All eyes are on the emergency Arab summit that will be held on the 27th of this month in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and it is seen as a turning point in the history of Arab positions on the Palestinian issue.

In separate interviews with "I" dot com, writers, political analysts, specialists and university professors confirm that in light of the escalating challenges facing the Palestinian cause and even the surrounding Arab countries, the summit emerges as a crucial opportunity to reject American and Israeli policies that aim to liquidate the Palestinian cause and impose unilateral solutions that do not suit the aspirations of the Arab peoples, between supporting settlements and Israeli expansion.

They point out that the Arab countries find themselves, in light of these serious challenges, facing a real test of their unified position, as American statements have increased regarding the displacement of Palestinians to other countries in the region, which constitutes a direct threat to Arab national security.

Writers, analysts, specialists and university professors believe that this summit may carry a glimmer of hope if the verbal escalation is translated into practical steps, as the summit is an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the Arabs in the face of American pressures. They stress that if the summit succeeds in unifying the Arab ranks around firm positions, it may constitute a shift in the regional role of the Arab countries, which contributes to redrawing the map of political and economic alliances, while affirming the Palestinian right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state.

An Arab message in the face of the Trump administration's challenge

Dr. Saeed Shaheen, Professor of Political Media at Hebron University, stresses the importance of the upcoming emergency Arab summit, despite what he described as a lack of confidence in the outcomes of previous successive Arab summits and the inability of regimes to implement their decisions.

Despite these reservations, Shaheen believes that this summit carries a glimmer of hope, and is considered a message from the Arab countries to the Trump administration, which is defying their will, rejecting displacement and settlement projects that aim to liquidate the Palestinian cause at the expense of other Arab countries.

Shaheen explains that these projects, which the fanatical American administrations tried to impose over decades in favor of the occupying state due to its absolute bias, were categorically rejected and thwarted by the Arab system.

Shaheen says: “This summit is an opportunity to show a unified, firm and strict Arab position in the face of Trump and Netanyahu, who seek to fulfill biblical prophecies about Greater Israel, and to satisfy Zionist fascism by adopting its positions, which are supported by the right-wing Israeli society led by Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, and Bezalel Smotrich.”

Shaheen stresses the necessity for the outcomes of the Arab Summit to include a threat to reject the continued presence of American bases in the Arab region, and to threaten its vital interests in the Arab region if it continues to support Israeli policies, present ideas that contradict the principle of the two-state solution and the Arab Peace Initiative, and deny the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.

Shaheen points out that what is required from this summit is more than diplomatic action. Rather, it requires refusing to visit Washington and threatening to sever relations with the American administration if it continues to adopt the language of threats and intimidation towards the Arab countries, in addition to strengthening relations with countries such as China, Brazil, Russia and India, which are countries that reject American arrogance and support the Palestinian right.

Regarding the Palestinian position, Shaheen stressed that the issue of ending the division and achieving national reconciliation between the Fatah and Hamas movements must be a priority, stressing the importance of responding to the outcomes of the reconciliation dialogues, the latest of which was the Beijing Statement.

Shaheen says: “It is necessary to achieve national unity and develop a consensual struggle program that includes all Palestinian forces, in addition to reforming the PLO to be inclusive of all Palestinian political spectrums.”

Shaheen calls for activating popular resistance, and for the Palestinian community to address its brothers and friends in the world to confront Israeli plans by respecting international law and the resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Translating data and attitudes into practical actions

Writer and political analyst Muhammad Hawash asserts that the Arab summit, which will be held in Cairo at the end of this month, comes at a very important time, in light of the increasing Israeli escalation and statements by US President Donald Trump that raise concerns about projects aimed at displacing Palestinians under the slogan of “solving the Palestinian issue.”

Hawash warns that the summit must be more than just political statements or traditional positions, but must be translated into practical actions that pressure the Israeli occupation and thwart the US president’s plans.

Hawash explains that Netanyahu's recent statements, in which he called on Saudi Arabia to provide lands for the Palestinians to establish their state, constitute a serious violation of the rights of the Palestinian people and an infringement of international law.

Hawash says: “The current Israeli policy, which is strengthened by Trump’s positions, even goes beyond the Palestinians’ right to self-determination and the establishment of their state on their lands. Rather, it seeks to solve the Palestinian problem at the expense of the Arabs and by asking them to help transfer the Palestinians to lands other than their lands.”

