The Houthis remain undaunted and unbowed, much to Israel’s ire and frustration. This pro-Iranian, ideologically-driven, and stubborn militia in Yemen continues to fire missiles and drones at Israel despite sixteen Israeli retaliatory air and drone strikes since last summer. These have targeted critical infrastructure such as ports, power stations, oil refineries, and northern Yemen’s only […]
The United Nations has finally woken up to the reality that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is little more than a white elephant that should be retired to pasture. Acting on this realization, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on August 28 to terminate UNIFIL’s peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon by […]
Israel, sporadically over the years, has been the object of fierce and unrelenting international criticism, but the global opprobrium Israel is currently facing appears to be unprecedented. Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982 aroused widespread anger. The third cross-border war between Israel and Hamas in 2014 created an uproar that caused reputational harm to Israel. […]
Israel has taken a giant leap forward to ensure that a two-state solution remains a two-state illusion. Several days ago, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that 3,000 housing units would be built in the E1 tract of land between Jerusalem and the settlement of Ma’ale Adumim. This ambitious project “buries the idea of a Palestinian […]
Lebanon is approaching a moment of truth concerning an issue of the utmost importance regarding its stability as a nation. Earlier this month, the Lebanese government, headed by President Joseph Aoun, accepted a U.S. proposal outlining a process that would ultimately lead to the disarmament of Hezbollah, the cessation of Israeli military operations in Lebanon, […]
Germany’s suspension of arms sales to Israel marks a significant shift in its bilateral relations with the Jewish state. From this point forward, Germany will not sell weapons to Israel that can be used in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Never before has Germany resorted to such a drastic tactic to express […]
Israel’s controversial plan to expand and intensify the war in the Gaza Strip by seizing Gaza City is in keeping with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unwavering belief that Israel must retain full security control of the crowded coastal enclave. The decision, taken by the Israeli security cabinet on August 8 after ten hours of deliberation, […]
The needle is stuck. Despite concerted efforts by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to end the protracted war in the Gaza Strip and gain the release of the remaining Israeli hostages by means of a new ceasefire, the negotiations have failed and the status quo prevails. Which is another way of saying that Israel […]
Canada’s recent decision to recognize Palestinian statehood was not unexpected, but it hinges on several key commitments that the Palestinian Authority must carry out. Canada has long supported the concept of a Palestinian state, but waited for years to translate principle into reality. On July 30, just days after France and Britain separately announced their […]
Israel is fighting a losing battle to staunch international momentum toward recognition of Palestinian statehood. Yesterday, shortly after France announced its intention to recognize a Palestinian state, which has yet to be formed, Britain declared it would extend recognition to a Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to certain conditions. Canada, Australia and Finland are considering […]