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
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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
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?
Who should we bomb next?
The British government is playing a very dangerous game. Ministers and military chiefs are indulging in war fever, backed up not by credible threats but by empty rhetoric. They appear to enjoy the prospect of escalating conflict, and by doing so threaten Britain’s own security, rather than protect it as they claim. It is as if they hope it will divert attention from … [Read more...] about Who should we bomb next?
Land wars go badly – and today’s world knows it
For the past four decades, Israel’s experience of fighting paramilitary militias has been grim.Its last major operation was in southern Lebanon, which started with Operation Peace for Galilee in 1982. While initially successful, the subsequent occupation of southern Lebanon led directly to the rise of the Hezbollah Shia militias, persistent losses for the Israel … [Read more...] about Land wars go badly – and today’s world knows it