While Israel asserts a victory in Operation Cast Lead, the state lost a number of intelligence agents in the conflict. Due to the use of intelligence to focus attacks and prevent civilian casualties, the loss of these individuals could result in increased death tolls in the event of another strike. Meanwhile, even though Israel failed to free abducted soldier Gilad Shalit, Turkish officials continued negotiations with Hamas to ensure his release.
Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter head to Damascus next month to test the waters on both the resumption of the Israel-Syria peace process and whether Syria would distance itself from Iran.
Hamas and Fatah officials met in Cairo to discuss Egyptian efforts for the formation of a national unity government. The process would create five separate committees on the PLO, government, elections, security, elections, and good will, with the latter based on repairing image divisions between the two factions. Similarly, the State Department put out a release yesterday supporting a Gaza relief conference slated for early next month in Cairo.
Meanwhile, investment giant Merrill Lynch fears a Likud-led government could sink the value of the Shekel due to a potentially unstable and fragile coalition.
For Israeli readers relegated to watching the only American news channel available on cable, Fox News, HOT intends to change its programming and return CNN to the line-up.
A few months ago, I wrote about the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine through the lens of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. While it appears likely that the war will carry on into the foreseeable future, enough time has passed for us to make an honest assessment of each side’s relative […]
The Ukrainian Army has made dramatic strides in the last few weeks. Ukraine’s tactical commanders have outfoxed their Russian counterparts, and by issuing a feint towards the south the UA has been able to earn substantial gains in the north of their country. The impact of these efforts have been compounded by the steady stream […]
In mid-May the Irish political party, Sinn Féin, won the plurality of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Many American readers might not fully understand the significance of Sinn Féin’s political victory- but rest assured that subjects of the United Kingdom and a wide range of political movements the world over have heard the message […]
The first wave of the Russian offensive in Ukraine has fallen short of Russian autocrat Vladmir Putin’s ambitions. Most analysts deduced that Putin had hoped to achieve a decapitation strike of the Ukrainian government- taking Kiev and replacing Ukrainian President Vladimir Zolinski with a pro-Kremlin voice. Kiev has been threatened repeatedly through the course of […]
On the weekend of March 26th, the notorious MS-13 gang went on a massive killing spree in El Salvador which left more than 70 people dead by Sunday. Even for a country where powerful gangs hold massive sway, this recent tragedy stands out considering that it was the bloodiest day on record since the civil […]
