I noticed that many people who refer to Israel as an apartheid state use the term to describe all of Palestine, including the State of Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, instead of addressing each part separately. I believe that focusing on each part individually is the best strategy, as the West Bank and Gaza have their own respective authorities and government institutions. It would be unfair to lump them together with Israel. When we consider Israel, there are no signs or indications of apartheid aside from the inflammatory language used by some Knesset members. All citizens, whether Arab or Jewish, are free to do as they please. Similarly, in Gaza, in the absence of any Israelis, it is impossible to speak about apartheid.
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Role of Information Warfare in Israel-Hamas War
The Israel-Hamas war serves as a poignant example of how information warfare has become critical component of contemporary conflicts. In context of Israel-Hamas, IW has emerged as a pivotal tool for both sides to influence public opinion and shape international perceptions
Popular Narratives Should not be the Drivers of India’s Global Ambitions
Since independence, up until 1991, India had never attempted to establish formal diplomatic relations with the State of Israel. Not that it did not want to, but it was mainly because of the popular Indian sentiment that it should not keep connections or do any business with the nation that ostracises and conducts atrocities against Palestinian Muslims. And also, because certain sections of the society did not want the Indian state to recognise Israel as a separate entity in itself. Is appeasing and pacifying the heated sentiments of the people considered the deciding factor in foreign policy engagements of a nation?
Hamas Sets a New War in West Asia
In this issue of Guns and Bullets newsletter, we take a quick roundup of US and Saudi Arabia negotiation deal to curb civil war in Sudan followed by the Cover Story of Israel-Hamas War and finally the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict