Eurasia Press & News
The US president, Joe Biden, has warned Israel that occupying Gaza “would be a big mistake”. The warning seemed to be aimed directly at voices within the Israeli government who are calling for Israel to not only destroy Hamas, but also to occupy the Palestinian territory. Biden supports Israel’s right …
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October, 2023
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18 October
Egypt Mulls Allowing Refugees Entry As Over 600,000 Gazans Move South; FBI Warns Of Hamas Attacks On US Soil
After giving the northern Gaza strip an evacuation ultimatum on Friday, Israel has so far withheld from launching a “significant” ground operation, with some speculating that requests from the US to evacuate all US citizens out of Palestine ahead of the invasion is what is holding Israel back. Meanwhile, Iran’s …
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18 October
India–Canada Relations Are Trapped In A Doom Loop – Analysis
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government had ‘credible allegations’ regarding India’s involvement in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist leader and Canadian citizen, he added to the spiralling doom loop that has been roiling India–Canada relations. In the aftermath of the murder, which …
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18 October
Does Gaza War Mean The US Is Now Finished With Ukraine? – OpEd
With the words “we are coming near to the end of the rope,” US National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby last week described the American position on funding for Ukraine. That left me startled. What happened to “as long as it takes?” I very much remember a press briefing in …
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18 October
Fears Linger In Armenia Of Azerbaijani Invasion
Armenia’s ambassador to the European Union, Tigran Balayan, said in an interview published on October 6 that Azerbaijan was actively preparing an invasion within weeks. But on October 10 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told Armenian Public TV that that risk was “extremely low,” and that there was no military buildup …
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18 October
Multiple Mediators For The Middle East – OpEd
While the world was watching the horrific scenes coming from Israel and Gaza, a comment made by President Biden’s National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan,[1] a few days before the breakout of hostilities, stands out. It conveys, yet again, some of the current U.S. administration’s dystopic views concerning the changing world …
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18 October
EU To Hold Emergency Virtual Summit On Middle East On Tuesday
European Council President Charles Michel said on Saturday (14 October) that he had convened a video conference summit of European Union leaders on Tuesday to discuss the Hamas attacks on Israelis and Israel’s response. Michel said the bloc stood in “full solidarity” with the people of Israel after the “brutal …
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17 October
Syria Today – U.S. Army Takes Down Turkish Drone; Israel Strikes Syria Ahead of Abdollahian Visit
On Thursday, the Pentagon reported that the U.S. military took down an armed Turkish drone that ventured within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria. This marks a rare instance of one NATO member employing force against another. Meanwhile, amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Syria and Israel have engaged …
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17 October
Iran’s Political And Military Leadership Encourages Hamas To Continue Fighting Until It Achieves The Iran-Hamas Resistance’s Objective – The Destruction Of Israel
Introduction Iranian regime officials, headed by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with the commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Armed Forces and regime mouthpieces, hastened to congratulate the “Palestinian resistance organization” Hamas – which belongs to Iran’s Islamic resistance axis – for its massive October 7, …
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17 October
Qatar Foundation CEO Sheikha Hind Issues Statement Condemning Israel’s ‘Murder And Destruction’ In Gaza, Making No Mention Of Hamas Or Its Atrocities
On October 12, 2023, several days after Hamas’ deadly attack in southern Israel, in which over 1,300 Israelis were killed, over 100 were abducted, including women, children, infants and elderly people, and thousands were wounded, Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Aal Thani, CEO of Qatar Foundation and the sister of the …
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