Middle Orient

J’ai regroupé dans ce texte des notes que j’ai prises, depuis le mois de février 2024, au fil du martyr de Gaza, sur le sujet du délire identitaire sioniste. J’avais été frappé par le fait que ce délire s’exacerbait au fur et à mesure que devenait insupportable, aux yeux du …

Long a sinecure of former colonial powers, large parts of Africa have in recent years become a wide-open marketplace for new foreign players. While much of the focus – and hysteria – in the West has been about the resurgence of China and Russia in Africa, there is also a …

The manner in which Brussels has meted out €1 billion to Lebanon smacks of opportunism and a reward for flouting reforms, writes Benjamin Fève. Bad behaviour certainly has its rewards. That is, at least, if you are among Lebanon’s political elite, who secured €1 billion in financial aid from the …

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired two missiles. The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military. Hezbollah has regularly fired missiles across the border with Israel over the past seven months, …

The Israel Defense Force’s move last week into the southern Gaza city of Rafah has exploded in Egypt like a 2,000-pound bomb. Cairo has long been playing a double game, holding Hamas terrorists near while simultaneously trying to appear helpful to the United States and Israel. Israel taking control of …

Hezbollah (“Party of God,” also spelled Hizballah) is an Iran-backed Lebanese Shia militia and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Hezbollah is an Iranian partner force, helping Tehran project power across the region, train allied militias (reportedly including Hamas), and threaten U.S. interests and allies across the region. Formed in the …

The war is intensifying with the Palestinian resistance groups joining together to defeat the Israeli army The battle for Jabalia is raging. This is the fifth day. Despite its onslaught from the air and tanks from the ground, Israeli troops have not been able to enter the camp. They are …

Kurdish security forces said that The Scorpion’s arrest was under a warrant issued by the Kurdistan region’s judiciary following a request by Interpol. Security authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq announced that they made a significant breakthrough with the arrest of one of Europe’s most sought-after human traffickers. Barzan …

Hezbollah downed an Israeli spy balloon on Tuesday following the killing of one of its commanders in south Lebanon in a drone strike. A Hezbollah field commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike in south Lebanon on Tuesday night, Israel and the Lebanese group confirmed on Wednesday. In a …

It is crucial that Israel clearly and loudly communicates to Sullivan the drawbacks of the proposed normalization and the defense pact and does not rush into signing. As US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan prepares to visit Israel this weekend, the primary topic he aims to address is the prevention …