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With talks of an imminent cease-fire in the works and the growing likelihood that the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas is nearing its end, Jerusalem’s Operation Guardian of the Walls entered its 11th day on Thursday. Barrages of rockets launched by the terror group in control of …
Read More »US requests evidence after Israeli airstrike destroys foreign media offices in Gaza
Israel said Hamas assets were in the building, but US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday he has yet to see evidence of this. The fallout from the Israeli airstrike that destroyed a Gaza building hosting international media outlets continued today when the top US diplomat addressed the …
Read More »Israel pounds tunnel network in Gaza as Hamas keeps up rocket fire
IDF says the strikes also targeted head of Hamas military wing, who escaped 7 assassination attempts in the past, but they were unsuccessful; meanwhile, ceasefire talks stalled over Hamas demands to condition end of fighting on Jerusalem situation Israel heavily bombarded the network of underground attack tunnels in Gaza and …
Read More »Ex-Shin Bet chief: No return to pre-war setup, isolate Hamas
Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen opposes returning to the same set of understandings that existed between Israel and Gaza prior to the current war. Yoram Cohen, former chief of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), told KAN radio on Wednesday that he opposes returning to the same set of …
Read More »Israel’s Gaza bind – destroy Hamas or wait for the next war? – analysis
The ongoing situation has three possible resolutions, it’s just that none are viable at the moment. Forget the last Israel-Hamas war – or in fact any of the past conflicts with the militant group that rules Gaza. What is happening now is an entirely differently paradigm. In a way it …
Read More »Netanyahu determined to continue Gaza operation despite pressure from Biden
Following a phone call between the leaders, the White House said that Biden “expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire.” US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he expects Israel to move towards a ceasefire with Hamas on Wednesday, but Netanyahu said Operation Guardian …
Read More »Israel Tries Its Hand at ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran
While tensions between Israel and Iran have been omnipresent in the Middle East for decades, the prospect of open military conflict between the two countries has never seemed closer than it does now. Over the past few months, the two rivals have escalated an undeclared naval war featuring unclaimed attacks …
Read More »Is Iran Losing Its Grip on Its Proxy Militias in Iraq?
Earlier this month, a prominent researcher and security expert in Iraq, who was close to the new prime minister and to Western governments, was gunned down outside his home in Baghdad. While the identify of his assailants remains unknown, Hisham al-Hashimi had many enemies, given his history of speaking out …
Read More »How Biden Can Score a Diplomatic Win in the Gulf, With Europe’s Help
Many world leaders, dismayed by four years of Donald Trump, are hoping that President-elect Joe Biden will return to an American foreign policy that is more pragmatic and balanced, less fickle and pettily punitive. One region crying out for an urgent recalibration in the U.S. approach is the Persian Gulf. …
Read More »Why Iran May Be Locked Into a Future of More Protests
At midnight on Nov. 15, Iran’s government announced a precipitous 300 percent hike in fuel prices. Immediate public outcries quickly escalated into nationwide protests that spread to more than 100 cities and gripped the country for 6 straight days, before the authorities effectively crushed them. Since President Donald Trump withdrew …
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