La recrudescenza del conflitto Israelo-Palestinese ha portato alla luce svariati argomenti sul futuro delle relazioni internazionali in Medioriente, sulle prossime mosse degli attori coinvolti e sulle armi utilizzate. Continue reading
L’escalation tra Israele e Hamas, alla quale si è unita anche la Jihad Islamica Palestinese (PIJ) si è ormai tramutata in una vera e propria guerra, con centinaia di razzi lanciati da Gaza, raid aerei israeliani alle infrastrutture islamiste e vittime da entrambe le parti. Colonne di carri armati si sono ammassati al confine con la Striscia di Gaza e ora bisognerà soltanto attendere per vedere se l’IDF lancerà un’operazione di terra. Continue reading
Il 27 gennaio il portavoce di Stato Islamico (IS), Abu Hamza al-Qurashi, ha annunciato l’avvio di una nuova fase per il gruppo terroristico. Questo rinnovato slancio avrebbe come bersaglio Israele con particolare attenzione per Gerusalemme, città che secondo al-Qurashi “è sempre stata negli occhi dei combattenti”. Il focus su Israele suggerisce diversi elementi di analisi. Continue reading
On January 26, 2018, the Polish Sejm (the lower chamber of the Polish parliament) passed the law on the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), and that news provoked a strong protest from Israel. The diplomatic dispute between Poland and Israel attracted the attention of media from all around the world but the real nature of the problem was not fully reflected in much of the TV coverage. Continue reading
Israel has been battling with operational methods like suicide bombings, car ramming and knife stabbings against its citizens for years now. During the second Intifada male and female suicide bombers left their deadly mark, while during the present so called “third Intifada” knife attacks spread death and injury. Long before Europeans mourned for attacks like in the Manchester concert with adolescent victims, Israel had to bury teenagers who frequented the Dolphinarium discotheque in Tel Aviv after a suicide bombin. Continue reading
Israel has declared state of emergency as the country is in flames and cities like Haifa face imminent danger due to wildfire[1]. About 80,000 people have been asked to evacuate their homes and flee to save their lives[2], while their property is in danger of perishing in raging flames. Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Bulgaria, Russia and Turkey[3] have sent special firefighting aircrafts to help Israeli authorities cope with the situation. Continue reading