November, 2023

• 30 November

  Les nouveaux leaders de la Palestine

  

  «L’accord d’Israël pour négocier des échanges de prisonniers avec le Hamas est une marque de défaite». Il est peut-être prématuré de faire une évaluation définitive des 50 premiers jours de l’assaut israélien contre la bande de Gaza, ou de prévoir ce qui se passera au lendemain de la trêve de …

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• 30 November

  Saudi Arabia, Iran and China Offer the U.S. a Lesson in Pragmatism

  

  Last Friday, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced that they have reached an agreement to reestablish diplomatic ties and reopen their respective embassies in two months’ time. The agreement, which was mediated by China and announced at a signing ceremony in Beijing, comes after a seven-year diplomatic rift that began in …

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• 30 November

  Egypt and Iran Could Be the Next Thaw in the Middle East

  

  Quiet mediation efforts between Egypt and Iran have been going on for months, seeking to end one of the Middle East’s longest-running but often-neglected feuds. In May, credible media reports indicated that Egyptian-Iranian talks had been taking place in Baghdad since March. Later that month, Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq …

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• 30 November

  Militant Nationalism Is Reshaping Identity in Iran and Saudi Arabia

  

  As risks of further escalation begin to mount, frantic diplomatic efforts are currently underway to prevent the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza from spiraling into a wider regional conflict. But while global leaders and publics remain transfixed by this unfolding tragedy, other trends in the region whose long-term impact could prove …

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• 30 November

  Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce

  

  The deal seemed on the verge of unraveling. Hamas had accused Israel of failing to keep its side of the bargain and Israel was threatening to resume its lethal onslaught on the Gaza Strip. That was the point at which a Qatari jet landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport on …

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• 30 November

  Israel’s war is about to escalate

  

  As I look out over Lebanon from high up on Israel’s northern border, I see undulating hills dappled with hedgerows and green brush that glows golden in the winter sun. But this is far from an idyll. Lebanese Hezbollah have been firing into Israel since October 7. And it is …

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• 30 November

  Afrique : L’Algérie porte d’entrée aux groupes terroristes Hamas et Hezbollah

  

  Le continent africain, scène de conflits d’influence, est actuellement l’objet d’investissements de la part de plusieurs pays, parmi lesquels l’Iran occupe une position prééminente. Concrètement, la présence de l’Iran en Algérie confère une influence bien plus marquée que celle de l’État islamique ou d’Al-Qaïda en Afrique.

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• 28 November

  Le Décalogue du sioniste

  

  En toute circonstance, ton statut unique de victime historique, tu rappelleras. En tant que «peuple élu», toujours selon ton bon vouloir, tu feras1. Et sur la notion de peuple juif et sur l’exode en 70 ap. JC, malgré les évidences, malgré les doutes, tu t’appuieras.2De la propagande, des manipulations, tu …

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• 28 November

  Le chapeau du magicien et le grand simulacre du baume palliatif

  

  L’échange d’otages actuel est centré sur Gaza. Cependant, Israël a trois fronts de conflit chaud ouverts. Le magicien entre en scène, sa cape noire tourbillonne autour de lui. Au centre de la scène, il brandit son chapeau : Il est vide. Il lui donne un léger coup de poing pour …

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• 28 November

  The Russia-Ukraine War Is Just About Over

  

  The handwriting was on the wall. An Op-Ed in the New York Times entitled “I’m a Ukrainian, and I Refuse to Compete for Your Attention” summed things up nicely: a media junket the author’s friend had been organizing to Ukraine was canceled. The TV crew instead left for the Middle …

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