A media orchestrated political storm blew through the volatile Middle East last year with the release of over 1,600 confidential documents relating to Palestinian negotiations with Israel… Continue reading
There’s a serious split in Hamas reflecting the growing civil war among Islamists along Sunni-Shia lines… Continue reading
President Barack Obama is campaigning on the claim that he is Israel’s great friend despite the fact that this is obviously untrue… Continue reading
On Monday afternoon, the Palestinians destroyed officially whatever was left of the concept of a peace process with Israel… Continue reading
Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group which rules the Gaza Strip and… Continue reading
It was a normal Shabbat afternoon in Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood… Continue reading
In a nod to his father’s dream to serve as grand regional mediator… Continue reading
There are some substantial misunderstandings on the nature of the Gilad Shalit exchange deal… Continue reading
Since much of what I write about regional politics seems pessimistic… Continue reading
Marwan Barghouti, under a life sentence in an Israel prison, has said that if the United States vetoes a unilateral Palestinian statehood proposal… Continue reading
Despite the obsessive preoccupation with Israeli building activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem… Continue reading
Responsible for the Series of Combined Terrorist Attacks North of Eilat, Israel’s Southernmost City… Continue reading
In a few weeks, an overwhelming majority in the United Nations General Assembly will likely vote for collective recognition of a Palestinian state… Continue reading
Nabil Shaath has given a fascinating and insightful interview that is well worth analyzing… Continue reading
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War caused great indignation and humiliation for the Palestinians… Continue reading
Sunday was the first day of Sgt. Gilad Schalit’s sixth year in captivity… Continue reading
Muhammad Dahlan has been expelled from Fatah by that group’s Central Committee… Continue reading
What do you have to do to be recognized as a revolutionary Islamist group using terrorism… Continue reading
An analysis of the Lying-for-Peace Movement and of how the main arguments on the… Continue reading
Following the Naksa Day events, there was strong internal Palestinian criticism of Ahmed Jibril’s organization, affiliated with the Syrian regime… Continue reading
A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year… Continue reading
How can anybody continue to spout nonsense about how President Barack Obama’s policies and endless attempts to… Continue reading
In the aftermath of US President Barack Obama’s May 19 speech on the Middle East, his supporters argued that the policy toward Israel… Continue reading
Despite Israeli concerns, Egypt’s regime eased travel restrictions for residents of Gaza, opening the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Sinai-Gaza border… Continue reading
The main theme of the various Nakba Day events was the Palestinian refugees’ return to the 1948 territories and the destruction of the State of Israel… Continue reading
Palestinian Authority “president” Mahmoud Abbas is retiring and has called on Fatah to choose a replacement… Continue reading
Nu de ontwikkelingen in Egypte, na de in het Westen zo bejubelde Egyptische revolutie, de verkeerde kant op gaan is het… Continue reading
Volgens een nieuwe wet, die in April gepubliceerd werd in het officiële register van de Palestijnse Autoriteit, krijgen alle… Lees verder
A day after President Obama’s speech on the Middle East and North Africa, where he spoke on the changes sweeping the region… Continue reading
After the “Nakba” riots on Sunday may 15, widely reported by the mass media as the killing of several unarmed “peacefull” protesters… Continue reading
Statements made by senior Hamas figures since the internal Palestinian reconciliation agreement attempt to present a moderate image… Continue reading
On May 3 a reconciliation agreement was signed in Cairo between Fatah and Hamas. The signing was attended by… Continue reading
The Fatah-Hamas decision to reconcile, form a joint Palestinian Authority (PA) government and hold elections seems to be a… Continue reading
The Hamas-Fatah reconciliation agreement achieved in Cairo last week was enthusiastically supported by Iran… Continue reading
I’m always a bit wary of using public opinion polls in the Middle East because much depends on the day the poll is done… Continue reading
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