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Apparently, the Israelis have been mouthing off about purported Chinese “anti-Semitism” ever since the PRC called for an immediate ceasefire and purposeful negotiations.  This should come as no surprise, as the Chinese are falling in line with Turkey, the Muslim world and much of the Global South. Collectively, they can see the contradictions in Israel’s vengeful policies and US double standards and duplicity…

Uncertainty continues over the immediate outcome and the development of the military confrontation that has been raging between Hamas, which commands the Palestinian Gaza Strip, and the Israel Defense Forces since October 7 of this year. The IDF General Staff and Israeli intelligence agencies function on the principle that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the complete annihilation of Hamas. Tel Aviv has received strong political, military, and financial assistance from its primary allies: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany…

With more than 7,000 people, including 3,000 children, dead in Gaza, Israel’s war is turning into an issue that will continue to shape the Middle East for a long time. Already, the war has meant the end of Washington’s Abraham Accord policy and its possible expansion to Saudi Arabia. There are strong indications that the Middle Eastern states are increasingly turning to China and Russia to mediate conflict resolution. At the same time, however, Israel’s relentless bombing, ignoring the (Arab) states’ pleas – and Iran’s clear warnings of further escalation…