The history of terrorism in pursuit of political aims is as long as history itself. However, the past two decades have witnessed important, and needless to say worrying, developments in what could be seen as a zoological version of political activism. The old versions saw disgruntled…

Thirsting for a bit of good news in these bad times of war, Ukraine media headlined what it saw as a victory: The return to Kiev of a haul of artefacts from Crimea that had been on exhibit in European cities before Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014. The return came after a 10 year legal battle…

“He is dangerously close to getting re-elected!” This is how, in a recent issue, the London weekly the Economist presented Donald Trump’s chances of returning to the White House next year. This was based on a few polls indicating that, if nominated, Trump would have a chance of winning next…

A week after Paris witnessed a march in support of the “Palestinian cause” it hosted another march, this time against anti-Semitism. Ostensibly provoked by the ongoing war in Gaza the two marches may persuade the French to take a closer look at the messages they convey and their impact on French…

“Paris could become a battlefield!” This was how commentators speculated about a “solidarity with Palestine” demonstration that the police had authorized for last Saturday. The concern was not groundless. A few days before, a Harris opinion poll had shown that 82 percent of the French feared a…

Throughout history, at least until our post-modernist times, war was regarded as the highest of human pursuits, one that enlisted other pursuits such as politics, industry, and even literature in its service. Aristotle gave war a thumbs up because it was “the key to peace.” Neo-Platonics regarded…

It is, perhaps, too early to have a full picture of what led to the recent Hamas attack on Israeli villages close to Gaza. One thing, however, is certain: the attack came when and where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet least expected. But why? One answer adopted by Netanyahu’s team…

Why did Hamas trigger the current tragedy that has given the old Israel-Palestine conflict an even deadlier dimension? And what are the chances for shooing the two sides away from the edge of the abyss? The tsunami comments on the latest episode shows that the Israel-Palestine conflict remains…

“The Middle East has never been quieter than this in the past two decades.” This is how Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s National Security advisor boasted about the administration’s claimed successes in “advancing the cause of peace” in a region that hasn’t enjoyed it for more than 100 years. …

This could lead to the dissolution of the European Union!" The " this" in Josipi Borel's jeremiad is the issue of immigration which the man in charge of the union's foreign policy identifies as an existential threat. Immigration is one of those wedge issues designed to split the electorate into…