September, 2024

• 2 September

  The Nazification of anti-Zionism

  

  In an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Aug. 28, Yonathan Arfi, the head of the French Jewish umbrella body Crif, complained that most of his fellow citizens have an understanding of antisemitism that is rooted in the memory of the Second World War. The indelible association of Nazism with …

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• 2 September

  Will Hamas be in power once Israel’s war on Gaza ends?

  

  In-depth: Israel has failed in its objective of destroying Hamas, with the group likely to retain influence in post-war Gaza but not be its sole ruler. After ten months of a devastating Israeli war, Palestinians are increasingly aware that Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the war-torn coastal enclave, will …

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• 2 September

  Israel Eliminates Hamas Commander in Jenin

  

  Latest Developments On the third day of an extensive military operation in the West Bank, Israel Border Police eliminated local Hamas commander Wessam Khazem in the city of Jenin on August 30. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Border Police forces, acting on Shin Bet intelligence agency information, located Hazem …

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• 2 September

  Israeli forces kill local Hamas commander in West Bank

  Israeli forces killed a local commander of the Islamist movement Hamas in the flashpoint city of Jenin on Friday as they pressed a major operation in the occupied West Bank for a third day, the Israeli military said.The military said Border Police forces had killed Wassem Hazem, who it said …

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• 2 September

  After Wagner: Non-State Groups Fighting in Ukraine

  

  Although the Wagner Group’s presence in Ukraine may have ended, a range of other non-state actors have stepped up to take its place, many of which display extreme right-wing beliefs. With the Wagner Group ceasing to exist last year after the death of its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, it may seem …

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• 1 September

  Iran Update, August 29, 2024

  

  US and international health officials confirmed on August 29 that Israel has agreed to implement a temporary humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip to vaccinate children against polio.[1] The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office emphasized that the pause is not related to the longer-term ceasefire proposal currently under discussion in Doha.[2] …

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• 1 September

  Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (August 19-26 , 2024)

  

  On August 25, 2024, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing 340 rockets at air defense facilities in northern Israel and launching a large number of UAVs at IDF bases in retaliation to the killing of Fuad Shukr, the organization’s military commander. Earlier, the Israeli Air Force carried out a pre-emptive strike …

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• 1 September

  Chinese Lending Adapts to Central Asia’s Realities

  

  China’s relationships with Central Asian borrowers are hardly one-size-fits-all. Chinese financial players have adapted and used different models, demonstrating the country’s flexibility as a lender. Preface China Local/Global China has become a global power, but there is too little debate about how this has happened and what it means. Many …

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• 1 September

  Will Masoud Pezeshkian’s presidency change Iran’s domestic and foreign policies?

  

  The Iranian president’s ability to implement his electoral program remains limited, given what his previous reformist presidents have achieved, as none of them were able to bring about fundamental changes in Iran’s domestic and foreign policies. Pezeshkian’s presidential program is likely to strongly confront the conservatives who have controlled parliament …

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• 1 September

  Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis.

  The new Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, spoke with a senior Hamas figure andstressed that Iran would support any agreement to end the war in the Gaza Strip that would beacceptable to the Palestinians and the “resistance.” E_187_24Download

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