Advertisements Be it Biden or Harris, the tone may differ, but the problem is the same: they may want a ceasefire and hostage deal, but they’re not prepared to use the tools they have to make it happen. Israel’s killing of #IsmailHaniyeh is another result of US fecklessness. Read more at Mondoweiss.Continue Reading
Advertisements What will be the ramifications of Israel‘s latest radical attempt to expand its genocidal actions in Gaza into a regional conflagration? Find analysis of Israel’s assassinations yesterday in Beirut and Tehran at Cutting Through. Please support my work by subscribing there. Continue Reading
Advertisements The Palestinian unity government has finally been assembled, and with it comes an interesting set of opportunities. I have to admit I was mistaken a year ago. I was quite convinced that the Hamas government would not be able to sustain itself against the massive opposition it faced. WithContinue Reading
Advertisements The primary purpose of the Palestinian unity agreement this week was internal Palestinian unity. But Palestinian security also depends on the lifting of the economic blockade they have been under since the election of the Hamas government. In the short term, this agreement is not going to change theContinue Reading
Advertisements The preliminary deal struck in Mecca this week for a Palestinian unity government was greeted with a good deal of fanfare and a lot of questions. First and foremost among those questions was whether the deal would be “acceptable” to Israel and the United States and be adequate toContinue Reading
