Sur le site Naked Capitalism, Yves Smith jette un intéressant nouveau regard sur la situation en Palestine et dans les environs : Nasrallah a souligné que les différents membres de la résistance arabe peuvent apporter des avantages à leurs patries respectives (Liban, Irak, Yémen). Depuis 1948, c’est Israël qui a …

For many Lebanese, deadly border clashes rekindle memories of the ‘July war’, but what do they really have in common? As tensions mount at the Israel-Lebanon border, where Hezbollah, closely linked to Hamas, has exchanged fire with Israel, many Lebanese are remembering the 2006 war that pitted the two sides …

This article was written shortly before Israel assassinated the Deputy Head of Hamas Political Bureau Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut on January 2. The assassination is a further illustration of the Israeli government’s desire to escape the consequences of its disastrous war in Gaza, by igniting a regional conflict. The clashes …