Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 6, 2014



Which Mideast Power Brokers Support Hamas? -- Josh Levs, CNN

(CNN) -- If the Gaza truce holds and Israel's Operation Protective Edge comes to its conclusion, some things are certain.

Both Israel and Hamas will declare military victory -- Israel pointing to the destruction of militants' tunnels and depletion of Hamas' rocket supply; Hamas pointing to dozens of dead Israeli troops and the survival of Hamas leadership in Gaza.

But unlike in previous conflicts, when Hamas had the support of many Arab nations, things have changed. This time, as CNN has reported, the fighting between Israel and Hamas has been a proxy war for the Mideast.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 6, 2014

Analysis: What Israel and Hamas each won -- and lost -- Owen Ullmann, USA TODAY

Gaza talks in Cairo: Cease-fire may be all that Israel and Hamas can agree on -- Howard Lafranchi, CSM

Can alchemy of diplomacy bring lasting peace? -- Kevin Connolly, BBC

Israelis Unhappy to See World-Class Military ‘Surprised’ Again -- Michael Crowley, Time

It's time to stop treating Turkey and Qatar like they’re anything other than proxies for terrorists. -- Jonathan Schanzer, Foreign Policy

Will the U.S. Help the Kurds Fight ISIS? -- Dexter Filkins, New Yorker

Isis brings its war to Lebanon - and it could be key to a masterplan -- Robert Fisk, The Independent

Islamic State in Iraq: Stop it from committing genocide -- Frida Ghitis, CNN

Will the war in Syria spread to Lebanon? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

After U.S. Spends $753 Billion, Afghanistan Might Be Lost -- David Francis, The Diplomat

Killing of American general stirs new fears US leaving Afghanistan ‘short of the goal line’ -- FOX News

Why China's Love for Putin Is Dangerous -- David Gitter, The Diplomat

Russia sanctions: Who will be hurt the most? -- Joanna Humphreys, BBC News

Why the global recovery is so slow -- Edward Hadas, Reuters

The roots of our Ebola fears -- Stephanie Smith, CNN

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