palestinians following Operation al-Aqsa Flood, within a conceptual framework that emphasizes...

Are All Gazans Hamas

Are All Gazans Hamas?

Articles

This article investigates the people in Gaza’s perceptions of the current war and the role of international actors in facilitating peace. A survey...

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the Genocide in Gaza

Commentaries

The recent wave of recognition of the Palestinian state comes at a moment when an unprecedented combination of Zionist settler-colonial eliminatory...

Editor's Note Summer 2025

Editor's Note | Summer 2025

Editor's Note

This special issue offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of ongoing conflicts, state policies, media narratives, and societal...

Editor's Note Fall 2024

Editor's Note | Fall 2024

Editor's Note

This issue of Insight Turkey seeks to address many of these topics, offering in-depth analyses to enhance our understanding not only of Turkish...

Understanding Iran s Position in the Post-October 7 Middle East

Understanding Iran’s Position in the Post-October 7 Middle East

Commentaries

On October 7, the Middle East witnessed a dramatic shift that reshaped geopolitical and security dynamics. Iran's central role in this...

Post-Sinwar Hamas and Palestinian Resistance

Post-Sinwar Hamas and Palestinian Resistance

Commentaries

This commentary examines the effects of the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas,...

Gaza War New Opportunities and Challenges for Iran

Gaza War: New Opportunities and Challenges for Iran

Commentaries

The Iranian decision not to immediately retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July...

Sinwar s Rise in Hamas An In-depth Analysis of Internal

Sinwar’s Rise in Hamas: An In-depth Analysis of Internal Dynamics and Regional Interactions

Commentaries

This commentary examines the implications of Yahya Sinwar’s election as the new head of Hamas following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. It...

Solidarity of Action Is Africa Reclaiming Its Historic Role as

‘Solidarity of Action:’ Is Africa Reclaiming Its Historic Role as the Center of Palestinian Solidarity?

Commentaries

Solidarity against the colonial regime is one of the keys to overcoming the oppressor. This is why the 20th century, which is seen as the century...

Editor's Note Spring 2024

Editor's Note | Spring 2024

Editor's Note

This issue of Insight Turkey offers a thorough examination of the current state of Middle Eastern politics, exploring the characteristics,...

Contested Spaces and Ethnocratic Policies Navigating the Geopolitics of Heritage

Contested Spaces and Ethnocratic Policies: Navigating the Geopolitics of Heritage and Identity in Jerusalem

Articles

This study explores the architectural and demographic dynamics of Jerusalem, examining public discourse to determine the presence of neo-colonial...

Hezbollah s Shortsighted Strategy for the War in Gaza

Hezbollah’s Shortsighted Strategy for the War in Gaza

Commentaries

This commentary argues that Hezbollah felt duty-bound to open a front in Southern Lebanon to ease Israel’s military pressure on Hamas. Hezbollah...

The Palestinian People s Righteous Struggle in Light of the

The Palestinian People’s Righteous Struggle in Light of the War of Aggression against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

Commentaries

Israel’s continuous war on Gaza turns out to be one of the deadliest genocides in modern world history. Despite the apparent evidence of ethnic...

Political Economy of Palestine Critical Interdisciplinary and Decolonial Perspectives

Political Economy of Palestine: Critical, Interdisciplinary, and Decolonial Perspectives

Book Reviews

This book significantly contributes to understanding economic issues from a global perspective, dissecting them into separated factions. As...

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails Stories of Resistance

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails: Stories of Resistance

Commentaries

The Palestinian cause was brought one more time to the agenda of global politics after the Gaza 2023 genocide. At the heart of the ongoing genocide...

The Historic Bond The South African Liberation Movement and the

The Historic Bond: The South African Liberation Movement and the Palestinian Struggle

Commentaries

In today’s world, we are witnessing one of the gravest crises humanity has faced: the ongoing genocide by Israel against the Palestinians. This...

Hamas Contained The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance

Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance

Book Reviews

Tareq Baconi focuses on Hamas as one of the major actors and most active ones in military resistance against occupation in the Palestinian case in...

Israel s Fateful March From Settler Colonialism to Genocidal State

Israel’s Fateful March: From Settler Colonialism to Genocidal State

Articles

This article delves into the legal discussions surrounding the crisis unleashed by the military operation launched on October 7, 2023, in Southern...

Operation al-Aqsa Flood A Rupture in the History of the

Operation al-Aqsa Flood: A Rupture in the History of the Palestinian Resistance and Its Implications

Commentaries

This paper argues that the al-Aqsa Flood operation launched by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades –the military wing of Hamas– on the morning of...

The Right of Return The Only Future for Palestine

The Right of Return: The Only Future for Palestine

Commentaries

Since the October 7, 2023, the world has been deeply affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza, resulting in the tragic loss of countless innocent...

Hamas Isolated Contained But Not Co-opted

Hamas: Isolated, Contained, But Not Co-opted?

Review Article

Hamas was not only besieged in Gaza but also politically isolated and delegitimized. This isolation has paved the way for Hamas’s rule in Gaza to...

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