Behind Gaza: A New Middle Eastern Cold War -Michael Young
In the weeks before the outbreak of violence in Gaza, Egypt had tried to renew the truce. By most accounts, Iran and Syria pushed Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas' political bureau, to undermine any accord by continuing to fire rockets at Israel, making the Gaza confrontation virtually inevitable.
The idea was to welcome Barack Obama with a crisis making any American opening toward Iran and Syria more costly for the U.S. That should sober up those in the upcoming administration who speak of engaging Iran and Syria without conditions.
(Forbes)
The Mideast's Ground Zero -Thomas L. Friedman
"The Gaza that Israel left in 2005 was bordering Egypt. The Gaza that Israel just came back to is now bordering Iran," said Mamoun Fandy, at the International Institute of Strategic Studies.
[T]he whole notion of Arab-Israeli peacemaking likely will have to change.
(New York Times)
Iran's President Has Much at Stake in Gaza Outcome -Chip Cummins & Roshanak Taghavi
If Israel delivers a crushing blow to Hamas, Iranian officials could see one of their most effective irritants against Washington and Israel significantly degraded.
(Wall Street Journal)
In the weeks before the outbreak of violence in Gaza, Egypt had tried to renew the truce. By most accounts, Iran and Syria pushed Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas' political bureau, to undermine any accord by continuing to fire rockets at Israel, making the Gaza confrontation virtually inevitable.
The idea was to welcome Barack Obama with a crisis making any American opening toward Iran and Syria more costly for the U.S. That should sober up those in the upcoming administration who speak of engaging Iran and Syria without conditions.
(Forbes)
The Mideast's Ground Zero -Thomas L. Friedman
"The Gaza that Israel left in 2005 was bordering Egypt. The Gaza that Israel just came back to is now bordering Iran," said Mamoun Fandy, at the International Institute of Strategic Studies.
[T]he whole notion of Arab-Israeli peacemaking likely will have to change.
(New York Times)
Iran's President Has Much at Stake in Gaza Outcome -Chip Cummins & Roshanak Taghavi
If Israel delivers a crushing blow to Hamas, Iranian officials could see one of their most effective irritants against Washington and Israel significantly degraded.
(Wall Street Journal)
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