Eurasia

The example set by Russia and India’s near-identical policies towards this conflict is that it’s indeed possible to balance between Israel and the Palestinians without doing so at either’s expense. This upsets each warring party’s respective American and Qatari backers, which is why they’re actively attempting to discredit those two. …

Israël-Palestine : la Russie et la Chine espèrent un affaiblissement des États-Unis avec l’ouverture d’un troisième «front» au Proche-Orient… Vladimir Poutine – Sur le problème palestinien : «Il s’agissait au départ de créer deux États souverains indépendants, Israël et la Palestine. Comme nous le savons, Israël a été créé, mais …

The southern sector: IDF forces continued to operate, primarily carrying out aerial attacks,against terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip. Several squads, including anti-tanksquads, were captured on the border. A number of operatives of Hamas’ military-terroristwing were killed in the attacks, some of them released from Israeli jails in the Gilad …

Despite massive aid, US policies have failed to achieve peace in Israel, West Bank and Gaza thus eroding US credibility in the region. Why did US policies fail? Could Chinese policies contribute to peace? On Saturday, Palestinian militant groups, led by Hamas, launched a a brutal coordinated offensive against nearby …

The question how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a key geopolitical issue ever since 1948 and the creation of the State of Israel, which was an event that triggered numerous consequential conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians. The decision of the United Nations in 1947 to divide the former …

Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel is without doubt of historic proportions and will be remembered for generations to come. The Israeli death toll has reached 1,200 people and the number of people kidnapped and being held in Gaza is estimated at more than 100. Israelis are realising that …

The surprise terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas has created a new geopolitical crisis with many unexpected implications. We cannot forget the hundreds of people that have been killed in this attack—a terrible loss of innocent lives. In markets, the Key Tel Aviv share indices declined around 7% and sovereign …

As the war between Israel and Hamas stretches into its fifth consecutive day, Israel is attempting to keep the conflict contained to prevent further escalation that could bring Hezbollah or Iran into the fight. Sending a carrier strike group to the Middle East serves as an unequivocal message that the …

The October 7 Hamas cross-border assault on Israel will upend the geopolitics of the region and prompt a reconsideration of many of the assumptions underpinning U.S. and allied policy toward the Middle East. Although Iran’s role in the attack is contested, its role as orchestrator of an “axis of resistance” …

Washington now sees Hamas the same way as Isis and could offer help killing senior leaders The US will support Israeli plans for targeted assassinations of senior Hamas officials, a former CIA analyst specialising in the Middle East has told i. Israel has a long record of using assassinations against …