With only months left in office Joe Biden wants a ceasefire deal more than anything. He wants it to secure his legacy (something all presidents and world leaders want when they leave office). He does not want to leave office with failed peace talks and a major war in the Middle East raging. The troubleContinue reading “Joe Biden wants a ceasefire deal more than anything”
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The War that will continue
The war in Gaza will continue for at least another seven months, Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser has suggested as more tanks rolled into Rafah on Wednesday May 29. “We expect another seven months of combat in order to shore up our achievement and realise what we define as the destruction of Hamas and IslamicContinue reading “The War that will continue”
Weekly World Watch for the first part of February 2024
Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, at the beginning of February, embarked on his fifth tour of the Middle East full of hope. But during Netanyahu’s press conference on the night of Blinken’s departure he rejected Hamas’s ceasefire proposals and vowed to attack Rafah. The ceasefire talks were dead. Israel remains intent on totallyContinue reading “Weekly World Watch for the first part of February 2024”
Interposition efforts and peace brigades
Could there be a role for unarmed, non-governmental peace brigades to monitor frontiers and lessen tensions?
From the river to the sea (1)
Dit is de tekst van mijn toespraak tot de betogers die in Brugge manifesteerden voor een onmiddellijk staakt-het-vuren in Gaza (13 januari 2024) Méér… FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA (1)
US vetoes UN ceasefire resolution for Israel-Gaza conflict
The Times December 9, 2023: The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, with Britain abstaining on the vote. The other 13 members of the council backed the motion proposed by the United Arab Emirates. The US and the UK, alongContinue reading “US vetoes UN ceasefire resolution for Israel-Gaza conflict”
Frontpage messages for the week of November 27-December 03 2023
Looking the most important news facts for the last week of November 2023
Palestinians facing bombardments in greater intensity than all of the previous wars combined
Israel lacks the political flexibility or pragmatic imagination needed to build common grounds, firstly with the Palestinians and secondly with the Arab states, upon which an end to this continuous series of crises could be built.
2023 1st half of November health overview
A selection of articles in The Telegraph on health matters A baby at Nasser Hospital, born after his mother was killed in an Israeli airstrike Credit: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images Doctors in Gaza are delivering babies as their mothers die in childbirth and performing complicated surgeries, including caesareans, by torch light, aid groups andContinue reading “2023 1st half of November health overview”
Lebanon Knows It Is on the Edge of the Abyss
If there’s another war, experts believe Lebanon may not get a chance to recover.
Some View on the World 