Israel & Middle East — Posts

4 posts on "Israel & Middle East" by Shlomo Strauss — bilingual writing on technology, science, and business.

• The Kurds: caught between natural wealth and broken promises — A historical overview of the Kurdish struggle for statehood, examining how vast oil and gas reserves have shaped — and repeatedly undermined — their…
• Hormuz Island: red ochre, ancient salt, and a strait that shapes — The vivid red shores of Iran's Hormuz Island owe their color to iron oxide used locally as spice and pigment — and the island's strategic past echoes in…
• Why economic pressure on Israel and China tends to backfire — Attempts to weaken Israel and China through war or trade restrictions have repeatedly pushed both to build stronger, more self-reliant industries — a…
• The 1970s alliance behind South Africa's ICJ case against Israel — South Africa's lawsuit against Israel at the Hague stems from lingering resentment over Israel's military cooperation with the former Apartheid regime.