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Gaza’s anti-Hamas protests mean different things to different players

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  Anti-Hamas protest in Beit Lahiya. Credit: Flash90 By James M. Dorsey Columns like The Turbulent World are essential reading in a world of sharply diminished coverage of international affairs by mainstream media. The Turbulent World offers fact-based, in-depth, and hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the Middle East and the Muslim world as global power shifts and the region’s relationship with Asia emerges as a pillar of a new world order. Paid subscribers of The Turbulent World gain access to the column’s extensive archive, exclusive posts, and polling. They can leave comments, join debates, and know they are supporting independent writing, reporting, and analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall. The Turbulent World can only sustain and expand its independent coverage free of advertisements and clickbait with the support of its readers. So, please consider pledging your support by clicking here . To vote in the poll, listen to the podcast, or watch the vide...

Whither the Israel-Hamas ceasefire?

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  By James M. Dorsey This column is based on the author’s remarks in a Middle East Insights Platform webinar on 27 March 2023. Substack columns like The Turbulent World are essential reading in a world of sharply diminished coverage of international affairs by mainstream media. The Turbulent World offers fact-based, in-depth, and hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the Middle East and the Muslim world as global power shifts and the region’s relationship with Asia emerges as a pillar of a new world order. Paid subscribers of The Turbulent World gain access to the column’s extensive archive, exclusive posts, and polling. They can leave comments, join debates, and know they are supporting independent writing, reporting, and analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall. The Turbulent World can only sustain and expand its independent coverage free of advertisements and clickbait with the support of its readers. So, please consider pledging your support by clicking here . To lis...

Reading tea leaves: Is the US signalling potential differences with Israel?

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  By James M. Dorsey olumns like The Turbulent World are essential reading in a world of sharply diminished coverage of international affairs by mainstream media. The Turbulent World offers fact-based, in-depth, and hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the Middle East and the Muslim world as global power shifts and the region’s relationship with Asia emerges as a pillar of a new world order. Paid subscribers of The Turbulent World gain access to the column’s extensive archive, exclusive posts, and polling. They can leave comments, join debates, and know they are supporting independent writing, reporting, and analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall. The Turbulent World can only sustain and expand its independent coverage free of advertisements and clickbait with the support of its readers. So, please consider pledging your support by clicking here . To participate in a poll, listen to the podcast, or watch the video, click here . A stickler for language, Israeli Prime Mi...

Gaza’s fault lines are less linear than meets the eye

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  By James M. Dorsey Columns like The Turbulent World are essential reading in a world of sharply diminished coverage of international affairs by mainstream media. The Turbulent World offers fact-based, in-depth, and hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the Middle East and the Muslim world as global power shifts and the region’s relationship with Asia emerges as a pillar of a new world order. Paid subscribers of The Turbulent World gain access to the column’s extensive archive, exclusive posts, and polling. They can leave comments, join debates, and know they are supporting independent writing, reporting, and analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall. The Turbulent World can only sustain and expand its independent coverage free of advertisements and clickbait with the support of its readers. So, please consider pledging your support by clicking here .. To listen to the podcast or watch the video click here . Like much else in the Middle East, Gaza’s fault lines are less l...

Want to fight ant-Semitism? Check your ant-Semitic antecedents at the door

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  By James M. Dorsey Columns like The Turbulent World are essential reading in a world of sharply diminished coverage of international affairs by mainstream media. The Turbulent World offers fact-based, in-depth, and hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the Middle East and the Muslim world as global power shifts and the region’s relationship with Asia emerges as a pillar of a new world order. Paid subscribers of The Turbulent World gain access to the column’s extensive archive, exclusive posts, and polling. They can leave comments, join debates, and know they are supporting independent writing, reporting, and analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall. The Turbulent World can only sustain and expand its independent coverage free of advertisements and clickbait with the support of its readers. So, please consider pledging your support by clicking here . To listen to the podcast or watch the video, please click here , It’s ok to be anti-Jewish as long as you support Israel....