World is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East

With the assassination of the political leader of Hamas in Tehran, Iran is vowing revenge against Israel. No one knows what that will look like. For now, the combatants seem to have forgotten some wise words. Seek vengeance, dig two graves.

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, front centre, was killed on July 31. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, top left, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Alli Khamenei, top right, and Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu. Tension is already high along Israel’s northern border, write Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

August 5, 2024

HALIFAX—Once again, the world is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East.

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