It certainly presents Netanyahu with a sharp dilemma: whether to push ahead with a full operation in Rafah and lose US support; or … risk losing the support of his hard right coalition members
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The growing importance of Egypt does signify a return of Egypt’s key role in Europe’s regional vision and engagement
This is first and foremost about preventing migration to Cyprus and to the rest of Europe
By going into Rafah, Israel could be seen as saying…we have taken over the corridor, we have uprooted terrorist infrastructure and now we can have a ceasefire
I do not think that this is a visit that can only be attributed to electoral reasons, considering that all the politicians who have tried to make a breakthrough in Libya have not gained much from it
The Rwandan bill is nothing more than an extreme version of the failed externalisation policies that already dominate European migration policy
Tarek Megerisi and Mireia Faro analyse the political failure of the British Rwanda Bill
The manner in which the Iranian attack may have been repelled could lead Israel to assume that the Iranians are weak and lack the will or capability for a deeper strike
Iran’s strikes also sparked new international support for Israel, including from Arab states critical of the Gaza offensive that nevertheless supported Israel’s military response to the drone attacks
Iran felt an obligation to respond to the Israeli attacks on its consulate in Syria in an escalatory manner, and the direct attack on Israel is an unprecedented step
It may be convenient to assign a label of Iranian-backed or Shia (or both) to the various groups who proclaim to defend the Palestinian cause, but that is neither correct nor comprehensive