Following the October 7 Hamas attacks, residents along Israel’s northern border grow increasingly anxious over the possibility of a similar assault by Hezbollah. Gil Sagi is an Israeli dairy farmer living on a kibbutz in northern Israel. Since the beginning of Israel’s war with Hamas, his community, along with others, …
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Son of Hezbollah commander behind establishment of Iraqi militias reported killed in Israeli airstrike
Hassan Ali Daqduq, the son of senior Hezbollah commander Musa Ali Daqduq, was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in Syria’s Quneitra governorate, according to reports. The elder Daqduq was tasked by Iran and Hezbollah to establish militias in Iraq along the lines of Lebanese Hezbollah. He was successful in …
Read More »Hamas’s Goal in Gaza
The Strategy That Led to the War—and What It Means for the Future Among the many striking aspects of Hamas’s October 7 attack against Israel, one that has received relatively little scrutiny is the location. For much of the past decade, the Gaza Strip no longer appeared to be a …
Read More »Aiding Terror: How Terrorists Exploit Humanitarian Organizations
“We built the tunnels to protect ourselves from airplanes … the refugees, the UN is responsible for protecting them.” The now infamous statement by Musa Abu Marzuk of Hamas, in a television interview of October 2023, illustrates a severe problem that has developed in the interplay between humanitarian aid and …
Read More »Petrodollar Endgame Moves Even Closer
I’ll be the first to admit that two of the main themes on this blog – the United States’ sovereign debt crisis and the deterioration of the petrodollar – have been extraordinarily slow-moving theses. In both cases, there have been developments that stand at odds with my contentions. For example, …
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Operation Iron Swords
Updated to 1 p.m., December 10, 2023
The combat arena: Fighting continues in the northern and southern Gaza Strip. IntegratedIDF forces continued to expand their presence in the area, attacking hundreds of Hamasterrorist targets. The local media reported fierce fighting and the surrender of dozens ofGazans. Senior Hamas terrorists claimed they had the upper hand, were successfullycombatting …
Read More »Moscow and Gaza: Is Russia Ready for a Major Shift in its Middle East Policy?
Gaza was among the main topics on the agenda of Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrived in the Middle East region on Wednesday, December 6. Some news reports referred to the trip as ‘rare’, especially since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022. We know that the …
Read More »The Dark Side Of AI: Israel’s Controversial Use Of Data And Algorithms In Gaza – OpEd
AI is a broad term that refers to the ability of machines or software to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence such as perception, reasoning, learning, decision making and problem solving. AI has many applications and implications for modern warfare, both on and off the battlefield. Here, we will …
Read More »Extraordinary Elections: Bid To Restore Tycoons’ Rule In Serbia? – Analysis
Extraordinary parliamentary elections in Serbia, extraordinary elections for the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, and extraordinary local elections for the capital city of Belgrade and an additional 65 local self-governments will take place on 17 December 2023. According to analysts, these elections are considered the most important since …
Read More »The New York Times Wants Everyone To Know About The Growing Zelensky-Zaluzhny Rivalry
The West would prefer for Zelensky to get on board with their demands for resuming peace talks with Russia or for him to at the very least not further destabilize the state by widening his rift with Zaluzhny. Instead, he’s flat-out refused peace talks with Russia under any circumstances and …
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