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Esther Solomon

With the massive explosion in Beirut still reverberating around the Middle East, plenty of people outside Lebanon but in the region wonder if the fatal cocktail of corruption, cruelty, mismanagement, opacity and the derision with which political elites regard civilian lives will come for them next. David Daoud explores how the explosion could lead to Lebanon’s implosion.   Another explosive situation is developing on the Israel-Gaza border, as Qatar – now committed to $50 million in aid to Lebanon – seems set on cutting the cash deliveries which have kept Hamas and ordinary Gazans afloat. As Muhammad Shehada explains, when the aid ends and no other Gulf state takes its place, a military escalation will be unavoidable. Eric Yoffie marks 15 years since Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, and the lessons not yet learnt by the colonialist right and the naïve left.   China is flexing its geopolitical and economic wings all over the globe, and South Asia is no exception. Mohamed Zeeshan calls on India to let China poach Iran, not long ago New Delhi’s close associate, and to pivot towards the U.S. and Israel instead.  Sumeera Asghar Roy and Hassan F. Virk note that China is not offering Pakistan the crucial water and agricultural technologies it needs to keep Pakistanis alive – but Israel has that expertise. They suggest Islamabad should ditch its failed hostility towards Israel.   As Beijing courts internationally, it continues its brutal repression of the Uighur Muslim minority. Fiyaz Mughal asks why UK Muslims are so reticent in their denunciations of what has been termed genocide, in contrast to the louder activism of UK Jewish communities.   Una Hajdari offers a piercing analysis of how nations rebuild after genocide, centering the example of Bosnia’s Muslims, targeted by the worst atrocities seen in Europe since the Holocaust.   And George Newhouse and Steven Castan remind us of a forgotten moment in Australian Jewish history: the principled stance of indigenous leaders who marched in protest against Kristallnacht in 1939, and enjoins Australian Jews to back the same moral imperative in standing up for Black and indigenous lives.

How Qatar Could Trigger the Next Hamas-Israel Conflict Muhammad Shehada | 11.08.2020

In Wake of Beirut Blast, Lebanon Is Bound to Implode David Daoud | 05.08.2020

Why India Should Let China Snatch Iran and Commit to Israel Instead Mohamed Zeeshan | 29.07.2020

Pakistan's Rejection of Israel Threatens Pakistani Lives Sumeera Asghar Roy, Hassan F. Virk | 11.08.2020

Coronavirus Exposes the Epic Moral Failure of Gulf States Sebastian Castelier | 30.07.2020

Five Lessons From the Gaza Disengagement That Israel Still Hasn't Learned Eric H. Yoffie | 09.08.2020

How Do You Rebuild a Nation After a Genocide? Una Hajdari | 10.08.2020

Why Are Jews Protesting China’s Uighur Genocide Louder Than Muslims? Fiyaz Mughal | 26.07.2020

I Refuse to Be a Citizen of an Apartheid State Adi Granot | 03.08.2020

Seth Rogen Exposed an Irreconcilable Difference Between Israel and the Diaspora Jonathan S. Tobin | 07.08.2020

What Fuels Evangelical Christians’ Love-hate Relationship With Jews Richard Landes | 29.07.2020

Aboriginal Activists Protested Against Nazis. Time for Us Jews to Return the Favor George Newhouse, Steven Castan | 07.08.2020

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