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Russia’s Gazprom threatens to cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. A loaf of bread now costs $2 in Zimbabwe, a 100 percent increase since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The European Commission proposed new laws to curb excessive litigation aimed at silencing critical journalists and rights advocates. Analysis: Jerusalem Once Again the Focal Point of Tensions Between Israelis and Palestinians. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Nuclear Threats, Inconclusive Talks, Energy Blackmail.

Condition Updates

A rundown of important global risk developments in markets, in business, and region by region.

Analysis: Jerusalem Once Again the Focal Point of Tensions Between Israelis and Palestinians

In late March, on the eve of Ramadan, Israel announced that it would plan to keep Jerusalem’s holy sites open for Muslim worshippers throughout the month as long as peace is kept. While the first week of Ramadan was relatively calm, a new wave of Palestinian “lone wolf” terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians, coupled with Israeli efforts to crackdown on Palestinian terrorist operatives in the West Bank, led to an escalation in tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.

Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Nuclear Threats, Inconclusive Talks, Energy Blackmail