Author: Simon Speakman
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Israeli anger at ceasefire delay focused on captives, not Gaza’s aid crisis
As the Israeli government stalls on the Gaza ceasefire deal agreed between it and the Palestinian group Hamas, delaying progression to phase two of the agreement, protesters gathered outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Sunday night. Yes, they were angry at his decision to unilaterally extend phase one of the deal, and frustrated…
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‘A blow to Putin’s prestige’: What al-Assad’s fall means for Russia
After overseeing 13 years of the devastation that has come to define Syria’s civil war, the country’s former president, Bashar al-Assad, has fled Damascus for Moscow. “Following his talks with a number of participants in the armed conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, Bashar al-Assad decided to step down as the Syrian President and leave…