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Netanyahu faces pressure from unexpected quarters
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, September 4 – Even as the rest of the world is seeing a realignment of forces due to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Middle East is also in the cusp of change due to Trump’s latest statement expressing displeasure with Israel’s...
Transnational repression of dissent concerns Western democracies
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, August 5 – There are two kinds of cross-border invasive action one sees today – cross border terrorism and transnational repression. The former is perpetrated by non-State actors and the latter by States. Even as the world is tying to find...
Muizzu govt signals retreat from pro-Palestine policy
By Sandun Arosha/Maldives Republic Male, July 31 – The Maldives government’s recent conduct suggests a shift from its traditionally strong alignment with the Palestinian cause, as it refrains from issuing robust official statements welcoming moves by key allies to recognise Palestinian statehood. On Friday, France...
Genocide, mass killings and expulsions – end result of a process
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, July 22– Before 2023, genocide was thought to be a feature of the 20 th.Century which saw mass killings in Nazi-dominated Europe, Cambodia, Yugoslavia and Ruanda. But Israel proved that it could be a 21 st. Century phenomenon too by its...
The bend in the river
If, like Naipaul, we take history as the river, it has been changing direction, leaving us with the choice of either abandoning civilization or restoring it.
Zohran Mamdani and ambiguous racial identities
No matter your stance on the NY mayoral candidate, any Jew should be able to recognize the dilemma of ambiguous racial categories
Peace in Gaza? US, Israel and Hamas talk in Washington and Doha
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, July 8 – Critical meetings are lined up this week between President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington and between the Israelis and the Hamas in Doha to end the Gaza war. But their positions are so divergent that all...
Will Netanyahu be convicted on corruption charges or let off the hook?
By D.B.S. Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, June 28 – It is no secret that US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are both members of an exclusive mutual admiration society. Posting recently on his Truth Social platform,Trump praised Netanyahu lavishly saying there was...
‘Trump, this is your moment’: Israelis rally nationwide for hostage deal, end to Gaza war
Tel Aviv, July 5 (Haaretz) – With Netanyahu expected to visit the White House next week and Israel’s security cabinet meeting Saturday night to discuss Hamas’ response to the cease-fire proposal, protesters are hoping to ramp up the pressure to ensure leaders follow through on...
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