May, 2021

• 25 May

  Israel-Gulf Relations Pass First Major Test, Israel-Gaza Fighting, Unscathed

  Still, the fighting may hurt chances of further agreements. Meanwhile, American Israeli businessman says business with Emirati companies has been progressing as usual With justified festivity, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed normalization agreements and established full diplomatic relations in 2020, with the aid of American mediation. They …

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• 25 May

  Hamas Dealt Heavy Blow, ‘Surprised’ by Israeli Response, Analysts Say

  Terrorist group that runs the Gaza Strip has nevertheless notched a few victories of their own Hamas has been dealt a heavy blow after severely miscalculating the Israeli response to its rocket attacks, analysts believe. Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have so far lobbed nearly 4,000 rockets from Gaza …

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• 23 May

  China’s Security Through Development Model in Africa

  

  China has invested heavily in African infrastructure, often in return for guarantees of access to strategic military or economic opportunities. Investing in relationships with elites has enabled China to maintain strong ties with a number of African governments, especially autocracies. The absence of Chinese colonial history in Africa results in …

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• 23 May

  Iran’s Role in Israel-Gaza Conflict

  

  Iranian support has contributed significantly to the increased effectiveness of Hamas attacks on Israel in the latest round of fighting. Conflict with Israel serves Iran’s interests by enhancing Hamas’ role in the Palestinian movement and Iran’s leverage in a shadow war with Israel. Iran’s alliance with Hamas and other armed …

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• 23 May

  Apartheid – a global racist phenomenon

  

  The current situation of Israeli house demolitions in Sheikh Jarrah is highlighting the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their indigenous lands in order to protect the demographic dominance of the Israeli Jewish population. The system well under way and being strengthened each year is that of apartheid. Historical moments …

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• 23 May

  Truth about Palestine

  

  Too often, simple histories are being manipulated so that the truth is expelled from the dominant narrative. There are many cases, where the voices of the weak are silenced and falsehood is established. Truth is being ignored and frequently even criminalized. Speakers of truth are being discriminated and persecuted. Such …

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• 23 May

  A Letter to Biden on Gaza

  

  Dear President Biden, I am writing to you about Gaza, a place that I have studied and written about for the last 35 years, a place that I consider another home, filled with the kindest and most generous people you will ever meet—have you ever been there? But I am …

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• 23 May

  Roaming Charges: Once Upon a Time in Palestine

  

  “If you are trying to transform a brutalized society into one where people can live in dignity and hope, you begin with the empowering of the most powerless. You build from the ground up. You begin by stopping the torture and killing of the unprotected.” – Adrienne Rich I’ve heard …

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• 23 May

  Palestinian Islamic Jihad: 19 of our men killed by Israel

  

  The PIJ’s military wing, al-Quds Brigades, said in a statement that its members were killed “while performing their Jihad (holy war) during the ‘Sword of Jerusalem’ battle.” The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organization announced on Saturday that 19 of its members were killed during the 11-days of fighting between Israel …

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• 23 May

  Touring Gaza, UN envoy presses both Israel, Hamas over ceasefire

  

  The ceasefire, which began early on Friday, ended 11 days of Israeli aerial attacks and barrages of rockets fired at Israel by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip. After touring rubble-strewn areas of Gaza hit by air strikes during fighting between Israel and Hamas, the top UN aid official in …

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