Author: CIPMO

Gaza’s Pendulum

EDITORIAL by Janiki Cingoli
The resignations of Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the secular right-wing party Yisrael Beitenu – mostly supported by voters of Russian descent – epitomise how the crisis that has been dragging on in Gaza has affected Israel’s internal political balance, a crisis that started with the launch of weekly “marches for the return”, held on Fridays since 28th March 2018.

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Israel and Hamas reach an agreement on ceasefire in Gaza

by Janiki Cingoli, President of the Italian Center for Peace in the Middle East (CIPMO)

According to the authoritative pan-Arab London-based daily newspaper Al-Hayat, after indirect negotiations Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement, thanks to the unremitting mediation of the Egyptian intelligence.

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Impasse Iran

TURIN, Campus Luigi Einaudi, Università degli Studi of Turin – Circolo dei Lettori

The US withdrawal from the Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) and the re-imposition of sanctions ordered by Trump caused major difficulties to Iran, intensified its domestic clashes, exacerbated its popular discontent. Europe, Russia, and China seem uncapable of counterbalancing the American decision, nor of offering guarantees to investors. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been purchasing arms and weapons from the USA worth hundred billion dollars.

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