With all the turmoil in the Middle East and Africa, Israel has not been much on the news lately. All of a sudden we have heard about new developments that bring it back to our attention. First one is the proposal for a Palestinian state that will include all of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem. The countries leading this proposal, Germany, Britain and France, would call for an Israeli withdrawal for almost all the territories that were captured in the 1967 Mideast war. Read the rest of this entry »

Does anyone know what is going on in Libya? It seems as if all we are getting is disinformation from all sides. When one sees the confusion and the chaos not only in Libya but also among the reports of the coalition it is hard to believe anything. Finally at least it is become clear that nevertheless what we were told at the beginning of this fiasco, regime change is in order. Read the rest of this entry »

And now what? Yesterday the UN Security Council authorised a no-fly zone over Libya and “all necessary measure” to prevent the Gaddafi regime from striking the rebels and whatever civilians are on the way. Of all the countries that voted, Britain and France were the ones with a more aggressive attitude. Britain announced that it would send fighter jets and France was planning to deploy planes. The US had yet to announce what is role would be. Read the rest of this entry »

Why everyday we hear a different approach about the no-fly zone over Libya from the U.S. government? We went from wanting to establish one to yesterday’s state department lack of support to today’s volte-face. Read the rest of this entry »

Nothing has changed much about the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya. While the Arab League has said that the civilians must be protected, Western countries are no near on getting an agreement about what to do to stop Gaddafi bombarding the rebels and the population of the areas where they are. Read the rest of this entry »

What prompted Sarkozy to suddenly recognize the Libyan rebels in Benhazi? Was he trying to give the impression that he was the European leader who had a grasp on the events? If that is what he intended he probably failed as at this moment nobody seems to know which way things are going to go. While the Gaddafi’s regime will eventually have to go, it is rather hazardous to recognize the rebels as they don’t seem to have a clear leadership. Read the rest of this entry »

Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s president, was not very much liked in the US and now even less as in all this turmoil in the Middle East, he has refused to condemn Gaddafi for his crackdown on protesters. Read the rest of this entry »