Middle East
The historic relationship of interdependency between Israel and the US empire is mutating
Jonas Marvin — The strained imperial hegemon (and its allies) could be dragged into a regional war of aggression it does not want, precisely because of the colonial monster it has created.
Gilbert Achcar: ‘Israel has openly threaten to transform parts of Lebanon into another Gaza’
Gilbert Achcar — Since Israel has basically completed the most intensive stage of its destruction in Gaza, it is now turning against Hezbollah to secure its northern border.
Gilbert Achcar: Hezbollah’s miscalculation
Gilbert Achcar — The truth is that Hezbollah fell into the trap set for it by Israel, through its insistence on continuing to exchange fire “until a ceasefire in Gaza”, while it became clear that the battle was shifting from the wracked Strip to Lebanon.
Stop the spread of Israel’s genocidal war into Lebanon!
Kevin B. Anderson — On Israel’s brutal assassinations, its colonialist arrogance, and the limitations of Hezbollah’s model of resistance.
Gaza genocide: A glimpse into global capitalism’s extermination impulse
William I Robinson — The unspeakable savagery of the unfolding genocide in Gaza and the absolute impunity of the Israeli genocidists and their Western sponsors have sparked a global intifada of solidarity with Palestine.
Strategic reflections on the escalation of Israeli intimidation in Lebanon
Gilbert Achcar — On intimidation, terrorism, asymmetric war, deterrence, counter-deterrence, and the Dahiya doctrine in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Lebanon.
Lebanon and the Israeli strategy of intimidation
Gilbert Achcar — In recent days, Israeli threats regarding an imminent attack on Lebanon have multiplied.
‘Two-state solution’ a fig leaf for Western leaders
Dave Holmes — Calling for a separate Palestinian state serves as a fig leaf for Western politicians to cover their fundamental position of support for Israel.
Rivals in the service of empire: Abu Dhabi, Qatar and the United States
Gilbert Achcar — The two emirates’ sharp contrast in foreign policy strategy is, in fact, a boon for Washington’s policy in the extended Middle East.
Israel, not Iran or Hezbollah, wants a wider war
Joseph Daher — Having failed to defeat Hamas, Israel has doubled down, provoking a wider war with Iran and Hezbollah.
Hypocrisy: The conflict between Zionist hawks and vultures in Israel
Gilbert Achcar — What is the conflict within the Zionist power elite about? Do not believe that it is a conflict between hawks and doves as the Western media portrays it.