Middle East Archives - R. Lawson Author https://rlawsonauthor.com/category/middle-east/ Intelligent Thrillers Wed, 29 May 2024 17:02:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 55015724 Is There Light at the End of the Hamas Tunnel? https://rlawsonauthor.com/is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-hamas-tunnel/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-hamas-tunnel/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 20:01:00 +0000 https://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=1377 The light at the end of the tunnel for Hamas is most likely not there. Not when Israel, consumed with rage, retaliated following the Oct 7th barbaric massacre reminiscent of the Holocaust’s unspeakable atrocities. I doubt Israel will take many prisoners. The checkered, black and white Kaffiyeh, head scarf, is the iconic symbol of Palestine. […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-hamas-tunnel/feed/ 0 1377 Who are Hamas? https://rlawsonauthor.com/who-are-hamas/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/who-are-hamas/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 23:41:14 +0000 https://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=1375 It’s common knowledge Hamas is a terrorist group- a brutal, barbaric one- who committed atrocities in Israel on Oct 7th, 2023 in a surprise attack akin to Pearl Harbor. But beyond that, what else do we know about them? What makes them tick? With attribution to articles by Victor David Hanson (Stanford Hoover Institute), Ed […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/who-are-hamas/feed/ 0 1375 Trying to Understand the Middle East Muddle https://rlawsonauthor.com/trying-to-understand-the-middle-east-muddle/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/trying-to-understand-the-middle-east-muddle/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2024 01:08:42 +0000 https://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=1359 This blog attempts to grasp the context of the current Israeli/Hamas conflict by offering a synopsis of the background history of a poorly understood region of the world. The overview renders some basic knowledge of the very complex mixture of vastly different cultures living there in seemingly never-ending tension. Hopefully, some familiarity may promote a […]

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