ANALYSIS – With the Middle East in turmoil, the “Party of God” is transforming from an anti-Israel militia to a regional actor heavily invested in the Syrian civil war and resembling a conventional […]
Palestine
Israeli “price tag” extremists
Growing numbers of Israeli settlers are willing to commit violence against their government. So-called “price tag” attacks – which extract a price for any government effort to limit Jewish settlements on the West […]
Egypt’s Hamas ban hits Gaza
The relationship between Hamas and Egypt has continued to deteriorate since an Egyptian court in essence outlawed the militant organization last month, increasing pressure on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Hisham Allam In early […]