Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali

Truth Telling in Tunisia

[caption id="attachment_55250343" align="alignnone" width="620"] Tunisians, who are also victims of torture, protest during a ceremony to unveil the Truth and Dignity Commission on June 9, 2014, in…

Eileen Byrne

Counting on the Kurds

[caption id="attachment_55250325" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Iraqi man displays military badges at a shop in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq, on June 16,…

Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel

The Water’s Edge

[caption id="attachment_55250331" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Palestinian boy squirts water from a tap in the street on March 20, 2014 as the construction of a major seawater desalination plant…

Thomas W. Lippman

Infected by Panic

[caption id="attachment_55250274" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Indian worker wears a mouth and nose mask as he touches a camel at his Saudi employer's farm on May 12, 2014, outside Riyadh. …

James Spencer

The Sultan’s Reign ends with a Bang

[caption id="attachment_55250305" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Still from Magnificent Century (Muhteşem Yüzyıl/TIMS Productions)[/caption]It was almost an impossible dream in the beginning. When…

Ahu Özyurt

Iran’s Political Football

[caption id="attachment_55250279" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iran's national football team coach Portuguese Carlos Queiroz (R) commands a training session at the Corinthians Training Center in…

David Patrikarakos

Bartering over Iraq's Future

[caption id="attachment_55250238" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Iraqi man reads a local newspaper the day after results revealed that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki won the most seats in…

James Denselow

Pursuing Happiness

[caption id="attachment_55250172" align="alignnone" width="620"] A sign reads "Respecting Hijab is mandatory in City Center," dictating Islamic dress for women at the new Isfahan City Center shopping…

Christian Emery