Netanyahu sent vaccines to ruling elites around the world. It may cost him at home
- Anshel Pfeffer אנשיל פפר
The Prime Minister's decision to send thousands of vaccine doses abroad, at the same time that millions of Palestinians living next door haven't yet been vaccinated, could come with a heavy price
Carlos Latuff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’ ...
Trump says prison time for ex-President of France sets horrible precedent
- Andy Borowitz
PALM BEACH (The Borowitz Report)—Shortly after the sentencing of Nicolas Sarkozy, Donald J. Trump issued a statement claiming that prison time for the ex-President of France sets a “horrible precedent.”
Former French president ...
If there were an Israeli left
- Gideon Levy جدعون ليفي גדעון לוי
If there were a left here, this is what it would do in the event it were voted into power. Some measures could be implemented at once, others would be the beginning of a process. No one in the Jewish left is even proposing them.
In the first ...
Hot off the Press: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla admits Israel is the 'world's lab'
- Gilad Atzmon جيلاد أتزمون گيلاد آتزمون
If Israelis are confused by the fact that their government treats them like laboratory pets, if they wonder why their freedom to travel, to socialise or even earn a living have evaporated, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla produced a genuine answer yesterday. ...
How to write about Iran: A guide for journalists, analysts, and policymakers
- Ladane Naseri لادن ناصری
Whether you are working from your DC office or your home in LA or New York, here’s all you need to know to become an expert on Iran.
China Daily, 2011
1. Always refer to Iran as the “Islamic Republic” and its government as “ ...
The left-wing in Latin America and the Caribbean: governmental control alone is not enough to change things
- Juan Diego García
The progress of left-wing political and social forces in Latin America and the Caribbean is nearly always limited to their access to government, but these forces are far from obtaining real power, at least in its decisive forms. Nevertheless, it is of ...
“For the Spanish elites, Equatorial Guinea has always been a colony for exploitation” Interview of historian Donato Ndongo
- Bernardo Álvarez-Villar
Donato Ndongo, the writer from Equatorial Guinea, has just finished re-editing “Historia y tragedia de Guinea Ecuatorial (The history and tragedy of Equatorial Guinea), an exhaustive account of its colonisation by Spain, independence and postcolonial ...
On 28th February, 41 years ago, Andalusia achieved its statue of autonomy
- Juan Pedro Sarasua Helices
For Andalusians, 28th February is an important date. On it, we commemorate the Día de Andalucía (Andalusia day), which was when the first referendum on autonomy was held and when we achieved the statute for Andalusia. This process was the ...
The Israeli Mutant, the IDF prophecy and the Reality on the Ground
- Gilad Atzmon جيلاد أتزمون گيلاد آتزمون
As of writing this article, 75.4% of Israel’s new Covid-19 cases are under 39. Only 5.5% were over 60. Only 59.9% of critical patients are over 60 years old. 40% are under 60. The country has also detected a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases amongst ...
Re-imagining Myanmar - The Mother of All “Critical Junctures”
- Ashley South
These are extraordinary times in Myanmar, which will shape the country for many years to come. Although the military’s intervention has been a disaster, it could lead to a re-imagining of relations between the Bamar majority and ethnic nationality ...
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