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Yossi Mekelberg
Yossi Mekelberg is professor of international relations and an associate fellow of the MENA Program at Chatham House. He is a regular contributor to the international written and electronic media.
Twitter: @YMekelberg
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Time for Netanyahu to launch a full Oct. 7 inquiry
In a low-key ceremony at the headquarters of the Israeli military last week, Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi, who commanded the army during the calamitous Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and its aftermath, was replaced by Eyal Zamir.
German elections are a final warning to democratic parties
In December, when the German government, led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, lost the confidence of the Bundestag, not only did it spark a general election, it also provoked the fear of a deepening international crisis on top of the domestic one.
Call it what it is — forced displacement, not relocation
There is a popular reality show on UK television called “A New Life in the Sun,” in which professionals help people who long to escape the gray British weather to find a home and a job, or even start a business, in sunnier climes.