It is not the backing of the United States or relative weakness of the European Union that allows Israel to maintain its policies, writes Illan Pappe in...
Peace activist Amal Abu Zeidan describes the burden of collective narratives in conflict situations and how a common narrative will eventually be needed...
Phil Sands of The National notes that it is no coincidence that heads of state are paying a round of visits to Damascus in an attempt to ease regional...
Next week's meeting between Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri and US president Barack Obama is expected to pass without great fanfare, says Omaya Abdel-Latif...
Despite the close proximity in which they live, Israelis largely remain in a state of denial over their military's repressive treatment of Palestinians.
Haaretz columnist Akiva Eldar confronts arguments against the Palestinians right to boycott products made in illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian...
Since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in 2009, Israel's civil society network of human rights groups and NGOs have increasingly found...
Asma Asfour, a member of the Sinjal Municipality, argues that Palestinian women should take a more active role in the non-violent struggle for their people's...
Renowned columnist and former National Director of the American Jewish Congress, Henry Siegman contemplates whether the conditions are 'ripe' for an imposed...
In this article for Foreign Policy, Aaron David Miller outlines why he is skeptical that the Obama administration can make any progress in the Palestinian-Israeli...
Former Knesset member Azmi Bishara warns of a process of cultural colonization underway, and says the best way to fight it is to treat all of historic...
Long-range Scud missiles, which Israel has accused Syria of sending to Hezbollah in Lebanon, seem unlikely weapons of choice for a nimble guerrilla outfit,...
