Shimon Peres intends to stress the importance of a moderate unity government with Kadima Chairman Tzipi Livni and Likud Chairman Benyamin Netanyahu tomorrow. Netanyhu is slowly solidifying a coalition that now includes Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman, who backed Likud yesterday. Due to this rightwing partnership, Kadima has virtually no viable coalition partners, leaving Livni with the decision to either lead the opposition or join a Likud-led government. She has sought to share the premiership with Netanyahu by rotating responsibilities; however, Likud flatly rejected that proposal.
The Israeli government released a statement delineating its policy towards the return of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit prior to any peace deal with Hamas. The government would exchange approximately 1000 Palestinian prisoners, including, potentially, Marwan Barghouti. Meanwhile, the Israeli government opened two Gaza border crossings this morning, permitting the entry of aid trucks and private sector support vehicles, which included the delivery of natural gas. However, the government left one border crossing shuttered and intends on closing the open crossings next Sunday and Friday.
The Washington Post and Newsweek initiated a talk-back debate on the existential nature of an Israeli state. The discussion focuses on the level of enfranchisement of the Arab population.
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 […]
