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OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
In the second week of May, Israel launched an invasion of the southern part of the Gaza Strip (the Rafah region) and resumed massive ground & air attacks in the north (including on the city of Jabalia). Since then, its army (the…
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
On 7 October 2023, Hamas breached the Israeli security barrier, took the units of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) which were deployed there by surprise and seized control of the border region for several hours. During that time, it…
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
Since January 2023, Israel has seen the biggest street protests in its history. The demonstrators are opposed to the judicial reforms which the government has announced, in particular to the intention to limit the competences of the…
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
A new Israeli government was sworn in on 29 December 2022, as Benjamin Netanyahu took the helm as prime minister for the sixth time in his career, after a year and a half in opposition. Negotiations on forming a government coalition had…
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
The Russian aggression against Ukraine is taking place far from Israel’s borders and does not affect it directly. However, it poses a serious political problem for the government in Jerusalem, for at least two reasons. First of all, the…
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
In Israel as in other countries, when the COVID-19 epidemic surfaced it exacerbated the existing divisions and tensions in society. A group that came under severe attack from the public was the Jewish Ultraorthodox population (the Haredi).
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
The new Georgian leadership is facing strategic domestic and geopolitical challenges, compounded by the current conflict in Ukraine.
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
For the first time in a decade, the AKP government is encountering major impediments both domestically and internationally, and the party’s image has been tarnished.