THEO VAN GOGH NEU: Zelenskyy wants Ukraine  be ‘a big Israel.’ Here’s a road map

By Daniel B. Shapiro ATLANTIC COUNCIL   8.4.22 – Speaking to reporters this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the future he sees for his country in unusual terms: as “a big Israel.”’

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MESOP MIDEAST NEW: When the Axe Starts Chopping, Where Will the Chips Fall? The Global Semiconductor Crisis and its Strategic Opportunity for ISRAEL

 Ariel Sobelman INSS ISRAEL – Special Publication, April 7, 2022

A crisis that is less well known but brings with it an enormous opportunity for Israel: the past two years have seen a severe disruption of the global semiconductor supply chain, which affects nearly all electronic products. Now is the time for Israel to seize the opportunity and upgrade its strategic status as a global innovation leader

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MESOP MIDEAST NEW : ISRAEL WATCHES ERDOGAN WITH SOME SYMPATHY

Turkey’s reaction to the Russian aggression in Ukraine was among the more moderate responses heard from NATO members. With an eye to the post-war situation, Ankara is trying to walk a tightrope and not overly provoke either side. What lies behind this Turkish policy, and is it viable?  INSS Insight No. 1586, April 7, 2022 ISRAEL

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: For Israel, new Iran deal perhaps better than no deal at all

Officially, Israel is against the negotiated new nuclear deal with Iran, but unofficially, it thinks the new deal would be better than no deal at all.  Ben CaspitApril 5, 2022 AL MONITOR

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: THE FAT CATS & OLIGARCHS OF KURDISTAN – THE BARZANI’S

How Oligarchs Stash Money in Foreign Real Estate

The ‘laranja’ business, as seen in Iraqi Kurdistan – by Basma Humadi April 6, 2022 THE AMERICAN PROSPECT

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH BY CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT -Border Nation: The Reshaping of the Syrian-Turkish Borderlands

ARMENAK TOKMAJYAN,  KHEDER KHADDOUR MARCH 30, 2022

Summary:  After a decade of civil war, Syria’s border with Turkey is divided. Yet long-term stability will require a peace agreement that treats the border as an indivisible whole.

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THEO VAN GOGH NEWS – „WHAT WAS HE DOING IN ISTANBUL?“(ABRAMOVICH)Sanctions-hit Abramovich is surprise mediator in Russia-Ukraine talks

Maintaining contacts on both sides, the Russian-Israeli tycoon has their blessing in ‘ensuring certain contacts’ between the warring factions; sanctions have cost him $7 billion

STUART WILLIAMS TIMES OF ISRAEL 5.4.22 –

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THEO VAN GOGH : ANETTA KAHANE – WIE SIE DER STASI ALS IM VICTORIA ÜBER JÜDISCHE FAMILIEN IN DER DDR BERICHTETE

Anetta, es ist Zeit, in Rente zu gehen – Von Chaim Noll

Anetta Kahane hat einen Grad negativer Popularität erreicht, dass man sie nicht mehr vorstellen muss. Vielen gilt sie als Symbol einer Kontinuität im Kampf verschiedener deutscher Staatsmächte gegen Meinungsfreiheit und humane Grundrechte: Wie sie in ihrer Jugend ihre Mitbürger im Auftrag der DDR-Staatssicherheit bespitzelte’

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH:Is the ‘Begin Doctrine’ still relevant for Israel against Iran?

Even if the “Begin Doctrine” exists, it does not mean that Israel will always be able to implement it.

YAAKOV KATZ MARCH 31, 2022 JERUSALEM POST – On June 9, 1981, after the bombing of the Osirak reactor in Iraq, prime minister Menachem Begin convened a press conference to address the world.

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Actors’ policies &“game of pressure cards”

Will Ukraine’s war change ‘engagement rules’ in Syria?

Enab Baladi 01/04/2022 Amal Rantisi | Khaled al-Jeratli | Diana Rahima | Mamoun al-Bustani

Syria has witnessed political, military, security, and economic moves by various international and regional actors with the aim of achieving gains from the Russian war on Ukraine as the military operations enter the sixth week.

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