Hawash warns that the continued unlimited American support for Israel means that Arab countries face a major challenge in dealing with these policies, as the American administration, led by Trump, seeks to impose a new reality on the Palestinian land that reflects Israel’s interests, which threatens not only the Palestinians, but also Arab national security.

Hawash says: “The Arab summit must clearly reject the American and Israeli statements and measures that seek to liquidate the Palestinian cause, and reject the settlement and displacement projects that pose a serious threat to the Palestinian existence.”

Hawash believes that the Arab summit should not be limited to rejection only, but should witness practical action represented by imposing sanctions on the Israeli occupation, working to strengthen the internal Palestinian front, in addition to taking tangible steps to support the Palestinian economy and activate popular resistance.

Hawash asserts that the Arab countries possess many strengths that can be used to confront the Israeli project supported by America, such as the ability to control oil and gas prices, which are part of the components of the prices of all manufactured goods, the strategic geographical location, as well as the large Arab market that exceeds 400 million people.

Hawash believes that using these cards could contribute to confronting Western support for Israel, and constitute an element of pressure on Western countries to reconsider their policies towards the Israeli occupation.

Hawash asserts that the Arabs today possess great economic and strategic power through which they can confront American pressures, especially since the Arab countries are considered the main player in the international trade corridors between the East and the West, which gives them the ability to impose their positions on the international scene.

"If Israel and the United States are betting on changing the reality through threats and pressures, the Arabs must unite and show strength in practical positions," Hawash says.

Hawash points out that the upcoming Arab summit is a decisive test for the Arab world in protecting the rights of the Palestinian people, stopping Israeli expansion, and confronting American hegemony.

"The summit will not be just talk," Hawash says. "This time, the summit must be the one that translates practical steps into diplomatic positions and economic measures that require Israel and the United States to respond to them seriously."

He stressed that the emergency Arab summit will be decisive in determining the political future of the Palestinian issue and the Arab role in confronting the Israeli threats supported by Trump.

Hawash asserts that the real power of Arab countries lies in their ability to organize, plan, and implement decisions that place Palestinian rights at the heart of their priorities, not just statements that do not bring about real change on the ground.

Hawash stresses the importance of Arab countries being serious about rebuilding the Gaza Strip away from international pressures, affirming that Arab countries are capable of making this decision without the need for the approval of Israel or the United States.

"If Western countries, especially the United States, are trying to obstruct the reconstruction of Gaza, the Arabs must take practical steps that will enable them to rebuild the Strip with their own hands, and declare explicitly that there is no place in the future for Western hegemony in the Palestinian issue," Hawash says.

Regarding the internal Palestinian situation, Hawash points out the necessity for the Arab summit to push towards achieving Palestinian reconciliation and forming a strong national unity among all Palestinian factions, while emphasizing the role of the PLO as an incubator for the national project.

Hawash stresses the necessity for the Arab Summit to impose a direction that leads to Hamas relinquishing power in Gaza, and for it to integrate as a basic component into the PLO to remove pretexts for relief and reconstruction operations.

Hawash says: “The unity of the Palestinian position is the first step towards confronting the Israeli plans, and there must be a unified Palestinian movement, especially in light of the increasing international support for the Palestinian cause.”

sensitive and complex stage

Writer and political analyst Mohamed Gouda explains that the upcoming Arab summit, which will be held in Cairo at the end of this month, comes at a sensitive and complex stage, in light of the ongoing developments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and the subsequent statements at the recent Trump-Netanyahu summit in the White House, and the new reality that the occupation is trying to impose on the ground.

Joda expects that the political discourse at the upcoming summit will be escalatory, but the most important question is: “Will this escalation be translated into practical action, or will the language remain confined to the traditional framework?”

Joda points out that current data indicates attempts to introduce new language that reflects the deteriorating reality, with the possibility of escalating statements, but he stresses that the actual outcomes will remain subject to the balance of Arab interests.

"Today, it is not enough to issue statements of condemnation or to affirm the constants. What is required is practical decisions that are translated into actual steps that support Palestinian steadfastness and impose a cost on the occupation for its aggressive policies," Joda said.

