Lebanon is bracing for a new assault by Israel, while the recent ceasefire in Gaza looks bound to break. In the Middle East, there’s a massive gap between pause and peace.
Author: Anne-Sophie Goninet
After graduating from the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris with a Master’s degree in bilingual journalism, Anne-Sophie worked for local newspapers before joining Worldcrunch as a writer and translator (with a two-year break to travel around Europe in a van!). She enjoys playing guitar in her spare time.
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