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At first, I didn't believe the GCC Arabs (basically, Saudi Arabia) and their allies would be complicit in the crimes against the Palestinians in the latest conflict but their almost total silence (Jordan king's blah blah doesn't count) is revealing, as is revealing the virtual absence of the GCC...

Correct. Watch a little part of this video where this Indian blogger Shehkar Gupta is analyzing the forces arrayed in the Middle East, especially discussing the Houthis of Yemen. Imagine if Youthis are allowed access to Israeli border. I hear the Houthis leadership have even offered the Yemeni...

Israelis are counting on a quick wrap up of Gaza conflict in such a way that Hamas is totally defeated, Gaza mostly emptied of fighters, and Israeli 'deterrence' re-established, AND the global community moves on. I am certain that even without Iran's direct involvement, it will be Israel...

The Israelis DO control American foreign policy especially when it concerns Israel and its vicinity. But America is a large industrial power, a Superpower with allies to protect and power to project in multiple theaters. And so American interests are not always the same as the Israeli interests...

Well, I didn't mean in a disrespectful way and I think you are lucky to be farther from the ongoing conflict. But having UN 'peace keepers' is not the same as having geographic proximity. Pakistan was/is the largest contributor to the UN peacekeeping deployments in regions far from Pakistan but...

Because Republicans don't want to fun the Ukraine war and Republicans don't want to fund the IRS tax reforms while the Democrats want those two items and yet both parties want to unconditionally fund Israel. Go figure!!

In the context of the wars in the Middle East, Malaysia and Indonesia are mostly irrelevant. Let them be at peace where they are. Lucky they to be so far removed from the cursed Eurasian Continent!!!! Even Pakistan is a bit peripheral player and so is Afghanistan when it comes to the Palestine...

Hamas didn't coordinate with anyone. With so much Israeli eyes on Gaza, any communication outside of Gaza was likely to have been intercepted. I doubt even the Hamas leadership in Qatar knew about the date of the October 7 attack. There was probably a general approval given to the Gazans to take...

Pakistan is on its knees, hoping to get the next tranche of the IMF loan this month, or a 'default' like Sri Lanka faces Pakistan. Indonesia too far to be a factor. Turkey can do something but at huge cost to Turkey itself--Turkey is also in economic shambles. Iran is the only one sticking its...

Americans can bring not only most of European countries, but also Korea, Japan, Australia and several other rich/powerful countries into American geopolitical initiatives. What do the Muslim countries do? This thread can show you the divisions; the most important contributors to this conflict...

Good summary. As expected, a measured threat of escalation and probably tied with Blinken's visit to Israel. There is certainly a lot of backdoor diplomacy going on involving many countries. The speed with which Washington absolved Iran for the October 7 attack and now Hezbollah's own...

Turkey had offered troops deployed as 'guarantee' to both Israel and Palestinians. A bold step and we may see that happening. But there could be other countries who are relatively removed from the conflict such as in Latin America or Africa or the Pacific. Problem is supplying to Gaza: It is...

When I meant neutral forces to be deployed in Gaza following hostage releases, it was meant to prevent a near future escalation of violence: Israel won't resume bombing because there are not hostages in Gaza anymore and Gaza would get some assurance about their own safety. Israel would have...

However I have sliced and diced the likely outcomes, a regional war will destroy Israel as a nation and will remove America and its allies from the Middle East. It is not my wishful thinking. If you ask what I want, I want peace and mutual dignified existence for all there.

Bolded part: Israel can't do that without getting some face-saving concession from Gazans. Releasing all the hostages doesn't solve the problem unless neutral forces are placed inside Gaza, otherwise Israelis will bomb even more once hostages are released. A great phrase I heard by someone...

I don't know. But the 6 am to 6 pm 'truce' being suggested has to do with Nasrallah speech and Blinken visit and I think it is a good idea. There are certainly very busy diplomatic initiatives going on. A regional war will devastate many economies and so face-saving off-ramps are certainly...

Follow the money and you will end up in the Beltway politics of Washington DC. Fix it there and many/most problems of the world will be fixed. Watch what Prof. Jefferey Sachs says about the Military Industrial Complex: He says there is absolutely no need for these conflicts and the conflict with...

Stumbled upon this video. While the channel is out 'Preppers' (preparing for hard times), this guy's style of delivery and his knowledge about the ongoing conflict was so impressive that I couldn't help watch the whole 40+ minute of his video.

Per an Aljazeera report, today's attack from Lebanon on Kiryat Shmona by Hamas from south Lebanon was a slight escalation--a 'message' to Israel that the phase 2 of escalation is next. I don't think, given that, given that Yemen has entered the war, given that Iraqi militias are also getting...

There is a land corridor between Afghanistan all the way to Golan Heights at least and to Jordan's western border and of course to Lebanon. And it may even come to that where tens of thousands Jihadis would march in small bands from many countries of the world. I don't think you can discount...