Gaza Maze

A crucial assessment of the situation in Gaza from Ely Karmon, an Israeli intelligence expert, to the main Catholic daily in Italy, Avvenire. Karmon is also a member of the Israeli non-partisan group, the Coalition for Regional Security. The problems today are rooted in the choices made in 2009. To achieve real peace, these issues […]

Israel, Averting Political Defeat

Antisemitism is rising and could tip the scales among Israel’s old friends and allies. The answer could be to look beyond Gaza and think of a future for ordinary Palestinians. Israeli popularity in Europe and the West is rapidly slipping. Old friends, including Australia, Britain, Canada, and France, will recognize a Palestinian state. The United […]

The Responsible Pro-Palestinian

By Marco Mayer and Valeria Fargion An actual Palestinian state requires, as a precondition, the disarmament of the Hamas terrorist organization. The international community should push for it, or further destabilization will ensue. Is it realistic to resume the “Two Peoples/ Two States” project as long as Hamas’s Al Qassam Brigades are operational in Gaza? Advocates of an actual Palestinian […]

A Russian Trap for Trump?

Russia may wage a new hybrid war against the US to drive wedges domestically and internationally. The Alaska summit could be an example. Israel fell for a similar ruse with Hamas. The Hamas October 7 massacre and kidnapping were not a desperate and senseless terrorist action; it’s now clear. It was the first step of […]

Saving Palestinians from Hamas

Hamas is waging a modern cognitive war against Israel by blackmailing and murdering innocent Palestinians. Palestinians and Hamas must be separated. But a twist is afoot, and Russia could benefit from it. In WWII, Germany, Italy, and Japan completely surrendered. Their admission of utter defeat allowed them to rebuild these nations away from the toxic […]

Truth of Propaganda and Hamas

Hamas is winning the war of ideas and undermining Western values by distorting reality about “genocide”. Truth is crucial in politics and war. It is not like selling Coca-Cola or Pepsi. In a moment of huge tensions and immense uncertainties, dropping this foundation can lead to losing wars. Whatever the military outcome of the ongoing […]

Iran’s Route to Perdition

Hamas had a very effective three-pronged strategy against Israel, but it lacked support from Muslim states. Now, the attack on Iran shifts the entire calculation. The Israeli-Iranian war is in full swing, and it threatens to spread even further. It may be the right time to look at some of its roots. Hamas’s offensive plan […]