Da Hamas startet rakettregnet, var målet å vinne den politiske krigen; de må tidvis starte slike konflikter (2006, 2008, 2012, 2014), f.eks. når egypternes struping av smuglertunnellene blir for effektiv. Palestinernes hellige gral er å vinne sympati hos den globale venstresiden, som offer og underdog. Israels ledere søker å unngå strid, selvom de vet de vinner militært, fordi de […]
Les mer»The pan-Islamic caliphate that Muslim extremists want to establish carries within it the seeds of its own destruction. The Daily Beast
Les mer»Human Rights Watch kaller Hamas’ udiskriminerende bombing av Israel for en krigsforbrytelse. The group Human Rights Watch on Wednesday declared that because the Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel are both indiscriminate and target civilian population centers, they amount to war crimes. The group also said, “Israeli attacks targeting homes may amount to prohibited collective […]
Les mer»Darlena Cunha var en vellykket tv-producent, mannen hadde jobb i en avis, alt var fryd og gammen. Så ble hun gravid og de kjøpte hus. Rett før finanskrasjet i 2008. Mannen mistet jobben. Plutselig sto de på bar bakke. Fattigdom er ikke en dom over hva du er som menneske, det er en omstendighet, skriver […]
Les mer»Hamas, bankrupt and friendless, hopes to use violence to win support. Israel cannot do otherwise than act. The Guardian
Les mer»Nigeria, Africa’s wealthiest country, implodes. WP
Les mer»The Obama administration publicly defended Israel’s right to carry out airstrikes to stop Hamas’s rockets while privately cautioning it against ordering a ground attack into Gaza. NYT
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Les mer»Fledgling projects seek to fight Islamic extremism by introducing critical thinking and the scientific method to Arab societies. The American Interest.
Les mer»Australia’s strict immigration policy has come under fire from the UN for allegedly breaking international law by returning asylum seekers to Sri Lanka. The American Interest
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