Criticism

Washington - or a turn elsewhere?

An Israeli diplomat recently told Lebanese Shiites that Israel did not see them as the enemy, but it is a difficult argument to make given the death and destruction. Is there a better way?

Al Majalla looks at potential new export routes that big oil producers can use to offset Iran's control over key regional waterways

Settlement expansion in the West Bank is popular with Israeli voters, which explains the uptick in violence in recent weeks

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has vowed to dissolve armed groups by the end of September, but this is highly unlikely. Al Majalla explains why.