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Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza May 29. Photo: Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Israel, Middle East

Israel responds to Gaza rockets with airstrikes, pounds ‘terror tunnel’

by Asia Times staff May 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian demonstrators run for cover from Israeli gunfire and tear gas during a protest against US embassy move to Jerusalem at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip on May 14, 2018. Photo: Reuter/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

European Union, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Mass suicide is more common than you think

by Spengler May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, center, says a prayer during the funeral ceremony of Fadi al-Batsh, the Palestinian Hamas engineer who was killed by unknown assailants in Kuala Lumpur, at Great Omari Mosque, at Jabalia Refugee Camp, before burying him at the Martyrs Cemetery in Gaza City on April 26. Al-Batsh was gunned down near his home in the Malaysian capital by two gunmen who fled the scene. Photo: Ismail Haniyeh's press office/ handout/ Anadolu Agency via AFP

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, Thailand

Al Batsh hit may shine light on North Korean tie-up with Hamas

by Peter J. Brown May 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian mourners carry a coffin containing the body of Palestinian scientist Fadi al-Batsh, assassinated in Malaysia, after his body was returned to his native Gaza Strip on April 26, 2018 for his funeral in the city of Jabalia, in the north of the Palestinian enclave. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP Forum/Momen Faiz

AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Israel drops gauntlet on Malaysia’s help to Hamas

by Nile Bowie April 29, 2018May 27, 2021

Members of Palestinian Hamas security forces carry a coffin containing the body of Palestinian engineering lecturer Fadi al-Batsh, who was shot dead in Malaysia, in the southern Gaza Strip April 26, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

AT Finance, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Why Mossad assassinated an electrical engineer in Malaysia

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim April 28, 2018February 18, 2020

A man hangs a poster depicting Palestinian electrical engineer Fadi al-Batash, who was shot to death in Malaysia, on his family house in the northern Gaza Strip April 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Mohammed Salem

AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Syria, World

Killing draws Malaysia deeper into Middle East conflicts

by David Hutt April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Demonstrators throw rocks with slingshots and burn tires at the border with Israel on April 11. PHOTO: AFP/Hassan Jedi/Anadolu Agency

European Union, Israel, Middle East, World

The Gaza demonstrations will achieve nothing. Here is why

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim April 12, 2018February 18, 2020

USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Ending America’s disastrous role in Syria

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 19, 2018

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya delivers a speech on December 7, 2017. Photo: AFP / Said Khatib

Egypt, European Union, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, World

US calling Hamas leader a ‘terrorist’ – does it actually help him?

by Sami Moubayed February 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian demonstrators shout slogans as they hold crossed-out posters depicting US Vice-President Mike Pence and US President Donald Trump during a protest against Pence's visit to Israel, in the West Bank city of Nablus on January 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Abed Omar Qusini

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Vietnam, World

Trump’s bullying of the Palestinians has long precedence

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim January 29, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on January 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ludovic Marin

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Macron’s snub sends Erdogan further into Putin’s embrace

by Sami Moubayed January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A file pic of Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief, in his office in Abu Dhabi in the UAE in Oct 2016. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East

Exiled Fatah leader Dahlan planning political comeback

by Sami Moubayed January 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Jerusalem's Old City and the Dome of the Rock. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria

Why Trump’s statement has not led to violence in Jerusalem

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim December 19, 2017

The Seperation Wall between Israel and Palestine in Bethlehem. Photo: iStock / Getty

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Will Palestinian reconciliation revive two-state solution?

by Daoud Kuttab October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (right) and Hamas Chief Ismail Haniya hold hands in Gaza City, on October 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Egypt, Israel, Middle East

Hamas says it has reached deal with Palestinian rival Fatah

by Reuters October 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York, on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Doha’s downfall: Qatar frozen out in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon

by Sami Moubayed October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah waves as he visits the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza City, on October 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Egypt, European Union, France, Israel, Middle East, World

Palestinian cabinet meets in Gaza for first time since 2014

by Sakher Abu el-Oun October 3, 2017February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

Afghanistan, AT Finance, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

America’s anti-Iranian posturing is dangerous and deluded

by Jeffrey D. Sachs August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Photo: Handout via Reuters

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Obama should be made to testify over the Iran nuclear deal

by Todd Royal May 17, 2017

A Palestinian boy uses a torch to burn a mock Israeli army post as part of a drill during a graduation ceremony for members of Palestinian National Security Forces loyal to Hamas, in Gaza City, on January 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Hamas’ acceptance of Israel is a result of necessity

by Sami Moubayed May 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A Palestinian boy uses a torch to burn a mock Israeli army post as part of a drill during a graduation ceremony for members of Palestinian National Security Forces loyal to Hamas, in Gaza City, on January 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters

China, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

A more active role for China in the Arab-Israeli conflict?

by Nicos Panayiotides January 25, 2017January 25, 2017

Israeli security forces stand next to newly-installed concrete blocks in the predominantly Palestinian East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal Mukaber on December 9 2016, a day after a Palestinian from the area committed a truck ramming attack, killing four Israeli soldiers. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

Hamas powerless as ISIS gains ground in Palestine

by Sami Moubayed January 11, 2017February 18, 2020

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The state we’re in

by Spengler June 15, 2010August 28, 2020

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Dolphinplasty as a principle of governance

by Spengler May 19, 2009August 28, 2020

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Suicide by Israel

by Spengler January 8, 2009August 25, 2020

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Ehud Olmert on the Damascus road

by Spengler April 15, 2008August 26, 2020

Welcome to Planet Gaza

by Pepe Escobar September 22, 2007May 6, 2020

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Hamastan and Red Zoneistan

by Pepe Escobar June 29, 2007September 11, 2020

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Hezbollah south of the border

by Pepe Escobar August 3, 2006August 21, 2020

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Cry havoc, and let slip the puppies of war

by Spengler July 11, 2006August 31, 2020

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