Joda points out that Israel seeks to impose a fait accompli policy, by displacing Palestinians and changing the demographic character of the Palestinian territories, including Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem, especially in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s statements about displacement and possession of Gaza.

Jodeh stresses that confronting these ambitions requires work on several levels, Palestinian, Arab and international.

Joudeh stresses the need to strengthen Palestinian national unity to confront the occupation’s plans, and to activate popular resistance in all its forms, in addition to strengthening economic and social steadfastness, and for the Palestine Liberation Organization and its government to assume full responsibility for the Gaza Strip as an integral part of the Palestinian state.

Joudeh calls on Arab countries to move from the circle of condemnation to taking practical steps, such as imposing economic sanctions on the occupation, activating political and diplomatic pressure tools, as well as supporting the Palestinians financially and logistically, and pressuring for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

Joda points out the importance of investing in the growing international support for the Palestinian cause, working to legally pursue the occupation in international courts, and strengthening international alliances with countries that reject Israeli policies.

Joudeh stresses that confronting Zionist-American ambitions requires a shift in action and not just in statements, as the occupation exploits the absence of decisive responses to pass its aggressive plans.

A fundamental shift in the positions of Arab countries

Political science professor Dr. Suhail Diab believes that the emergency meeting called for by the Arab League on the 27th of this month reflects a unified Arab position in the face of American-Israeli plans to redraw the map of the Middle East in a way that serves Israeli interests alone.

Diab explains that this step represents a fundamental shift in the positions of Arab countries, especially the Saudi-Egyptian-Jordanian axis, which seeks to strengthen its role in the regional balance of power and reject any attempts aimed at displacing the Palestinian people or imposing unilateral solutions.

Diab believes that this critical stage must express an Arab consensus on rejecting any plan to displace Palestinians or impose an “alternative homeland” in any of the Arab countries, as this is considered a direct threat to the national security of each country individually, and to Arab national security in general.

Diab points out that the statements of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on this issue constitute an existential threat to the region, given their repercussions on Arab national societies and the stability of existing political systems.

Diab points out that this development represents the beginning of the disintegration of the traditional strategic alliance between some Arab countries and the United States, as Arab countries have begun to realize the importance of adopting a more independent foreign policy, by diversifying their international alliances and opening up to other powers such as China, Russia, and Iran, in addition to strengthening cooperation with European countries to confront extremist American policies.

This shift is expected to lead to the emergence of new understandings between the Arab axis and two major axes in the region, namely Turkey and Iran, with the aim of confronting the common existential threats imposed by American and Israeli policies.

At the international level, Diab points out that Trump's policies were not limited to the Middle East, but extended to include crises with many countries in the world, as these policies seek to destabilize the global economy, security and military, and even undermine international institutions such as the United Nations, UNESCO and the International Criminal Court.

Diab explains that Trump and Netanyahu are working to form a new world order based on far-right rule, which seeks to impose a specific political and economic model on all countries.

Diab believes that the Arab position rejecting these plans intersects with the interests of many affected countries, which may open the door to new international alliances to confront these trends.

Diab stresses the importance of taking basic steps to confront the plan to displace the Palestinians, to take immediate action to block these plans before it is too late.

He points out that the priority should be to reunite the Palestinian ranks by forming an interim technocratic government that includes all Palestinian factions, including the Palestinian Authority, the PLO, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad.

Diab stresses the need to rebuild the Gaza Strip jointly, to ensure stability of the internal situation and prevent any attempts to impose external solutions.

It calls for the development of a broader Arab and perhaps Islamic political project that aims to support the Palestinian cause at the international level, by pressuring international institutions and international legitimacy to recognize the rights of the Palestinians and affirm the two-state solution.

Diab points to the need to work on building a broad international alliance that includes Arab countries, the Islamic world, the European Union, Latin America, in addition to countries affected by Trump's policies, such as Canada and Mexico.

Diab stresses that international institutions, such as the United Nations and human rights organizations, can play a crucial role in this alliance to stop the American-Israeli plans and restore balance to the international system.

Diab stresses that this moment represents a historic opportunity for the Arab world to rebuild its alliances and prove its role as a major player in international politics, rather than being content with the role of a recipient of decisions.

Diab stresses that these developments may lead to a radical change in the global balance of power, which calls for new Arab strategies to confront future challenges.

