 AP Photo Netanyahu showed it was possible to bomb Gaza and kill Hamas' chief of staff without harming the peace with Cairo. In the new strategic environment generated by the "Arab Spring," this is no mean feat. TAGGED: Egypt, Gaza, Middle East, Palestine, Hamas, Iron Dome, IsraelRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| This is the third time the world has seen this tragedy performed. Act I was in 2006, during Israel's Lebanon War with Hezbollah. Act II played out in 2008 and early 2009, with the first Gaza War. And now Act III is being... more ›› |
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The clash between Israel and Hamas-backed fighters in the Gaza Strip continued over the weekend and into today, with the death toll in Gaza inching toward 100 (there were 91 recorded deaths as of Monday morning). But amid the... more ›› |
| The focus of attention in the Middle East right now is on whether Israel and Hamas can agree a ceasefire to halt the conflict over Gaza. But whatever happens on the diplomatic front, defence analysts will be reflecting for some... more ›› |
| Regardless of how this current round of Israeli-Hamas fighting comes out, there’s one clear winner: the Israeli company called Rafael Advanced Systems, which makes the Iron Dome missile-defense system.
Iron Dome isn’t just... more ›› |
| Iron Dome has proved almost as robust as its name. Twenty years ago, when Saddam Hussein was launching his Scuds at Tel Aviv, traumatized residents fled north, south, even to Jerusalem (!) — packing out hotels in the... more ›› |
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