Yearly Archives: 2020

Islamophobia, Hate Crime, or Trade War? Muslims vs the West, in France and Beyond

This is an appraisal of Islamophobia, mainly in the West, and the so-called Westophobia among Muslims from a different viewpoint. I believe that since all wars are “trade wars”, the ideological conflicts between Islam and Western civilizations are primarily motivated by economic reasons, so they are “trade wars” by other …

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As Israel Destroys EU Projects in Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent

Belgium is furious. On November 6, the Belgian government condemned Israel’s destruction of Belgian-funded homes in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank. Understandably, Brussels wants the Israeli government to pay compensation for the unwarranted destruction. The Israeli response was swift: a resounding ‘no’.

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The US's long financial war on Hezbollah – and Lebanon

The United States has piled sanctions on the Lebanese movement, but to what effect? Over the past two decades, Lebanon has been under close scrutiny from the US Treasury for potential money laundering or financing of US-designated terrorist organisations.

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La Libye, nouvelle côte des Barbaresques

Au mois de juin dernier, le navire roulier Cirkin s’est retrouvé au centre d’un incident opposant les marines française et turque. En plus de mettre en lumière l’une des facettes de l’expansionnisme turc en Méditerranée orientale, cet incident a rappelé que la guerre civile en Libye pouvait poursuivre son cours …

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Contre l’islamisme: pas de «tenaille identitaire» qui vaille!

Tandis que la lutte contre l’islamisme sous toutes ses formes appelle de plus en plus une mobilisation résolue, les complices et les idiots utiles de ce totalitarisme du troisième type s’évertuent à jeter le discrédit ou le venin du soupçon sur les prétendues intentions cachées de ceux qui s’y opposent. …

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