Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Lebanon and Israel have reached a deal concerning their maritime border dispute in the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea. Israel’s current leader, Yarir Lapid, wants to get the Knesset’s approval before Israel’s elections on November 1, but there’s no guarantee that it will happen before then. The long-term life of […]
In July, 2006, Israel bombed Lebanon. The news released fury and anguish in me that was beyond words. I visualized innocent, helpless babies swimming in their blood as bombs blasted away their lives. I struggled to grasp the needless, wanton destruction of lives, homes, futures, and dreams. Why? Why had the decision been made to […]
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21WIRE | Lebanese officials indicated they would approve the agreement, but many obstacles still remain.
Israeli airstrikes against Syria’s Aleppo International Airport may have shown us that Tel Aviv has been planning an offensive against Lebanon, striking Syrian airports in order to stop the supply-chain of aid to the Lebanese armed movement, Hezbollah. On August 31, Israeli airstrikes were launched once again against sites throughout Syria, this time hitting highways Read More...
As the war in Ukraine rages on, the European Union has been seeking alternative sources of natural gas and had chosen Tel Aviv as one of the providers to replace Russia. Yet, by signing a deal with both Israel and Egypt to make this possible, the EU could have encouraged a new Israel-Lebanon war. Amidst Read More...
I also look at the recent uptick in Israeli aggression against Syria and examine the complex reasons why. The region is heading for an escalation - between Hezbollah and Israel, Palestine and Israel and Syria and Israel or all three. Yemen also is looming as a very clear threat to Israel. The UK and US are bogged down in Ukraine leaving Israel more isolated than ever before.
In 1983 American radio personality Gary Byrd released The Crown. This is now regarded as a rap record, but the genre barely existed then, so at the time it was more an oddity than anything. The Crown tells the story of human socio-political development, and the specifically the African role in it, and the omission […]
US President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East has signaled disaster for regional security and affirmed that Washington is seeking to escalate tensions, rather than favor dialogue and compromise. Upon landing in Ben Gurion airport last Wednesday, the US head of State opened his address to the Israelis by not addressing any of the Read More...
Last week Israel’s military announced that it had shot down three drones operated by Lebanese Hezbollah, whilst they headed towards the disputed Karish field area off the coast of southern Lebanon. Hezbollah announced that its message had been received and mission completed, after having previously threatened to strike the oil and gas facilities. The Israel-Lebanon Read More...
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Israel is heading toward its fifth election in less than four years, as the Bennett-Lapid consensus ends in the Knesset. Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett’s Yamina Party was weakened by significant defections recently between Bennett’s right-wing allies and Arab members of the coalition, which rendered the to a government a […]