A summit different from its predecessors

Writer and political analyst Awni Al-Mashni believes that the Arab summit at the end of this month will be different from previous summits, explaining that the current threats facing Arab countries are not limited to the Palestinian people only, but rather clearly and explicitly include the national interests of Arab countries, especially Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Al-Mashni explains that Israeli ambitions have become more apparent, as Israeli officials and the Israeli right talk about their ambitions in Jordanian, Syrian, Lebanese, Iraqi and Egyptian lands, which reflects their intentions not only in terms of ambitions, but in their serious pursuit of achieving them.

Al-Mashni stresses that the displacement of Palestinians, promoted by Israel, poses a direct threat to many Arab national interests, including Egyptian and Jordanian interests.

Al-Mashni says: “The upcoming Arab summit will be held in light of this great threat, and it will be at the level of this danger. The summit will also focus on protecting the national interests of these countries, and not just solidarity with the Palestinian people,” noting that the summit will present new positions related to these interests.

Al-Mashni points out that Saudi Arabia is facing a difficult situation after US President Donald Trump sought to pressure Saudi Arabia to finance plans to displace Palestinians.

Al-Mashni says: “Saudi Arabia is today in a position where it cannot accept continuing normalization in light of these American and Israeli policies.”

Al-Mashni believes that "the upcoming Arab summit will send a message that the Arab countries will not submit to American pressure, and that the Arab climate is now ready to accommodate these positions."

Al-Mashni explains that the Arab regimes, despite their historical relations with the United States, will not be able to remain subject to American pressure.

Al-Mashni says: “The language of the upcoming summit will be different from previous summits; it will be clearer and less ambiguous, and will reflect more practical positions, which will contribute to achieving the minimum demands of the Palestinian people.”

As for confronting Zionist ambitions in Arab lands, Al-Mashni stresses that what is required of the Arab countries is a unified and clear position.

Al-Mashni says: “Despite the weakness and fragmentation of the Arab situation, the Arab world possesses many capabilities that can stop these ambitions, such as oil, geographical location, international relations, and popular will.”

Al-Mashni confirms that the Palestinian people have stood firm for 15 months in the face of the Israeli occupation, and this reflects the ability of the Arab nation to confront if it unites and its positions are unified.

Al-Mashni stresses that what is required is a unified Arab position that does not allow the Israeli occupation to infiltrate the Arab region without achieving a just peace.

Al-Mashni says: “The Palestinians must be granted their basic rights, most importantly the establishment of their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital in the entire West Bank and Gaza Strip.”

Al-Mashni stressed that the upcoming Arab summit should be a lever for the Arab position in the face of Zionist ambitions, pointing out that the Arab countries and Arab peoples possess many capabilities to support the Palestinian cause and to stop Israeli expansion in the region.

If the Arabs do not reject Trump's plan, there will be no stability

Writer and political analyst Imad Moussa believes that the upcoming Arab summit carries within it an American agenda aimed at granting legitimacy to the new Syrian authority, a step that is in line with what he described as the “renewed authorities” that work in favor of American interests in the region.

Musa believes that there are American attempts to control Syrian gas and oil by controlling its marketing and prices, a step that seeks to exclude Russian gas and strangle the Chinese economy, in addition to forcing Iran to give up its nuclear program and its support for the “Axis of Resistance.”

Musa believes that the Arab Summit is working according to this American agenda, especially after the Syrian government recently took measures indicating that it is moving in this direction.

Musa points out that this is part of plans aimed at strengthening American hegemony in the region.

Moussa believes that the summit will also address US President Donald Trump's decision to displace the people of Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, which is a decisive decision aimed at controlling the gas and oil resources in the region, creating great tensions in both Jordan and Egypt.

Musa explains that the biggest challenge facing the official Arab regime and the Arab peoples is to stand united against this dangerous American decision regarding the displacement of the people of Gaza, which threatens Palestinian rights and means the displacement of part of the Palestinian people from their historical land.

Musa warns that the Arab division over this issue will lead to destabilization in the region, saying: “If there is no unified Arab rejection of Trump’s deportation decision, there will be no security or stability in the region.”

Moussa calls for the summit to be a turning point in Arab positions towards the major challenges facing the Palestinian cause, warning of the consequences of continued Arab laxity in confronting American projects that threaten regional security.