The recent unrest in the Occupied Territories has led many analysts to speculate about whether the Palestinians have reached a tipping point into a more organized protest against the occupation. There have been two previous uprisings (Intifadeh) which led to great violence within the Occupied Territories. Now, some are asking whether we are poised on the brink of a third Intifadeh. Much will depend on whether the Israelis can make some genuine concessions on the issue of the treatment of prisoners, but, under these circumstances, even small events can have catastrophic results.
We’re still digesting the results of the Italian election, and the more we find out, the worse it seems for the European economy (and, subsequently, the global economy). The Atlantic ran a good piece that summarizes what we think we know so far about how the politics of the election will play out: the quick conclusion is that greater instability will aggravate the nervousness about the stability of the euro.
The violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sporadic of late as the various groups have tried to broker a cease-fire. But the rebel group M23 has been riven by internal dissent, and the violence has flared up again. The outside world seems completely impotent in the face of some of the most horrific violence in the world today.
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