Month: January 2025

Gaza – Ceasefire & Implications

1 The Ceasefire 2 The Israeli Perspective 3 The Ceasefire Charade 1 The Ceasefire After 15 months of a brutal and relentless genocide that took the lives of over 50,000 Palestinians, (some say 100,000 to 150,000)a Gaza ceasefire has finally been reached. The truce deal marks a devastating victory for the Palestinian resistance, achieved at […]

15 Months on – Gaza

We last visited Gaza in early November. It’s time for an update of events over the past 10 weeks, and the current ceasefire being implemented.  After the Israeli military expanded the slaughter to the West Bank, Israel turned its attention to Lebanon.  Genocide and terror are “legal” for the US and the entire West. Israel […]

15 Months on – Yemen

Once viewed as a convenient Saudi punching bag, Sanaa is today reshaping the dynamics in the region and creating new challenges for both regional and international actors. The Yemenis have shown the ability to launch – and get away with – nonstop military operations at sea against ships linked to Israel, the US, and the […]

15 Months on – The West Bank Part 2 (of a 2 Part Series)

3 The Ground Realities In tandem with its relentless land annexation in the occupied West Bank, Israel has systematically severed connections between the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces and West Bank resistance groups.  Jenin – A divide-and-conquer Strategy  This paved the way for PA President Mahmoud Abbas to give the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) […]

15 Months on – The West Bank Part 1 (of a 2 Part Series)

1 Oslo and Areas A, B & C 2 Complete consolidation of the West Bank 3 Trump and West Bank annexation 4 Ground Realities 5 PA’s existential dilemma 6 IOF raids in West Bank 7 Storming Al Aqsa compound 8 The future hangs in the balance 1 Oslo and Areas A, B & C The […]

Aftermath of the Coup and its Consequences Part 2 (of a 2 Part Series)

Take a look at the map below. It explains everything. This is roughly the situation on the ground today. The majority of Syria’s landmass is controlled by 5 groups: Al Qaida (HTS), the Kurds (SDF), the IDF (Israel), the Turks, and remnants of the Syrian Army (SAA). Of course, the situation is extremely fluid so […]

Aftermath of the Coup and its Consequences Part 1 (of a 2 Part Series)

1 Turkey 2 Russia 3 Iran 4 Hezbollah 5 The US role 6 Israel 7 What happens next (where are these in part 2) 8 Partition (where are these in part 2) Syria is an absolutely key connectivity crossroads – harking back to the Ancient Silk Roads.  The 2 families achieved their perennial dream of […]

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