The developments taking place in the Gaza Strip and Syria captured the attention of some international newspapers and websites, in addition to the internal situation in Israel in light of an opinion poll, the results of which showed that “Israeli democracy is in serious danger.”
An analysis in the New York Times concluded that optimism about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has increased. He pointed out that the Israelis and Palestinians refrained from leaking details of the talks to the media, contrary to what was common in previous negotiations.
Some analysts believe that the blackout indicates that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel are “more serious” about reaching an agreement this time.
The Hamas movement said – in a statement published yesterday, Tuesday, on its official Telegram website – that reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and an exchange of prisoners is possible “if the occupation stops setting new conditions.”
Regarding the issue of Syria, an article in Foreign Policy magazine called for preserving records of atrocities in Syria, and called for quick and coordinated efforts to protect them from being lost in the midst of chaos.
He pointed out that “Sednaya Prison represents an archive of horror,” and that these documents constitute essential evidence for understanding the mechanisms of atrocities carried out by the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, identifying the responsible perpetrators, and most importantly, “achieving justice for the victims and survivors of one of the most brutal regimes in modern history.”
In the same context, The Times newspaper wrote that Maher al-Assad, Bashar’s brother, was the actual military commander who led the campaigns of repression against the Syrians, and “his name represents a horror story. He is close to Iran, and it is believed that he was constantly pressuring his brother Bashar throughout the war not to concede.” “.
According to the newspaper, Maher al-Assad is among the most corrupt figures in the previous regime, as he withdrew money from state coffers to family accounts, and supervised the manufacture of drugs.
The Times confirmed that France has already issued an arrest warrant against Maher al-Assad, and that a group of Syrian and Western lawyers are preparing plans to prosecute him.
Regarding the internal situation in Israel, Haaretz newspaper published the results of a poll conducted by the Israeli Democracy Institute, which showed that the majority of Israelis “have lost confidence in their state’s institutions, and believe that democracy is in serious danger.”
More than 48% of them described the general situation in Israel as bad or very bad, compared to only 19%, who said that “the situation in Israel is good or very good.”
According to an article by Eran Weintraub in the Jerusalem Post, “Israel is engaged in internal and military conflicts on multiple fronts.”
But poverty has become, according to the writer, “an existential threat to hundreds of thousands of Israeli families,” stressing that the result of the war on poverty so far is absolute failure.
