Over the past two years, Israel has killed over 66,000 Palestinians in Gaza, the vast majority of whom were civilians, including 20,000 children. Tens of thousands more have been wounded, many with life-changing injuries, or are still missing, mostly buried under rubble. This mass slaughter of Palestinians, which a UN commission of inquiry last month found to be a genocide, has … [Read more...] about Israel’s biggest security threat: Netanyahu
Why Israel won’t stick to any ceasefire in Gaza/Iran brokered by Trump
The past week has seen a surge in Israeli attacks on Gaza, where over 300 Palestinians were killed in the first 48 hours of the month. These deadly assaults, combined with an increase in settler violence in the occupied West Bank, point to Binyamin Netanyahu’s acting with impunity despite the rising chorus of criticism of Israel abroad. As long as the Israeli prime minister has … [Read more...] about Why Israel won’t stick to any ceasefire in Gaza/Iran brokered by Trump
This is serious: Trump wants Greenland and Panama
Donald Trump's controversial statements this week about the US claiming territories like Greenland and the Panama Canal zone are no doubt absurd. Can Russia now claim to have been conned out of selling Alaska to the US nearly 200 years ago? Can France make a similar claim over the 1803 Louisiana Purchase? Would Mexico like to take California and Texas back? And yet, Trump is … [Read more...] about This is serious: Trump wants Greenland and Panama
How does Assad’s removal alter the Middle East’s geopolitics?
A week after the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, a post-Assad era may begin to emerge but it is far from certain what form that will take. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the dominant faction among Syrian rebels, has transplanted its rule from Idlib Province to governance in Damascus, progressively taking the key cabinet posts for its own people. The group is certainly … [Read more...] about How does Assad’s removal alter the Middle East’s geopolitics?
The war against Gazans continues unabated
Up until 1 April, Israel was increasingly being viewed by Western leaders as a near-rogue state. Though US President Joe Biden was still not calling for a ceasefire – despite being the only world leader who can do so – he was reportedly ramping up pressure on his Israeli counterpart, Binyamin Netanyahu, to end the siege on Gaza, allow far more aid into the enclave, and work … [Read more...] about The war against Gazans continues unabated