Friday, November 16, 2018

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 16, 2018

Map of the Gaza Strip and southern Israel as of November 12-13, 2018, locating main areas hit by Israeli army air raids and Palestinian mortars and rockets

AFP: Latest Gaza flareup: what does it mean?

A truce in Gaza has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battling to keep his government afloat after defence minister Avigdor Lieberman walked out in protest.

Islamist movement Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, welcomed Lieberman's resignation on Wednesday as a "victory" -- but what will it mean for Gaza?

What's the context?

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 16, 2018

How Hamas Brought Israel to the Brink of Election Chaos -- Seth J. Frantzman, National Interest

What is Hamas's End-Game? Escalation Control -- Dan Feferman, Jerusalem Post

Afghanistan takes center stage in the New Great Game -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times

What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan? -- Arkady Dubnov, Al Jazeera

Moon asks Pence to speed up negotiations with North Korea -- Andrew Salman, Asia Times

Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia: Did justice take too long? -- Ate Hoekstra, DW

Genocidal justice finally served in Cambodia -- David Hutt, Asia Times

With new Egypt capital being built, what becomes of Cairo? -- Hamza Hendawi, AP

A vote reversed: What is the path back from Brexit? -- Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters

The prolonged torture that is Brexit -- John Lloyd, Reuters

Is Europe Falling Apart? -- Michael Hirsh, Foreign Policy

US charges against WikiLeaks' Julian Assange revealed -- DW

Are Oil Markets Overreacting? -- Irina Slav, Oil Price

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