Politics
Knesset member Shelly Tal Meron advocates for more female representation in politics and the military and draws a direct line to the Gaza war. The Yesh Atid member also explains, why she wants Netanyahu gone – and how a new Israeli government could look like.
A contentious treaty with Somaliland would generate desperately needed foreign currency for Ethiopia. It might also change security relations in the Horn of Africa. Abiy Ahmed is willing to set a dangerous precedent to make it happen.
Iran regards the escalation in Gaza as an expectable and even necessary event. From Tehran’s perspective, Hamas’s incursion into Israel has already done irreparable damage to Israeli self-esteem as it shattered the trust of the Israeli public in the country’s military and intelligence forces.
Despite Joe Biden’s call, politics post October 7 in the Middle East are largely ‘consumed by rage’. Now the temporary truce in Gaza may provide a window for diplomacy. But what could an interim political solution involving the Arab world look like?
For years, Gershon Baskin has been negotiating with Hamas officials. But for the British-Israeli peace activist, one thing is clear: the massacre on October 7 has deprived Hamas of any legitimacy. A conversation about a path to peace and what is needed to achieve it.
The re-emergence of a prolonged Middle Eastern crisis draws attention to the consequences and long-term effects taking up shape in the wake of the Gaza war. Is Washington able to adjust?
Hassan Nasrallah’s supple speech on Gaza is no reason to sound the all-clear. If violence spills over to the West Bank and Jerusalem, an all-out war would be hard to contain.
Around 200 people were taken hostage by Hamas. Their fate remains unknown. Private initiatives are trying to get them safely returned.