On the eighteenth day of violence between Israel and Hamas, the daily record cannot and should not distract the attentive reader from a single conclusion: moderate Palestinians who accept Israel's existence have been definitively defeated by Hamas terrorism, and coexistence between Israel and Palestine appears more of a mirage than ever.
Emanuele Mastrangelo interviewed on Byoblu: There is no other way out of this crisis than a negotiated solution. Neither side has the strength to impose a Carthaginian solution, so welcome any truce initiative to avoid a new bloodshed and an oil crisis worse than that of 1973.
Lega expresses solidarity with Israel and hopes for a return to diplomacy. Palestinians have a right to a homeland, but Israel to live in peace.
On the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war, Hamas launched a surprise attack out of Gaza that stunned Israel and left hundreds dead. Now the Israeli counter-offensive is mounting.
On the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war, Hamas launched a surprise attack out of Gaza that stunned Israel and left hundreds dead. Now the Israeli counter-offensive is mounting.
It is anachronistic to view the war between Israel and Hamas as a mere local event that does not concern us or implicate us. We are no longer in the 1950s: the great migratory flows of recent decades have changed the face of Europe.
I leader talebani hanno già proclamato l’Emirato islamico e tra i primi a congratularsi con loro non poteva che esserci Hamas. Sul lato turco della Fratellanza non sono mancate le aperture di Erdogan ai talebani.
Il 21 maggio è stato proclamato il cessate-il-fuoco tra Israele e Hamas, dopo oltre due settimane dai primi scontri. Ai disordini a Gerusalemme Es fin dal 10 maggio erano seguiti lanci di razzi dalla Striscia di Gaza e contrattacchi aerei da Israele. La tregua permette di tracciare un primo bilancio della crisi.
Notwithstanding the fourth election in just two years, Israel is still struggling to form a new government supported by a sound majority in the Knesset. As rounds of talks among parties go on, in the meantime a new violent escalation of conflict with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad has erupted. What’s next for Israel?
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