ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR. Analysis and commentary
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.
There have been high tensions between Israel and Iran for decades, but they are mounting further in recent months. Should we expect an upcoming escalation?
There have been high tensions between Israel and Iran for decades, but they are mounting further in recent months. Should we expect a next escalation?
Theme of the second meeting is the political situation in Israel after the bitter clash over judicial reform attempted, and currently postponed, by the Netanyahu government. Chief guest is Yifa Segal, managing director of the NGO "Hetz for Israel."
Our Research Fellow Lorenzo Bernasconi intervened in the March 27 episode of "The Hour of Truth," on Byoblu. The topics discussed: surrogacy, judicial reform in Israel, and protests in France.
The Israeli legislative elections on November 1, 2022 will be long remembered. Not only for the result, itself not overwhelming as we shall see, but for the sharp shift to the right of the average electorate and the likely triumphant return of Benjamin Netanyahu to the premiership.
After the government downfall, which was announced June 20 and saw right-wing premier Naftali Bennett temporarily replaced by centrist Yair Lapid, Israel will go to its fifth general election in three and a half years, scheduled for Oct. 25.
Today there is a state that, with a bit of challenging hyperbole, offers some interesting analogies to ancient Sparta. This state is Israel. Let's see what these analogies are, trying to present them in a parallel chronological order.