WORLD ROUNDUPIs China Capable of Attacking Taiwan? | Hamas’ South African Support Network | Netherlands Narco-Terror: Is the Nation at a Tipping Point?, and more
· Lack of Plan for Governing Gaza Formed Backdrop to Deadly Convoy Chaos
Israel has no clear plan for governing Gaza. That is a particular problem in the north, where the fighting has ebbed, and where a deadly stampede occurred on Thursday around an aid convoy.
· Netherlands Narco-Terror: Is the Nation at a Tipping Point?
The battle to bring down a murderous drugs gang has left the Dutch wondering if it will calm tensions in the country, or lead to a criminal free-for-all
· Israeli Security Minister Barred After Sensitive Information Leaks
Right-wing Itamar Ben-Gvir accused of breaching the very guidelines he has been appointed to protect
· China Dominates the West in EV Market
China already has a large presence in the American smartphone market, and the Chinese dominate the market for laptops, with over 80% of laptops bought in the United States being Chinese-made
· Is China Capable of Attacking Taiwan?
Xi’s intentions are clear, but China’s military is plagued with corruption
· Why North Korea Survives
Here’s how the Kim regime has proven so resilient
· In the Name of God, Lead
The Prime Minister appears terrified of making a stand against racism in his own party
· Hamas’ South African Support Network
A web of unsanctioned organizations operating in South Africa support and enable the terrorist group free of consequences
Lack of Plan for Governing Gaza Formed Backdrop to Deadly Convoy Chaos (Patrick Kingsley, New York Times)
Israel has no clear plan for governing Gaza. That is a particular problem in the north, where the fighting has ebbed, and where a deadly stampede occurred on Thursday around an aid convoy.
Power vacuums are inevitable after most wars. But critics of the Israeli government say the vacuum in northern Gaza is worse than it could have been because Israeli leaders don’t agree about what should happen next.
Without any plan, “the vacuum will either be filled by chaos and lawless gangs and criminals,” said Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, an American commentator on Gazan affairs who was brought up in Gaza, “or by Hamas, which will manage to re-emerge and attempt to reconstitute.”
Vocal parts of Mr. Netanyahu’s right-wing base are pushing aggressively for the re-establishment of Jewish settlements in Gaza, nearly two decades after Israel removed them. Such a plan would necessitate long-term Israeli control over the territory, making it impossible to re-establish Palestinian governance there.
Conversely, the United States and other Western powers and Arab states are pushing for Palestinian leaders in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to be allowed to run Gaza, as part of a process toward creating a Palestinian state spread across both territories.
Pulled between those two contradictory paths, Mr. Netanyahu has opted for neither.
Netherlands Narco-Terror: Is the Nation at a Tipping Point? (Senay Boztas, The Times)
Marengo was the name of Napoleon’s horse, a small, grey Arab that carried him through most of his greatest victories — and on to defeat at Waterloo.
It is also the official codename — chosen by a computer — for a prosecution that has become a defining moment for Dutch society. The trial of 17 gang members, which came to a verdict on Tuesday, has forced citizens to ask whether their country is sliding down the same dark path as drug-ravaged Latin American nations such as Colombia and Ecuador. (Cont.)
