‘Open appetite’ by Netanyahu to continue ‘expansionist policies’ in region: Analysis

Tamer Qarmout, associate professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, says Israel can continue its attacks on Gaza and the blockade on urgently needed aid because it does not feel any “real threats”.

“When I say threats, [I mean] meaningful international isolation or sanctions, and because it is protected by the US veto in the UN and by a strong and powerful ally like the US,” Qarmout told Al Jazeera.

He explained that the Israeli PM’s statements about ‘Greater Israel’, which go beyond Palestine to include parts of Jordan, Syria and Egypt, and President Trump saying yesterday that the invasion of troops in Gaza City might protect the captives, are “very worrying and alarming”.

“They’re indicative of a larger project, an open appetite by Israel to really continue with its conduct, these genocidal and colonial expansionist policies in the region, and that’s the problem,” he said.

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Post from Al Jazeera on August 23, 2025

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