Soeren Kern, a geopolitical analyst and writing fellow for Middle East Forum joins us on The Christian Worldview to explain what is going on in the Middle East and how it’s related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s sabre-rattling against Taiwan.
Hamas’s October 7 massacre of more than a thousand Israelis, and Israel’s forceful military response to the slaughter, has revived international calls for a so-called two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have declared war on Israel, launched a barrage of long-range missiles and attack drones at the Jewish state, and hijacked Israeli-linked cargo ships in the Red Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s robust support for Hamas after its October massacre of more than 1,400 Israelis has shattered long-standing illusions that Russia is a friend of Israel.
Critics are accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of succumbing to extortion in its recent decision to give the Islamic Republic of Iran access to some $6 billion in frozen assets in exchange for the release of five Americans wrongfully held in Iranian prisons.
Soeren Kern, a geopolitical analyst and writing fellow for the Middle East Forum, joins us today on the Christian Worldview Radio Program to explain many of the issues surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.
The recent round of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has sparked a debate over Israel’s continued acceptance of an Islamist stronghold on its southern border that is committed to the destruction of the Jewish state.
Historical archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia recently agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, ending seven years of bilateral estrangement.
The United Nations General Assembly recently asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide a legal opinion about Israel’s “occupation” of the so-called Palestinian territories.
Russia’s use of Iranian-made unmanned drones in its war against Ukraine is forcing Israel to step up its own defenses against such weapons, as analysts warn that Ukraine is a testing ground for a future Iranian war against Israel.
Israel and Lebanon, two long-time adversaries that are technically at war, recently reached an agreement on where to demarcate the maritime border between their countries.
Recent clashes between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) have underscored Iran’s growing influence in the Gaza Strip.
