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Dr. Moran Zaga is a researcher on the Arabian Gulf, focusing on the United Arab Emirates. Her main research interests include geopolitics, tribalism, and socio-political boundaries. She is the academic coordinator of the Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy and a policy fellow at Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies.
The intra-GCC competition over the Palestinian heart
Since 2017 three separate blocs have emerged within the Gulf. Driven by the region’s divisions, rival power centers, and conflicting interests, the Gulf states are playing an ever-greater role in Palestinian affairs.
