This is first and foremost about preventing migration to Cyprus and to the rest of Europe
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[Reforming the Palestinian Authority] is the only realistic hope that we have. That’s why Europeans and others are working towards this end goal
By going into Rafah, Israel could be seen as saying…we have taken over the corridor, we have uprooted terrorist infrastructure and now we can have a ceasefire
The Rwandan bill is nothing more than an extreme version of the failed externalisation policies that already dominate European migration policy
Tarek Megerisi and Mireia Faro analyse the political failure of the British Rwanda Bill
The manner in which the Iranian attack may have been repelled could lead Israel to assume that the Iranians are weak and lack the will or capability for a deeper strike
Iran’s strikes also sparked new international support for Israel, including from Arab states critical of the Gaza offensive that nevertheless supported Israel’s military response to the drone attacks
Iran felt an obligation to respond to the Israeli attacks on its consulate in Syria in an escalatory manner, and the direct attack on Israel is an unprecedented step
It may be convenient to assign a label of Iranian-backed or Shia (or both) to the various groups who proclaim to defend the Palestinian cause, but that is neither correct nor comprehensive
If at the end of things they haven’t brought home the hostages and haven’t vanquished Hamas, then I think there will be a huge political crisis