1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (188+ words) The current troubled and glacial diplomatic process between Israel, the US, its ‘Board of Peace’ and the de facto Hamas authority in Gaza is a derivative of a fact which is difficult to swallow for Israelis: namely, that despite two…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (934+ words) The year is 2019 and, after almost a full term in office, Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government of right-wing and religious parties heads to a general election. Opposing him is a former IDF chief of staff heading a new centrist party which…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (215+ words) We have suffered a great deal from the space and time we have to indulge in luxury beliefs Yet the pressing urge to de-twin from Haifa dominated the first full Hackney Council meeting. Councillor Sam Mathys insisted that the International…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (647+ words) As Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, in his first speech as head of the terrorist group’s political bureau, promised to ‘continue on the same path and footsteps as before, carrying the banner high, until it flies over Al-Aqsa (Jerusalem) and the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (937+ words) The Spectator Australia Are Trump and Netanyahu heading for a showdown? Depending on which day it is, the ongoing peace talks between the United States and Iran are either a few days away from being finalized or close to hitting…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (251+ words) This year is an election year in Israel, with polls required by law to take place by October. So what impact, if any, are the conflicts having on the political debate inside Israel? Are they likely to decide the future…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (136+ words) In the Middle East, no event happens in isolation. Political developments are closely connected, and each move by one country affects others. The recent internal protests in Iran, growing international pressure, and increased diplomatic activity in the region all suggest…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (541+ words) Netanyahu presented the goals not as alternatives or competing priorities, but as parallel and non-negotiable commitments. Israel would prosecute a full-scale military campaign to eliminate Hamas while binding itself to the recovery of every single captive. The formulation hardened into…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (303+ words) As the IDF announced the imminent mobilisation of some 80,000 reservists in preparation for the decisive battle to seize Gaza City, the prospect of a negotiated deal with Hamas – one that could secure the release of the 20 hostages believed to still…...