It’s killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. And its future lies in its past. We break it down. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and displaced many millions of people and has its roots in a colonial act carried out more than a …

In a speech in 2019, General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declared: “We are unique among militaries. We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator. We do not take an oath to an individual. No, we do …

Who knows how many Palestinian civilians will be killed by the time this report is published? Among the bodies that cannot be taken to a hospital or a morgue, because there will be no petrol or electricity, will be large numbers of children. They will have hidden in their homes, …

Puisqu’on ressasse à plus soif le thème de «l’islamisme radical» et du «fanatisme religieux» du Hamas, un petit rappel historique n’est pas superflu. Comme le montre la partialité des prises de position sur la crise actuelle, on ne comprend pas ce conflit, en effet, si l’on oublie l’essentiel : le …

For over a decade, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu collaborated with the emirate of evil, Qatar, in pushing $1.5 billion dollars to Hamas in Gaza – enabling it to build an army 30,000 strong and its massive missile arsenal, and equip itself with a variety of other weapons and munitions …

The pictures from Afghanistan in August 2021 are indelible: As the Taliban swept through the countryside and stormed Kabul, reclaiming the country from Western-funded elites, the U.S. presence in the country evaporated overnight, and thousands of Afghans tried in desperation to escape the country on the last few U.S. aircraft …

The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate as the health sector collapses and bodies begin piling up in front of hospitals. Three days into the Israeli siege and bombardment, the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is quickly worsening, with the death toll now over 1,400 and the number of …

Syria regularly accuses Israel of striking its territories, the latest occurring during a regional tour by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit Syria on Thursday, the first such attacks since the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas began. SANA, Syria’s official news outlet, reported airstrikes hitting the …

What Crises in the Middle East and Elsewhere Reveal About the Global Order Today’s great powers—China, Europe, Russia, and the United States—will undoubtedly have a role to play in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Whether any of these powers will be able to resolve or contain that conflict is …

A Conversation With Martin Indyk On the morning of Saturday, October 7, the Palestinian group Hamas carried out a surprise attack on Israel on an unprecedented scale: firing thousands of rockets, infiltrating militants into Israeli territory, and taking an unknown number of hostages. At least 100 Israelis have died, and …