May, 2021

• 16 May

  Israel slammed for strike on AP, Al Jazeera Gaza offices in attack on Hamas

  

  White House calls on Israel, urging that the “safety and security of journalists and independent media is a paramount responsibility.” Israel came under heavy criticism on Saturday for striking a 12-story tower in Gaza housing the offices of foreign media affiliates such as the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other …

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• 16 May

  Imagine if Gaza rockets were landing in Washington, not Israel

  IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman deflects criticism of the bombing of media office building in the Gaza Strip. IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman deflected criticism of the military’s actions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and particularly the bombing of a building with media offices on Saturday. “I want to …

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• 16 May

  How a War on the Edge of Europe Became a Training Ground for the Far-Right

  The war in Ukraine became a magnet for white supremacists from around the world, who fought on both sides of the conflict, living out their battlefield fantasies. Veteran Swedish right-wing extremist Mikael Skillt arrived in Kyiv in February 2014, just days after President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power during …

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• 15 May

  Seven Decades On, Where is Justice for Palestinian People?

  

  While the overwhelming concern just now should of course be for steps which can check violence immediately, troubling questions remain as to what exactly have the efforts of over seven decades achieved for bringing justice to the people of Palestine and peace to the wider troubled region. While the woes …

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• 15 May

  More than 100 killed as Israel intensifies Gaza onslaught

  

  Israel pounded the Gaza Strip for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, with the health ministry in the territory reporting more than 100 killed in the most severe military offensive there since 2014. Palestinian armed groups in Gaza continued to retaliate by firing projectiles towards Israel. Seven people, including a …

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• 15 May

  How To Assure Repetition of Hamas Rocket Attacks

  

  There is one sure-fire way of guaranteeing that Hamas will continue to employ terrorism against Israel…. That sure-fire way is to reward the terrorists who employ this tactic and to punish their intended victims who try to fight back. The real root cause of terrorism is that it is successful …

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• 15 May

  Macron le destructeur

  

  L’écologie devait faire partie des grands chantiers du quinquennat. Dans son dépassement de la droite et de la gauche, Macron prenait en compte l’urgence environnementale et souhaitait la dépolitiser, l’aborder de manière pragmatique et changer réellement les choses. Enfin, ça c’est ce qu’il disait. C’est fou, ce que Macron aura …

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• 15 May

  L’adjuration des centurions

  

  Tous les corps de l’État ont donc le droit de la ramener, de grouiller, de scribouiller, de maugréer, de se politiser et de s’encanailler, sauf les militaires ? Ils sont la fine fleur de la nation. Ils sont ces femmes et hommes, pas si nombreux, prêts à mourir pour défendre …

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• 15 May

  Pourquoi la gauche est-elle en si piteux état ?

  

  Bien que n’exerçant pas actuellement le pouvoir, la gauche française est en mauvais état. Le désir d’alternance ne joue pas en sa faveur. D’où vient le désamour dont elle est victime ? Quatre causes principales expliquent l’état comateux dans lequel elle végète : déni de la réalité, goût immodéré pour …

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• 15 May

  L’islam turc à l’assaut du modèle français

  

  La polémique autour de la grande mosquée de Strasbourg a révélé l’ampleur de l’influence grandissante de l’islam turc sur le sol français. Cette communauté minoritaire s’est imposée dans les instances musulmanes et près de 50% des imams détachés en France sont issus de ses rangs. Le président Erdogan est à …

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