Omar Karmi’s blog

Desks are arranged in a circle in front of a number of flags at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo

Arab diplomacy stutters into gear

Omar Karmi 16 October 2023

Blinken’s tour of Arab countries has coincided with a subtle shift in US public messaging. Read more about Arab diplomacy stutters into gear

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen stands behind a microphone

Murky Israel deal embroils Denmark in scandal

Omar Karmi 21 September 2023

Officials charged with misleading parliament in Elbit arms debacle that could reach the very top. Read more about Murky Israel deal embroils Denmark in scandal

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman waves alongside a line of flags

Saudi-Israeli romance? It’s complicated

Omar Karmi 5 September 2023

Whatever the outcome of Biden’s matchmaking, Palestinians have to fend for themselves. Read more about Saudi-Israeli romance? It’s complicated

A person with their face covered emerges through dark smoke with the Palestinian flag

PA must stop playing Israel's game

Omar Karmi 27 March 2023

Israel broke Sharm al-Sheikh deal before the ink was dry. Read more about PA must stop playing Israel's game

Antony Blinken and Mahmoud Abbas shake hands

Blinken brings 4G, freedom must wait

Omar Karmi 2 February 2023

Secretary of State brings nothing new to the table, as US keeps protecting Israel Read more about Blinken brings 4G, freedom must wait

Benjamin Netanyahu smiles while walking and surrounded by other people in suits

Trouble ahead as Israel swears in new government

Omar Karmi 30 December 2022

More of the same, but more loudly and with more pain. Read more about Trouble ahead as Israel swears in new government

Farha confronts Israel's erasure of Palestine

Omar Karmi 16 December 2022

With its global Netflix platform, movie about the Nakba has unprecedented reach Read more about Farha confronts Israel's erasure of Palestine

Netanyahu tries a smile

Ultra right coalition in the cards as Netanyahu makes comeback

Omar Karmi 3 November 2022

Jewish supremacists Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich set for senior posts. Read more about Ultra right coalition in the cards as Netanyahu makes comeback

A man speaks from a lectern

Rishi Sunak may quietly drop embassy move

Omar Karmi 28 October 2022

Mindful of losing his “dullness dividend,” new PM is unlikely to take any major foreign policy decisions in the short term. Read more about Rishi Sunak may quietly drop embassy move

Liz Truss smiles on the backdrop of the New York skyline

Truss bombast shifts UK further toward Israel

Omar Karmi 24 September 2022

A weathervane politician, Truss can nevertheless do great damage to Palestine. Read more about Truss bombast shifts UK further toward Israel

Omar Karmi is an independent journalist and former Jerusalem and Washington, DC, correspondent for The National newspaper.