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L’affaire Dreyfus du 21e siècle

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Citation de la semaine:  « La vérité est en marche et rien ne l’arrêtera » Émile Zola (lors de l’Affaire Dreyfus) ________________________________________________________________________                                                          Table des Matières ________________________________________________________________________ Shmuel […]

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Hamas and the Houthis have Emboldened ISIS

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Lucas Webber and Peter Smith Unherd, Jan. 15, 2024 “It wasn’t until October 7 that this Islamist impetus really burst into the open, with ISIS suddenly finding itself on fertile soil for cultivating new followers in the West.” While the public’s focus on non-state actor threats is shifting to military action against the Houthis, a […]

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Growing Internal Tensions Between Hamas Leaders

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Ehud Yaari and Matthew Levitt The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Dec. 21, 2023 “In the immediate aftermath of October 7, the scope and brutality of the attack triggered criticism from external leaders and sent many into damage-control mode. In public, they denied that Sinwar’s men had butchered women and children, blaming the Israel Defense […]

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Seeking Cash, Hamas Turns to Allies Experienced in ‘Financial Jihad’

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Joby Warrick and Souad Mekhennet Washington Post, Jan. 12, 2024 “While the key fundraisers have been active in some cases for decades, their tactics have been perfected in recent years as the groups learned to combine the vast reach of platforms such Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, with the emotional power of an […]

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Israel, Under Pressure to Scale Back Intensity of War, Pulls Thousands of Troops from Gaza

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Thomas Grove and Carrie Keller-Lynn WSJ, Jan. 17, 2024 “This war is continuing and will continue until the end, until we have hit all our goals,” Netanyahu said.” Israel withdrew thousands of troops from Gaza following pressure from the U.S. to transition to a more surgical phase of its war against Hamas, a move that has sparked […]

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TAIWAN STANDS UP TO CHINA: DPP MAKES HISTORY

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COUNTERING CHINA   Lai Ching-te Will Be the Next President of Taiwan:  The Economist, Jan. 13, 2024 — On January 13th 2024, voters elected Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party as Taiwan’s next president. Inside Taiwan’s Strategy to Counter a Chinese Invasion | WSJ, YouTube, August 2023 — For decades, Taiwan has looked to its east coast as a safe haven […]

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Taiwan Election Piles Pressure on Delicate U.S.-China Ties

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Chun Han Wong and Charles Hutzler WSJ, Jan. 15, 2024 “Since Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping emerged from a November summit with an agreement to steady relations after years of plummeting ties, the two governments have held discussions on military communications, counternarcotics, technology controls and Taiwan—a well-acknowledged flashpoint. Lai’s win now puts that fledgling deal to the test.” Taiwan’s […]

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China Says DPP ‘Cannot Represent’ Taiwan After Lai’s Election Win

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Kenji Kawase Nikkei Asia, Jan. 14, 2024   “To meet its goals, Beijing explicitly added “relevant political parties [and] groups” that it will work with to promote cross-strait exchanges for “the great cause of the reunification of the motherland.”” Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party does not represent the island, Beijing said Saturday in an initial response to the DPP’s victory […]

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Taiwan Voters Just Cut China’s Xi Jinping Down to Size

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Gordon G. Change Gatestone Institute, Jan. 14, 2024 “I think the people here are accustomed to the endless threats coming from China. … They seem to take them in stride.” The results are in. Taiwan’s voters stood up to China and all its war talk of recent weeks. Vice President Lai Ching-te of the Democratic […]

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Taiwan Offers an Aspirational Ideal

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Editorial Taipei Times, Jan. 16, 2024 “Taiwan should be proud of what it accomplished this weekend. Watched by the world, it proved that “vibrant democracy” really is an accurate description of the way Taiwanese revel in their hard-won right to vote.” The highly anticipated election season drew to a close on Saturday, with Taiwanese giving their […]

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Daily Briefing: HOUTHIS RAISE TENSIONS IN THE RED SEA

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HOUTHIS RESPOND Houthi Rebels Hit US-Owned Cargo Ship In Gulf Of Aden:  Robert Wright, Andrew England and Shotaro Tani, Financial Times, Jan. 15, 2024  — Iran-backed Houthis struck a US-owned cargo ship on Monday, the first direct assault on a commercial vessel since American and British forces launched multiple strikes against the Yemeni rebels last week. Attacking the […]

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Yemen is a War Worth Fighting

Tom McTague Unherd, Jan. 12, 2024 “The Houthis might be plucky little fuckers, but that’s also the point — they have proved remarkably resilient.” Finally, we’ve found the kind of Middle Eastern war we should be fighting. Still, that doesn’t mean we’ll win. Let’s start with the first proposition: that this is the right war. Strip […]

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