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At his core, Netanyahu isn’t so much a “true believer” in far-right ideas as he is an opportunistic one. He has and will continue to use rhetoric that serves him best, no matter how bone-chilling. Eduardo Ramon_Getty Images

Israel's shift to the far right is part of a wider global trend

Jewish supremacy and democracy, two principles that portend Israel's identity, have been increasingly at odds and populists have made their choice as to which of the two they view as more important

Michael Horowitz 17 June 2024

Biden's faltering Gaza ceasefire plan

Fares Garabet 13 June 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, in Israel, on Monday, June 10, 2024 AP

Exclusive: Hamas amendments to Biden's plan include lifting Gaza siege and Chinese-Russian-Turkish guarantees

The revised Gaza agreement, presented by Hamas and seen by Al Majalla, stipulates "lifting the siege" and insists on Israel's withdrawal, a permanent ceasefire, UNRWA role and reconstruction

Ibrahim Hamidi 12 June 2024
Economists says the impact of war is expected to grow in the second half of 2024. Shutterstock

Israeli economy still strong (for now) despite huge Gaza war costs

A ballooning budget, a widening deficit, rising inflation, a falling currency, and a ratings agency downgrade have given some cause for concern, yet the fundamentals remain sturdy.

Sharif Mohammad 12 June 2024
A file photo shows an election poster depicting Blue and White party leader, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the March 23 ballot, in Tel Aviv, Israel. REUTERS/Corinna Kern

Gantz exits, but the road to replace Netanyahu is still long

The former defence minister leaves the war cabinet after Netanyahu fails to submit a 'day after' plan for Gaza. But his departure does not guarantee Netanyahu's government will collapse.

Michael Horowitz 11 June 2024
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses a crowd on 3 June during a ceremony marking the 35th death anniversary of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini at his mausoleum in Tehran. AFP

Iran’s shifting political calculus for Hamas and Hezbollah

A fiery speech hails the pre-war Arab-Israeli rapprochement as dead, showing how Tehran sees the Middle East eight months after Hamas attacked Israel, while Hezbollah is also hoping to gain.

Elie Kossaifi 10 June 2024

Nuseirat massacre: Israel kills 274 Palestinians to free 4 hostages

Fares Garabet 10 June 2024
 A student is arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/AFP

Universities get tough on students after students get tough on Israel

A wave of student protests against Israel's war on Gaza was followed by vicious and unnecessary police crackdowns in the name of 'fighting antisemitism'. Al Majalla debunks this baseless smear.

Alfred J. Naddaff 09 June 2024
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“Biden's plan” for Gaza in full: Exchange of prisoners and hostages, truce, withdrawal and reconstruction

The Gaza Agreement draft, unveiled by President Joe Biden on 31 May and obtained in full by Al Majalla, incorporates Israeli amendments to the original draft accepted by Hamas

Ibrahim Hamidi 07 June 2024

Biden 'puts pressure' on Netanyahu

Fares Garabet 06 June 2024
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Trump, Sharaa, and the future of Syria

05 December 2025

There was visible warmth when the US and Syrian presidents met in the Oval Office last month, with some even speculating a Trump visit to Damascus. But there is much to do before that happens.

Robert Ford
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The GCC moves from ‘safe neutrality’ to ‘indivisible security’

05 December 2025

Following the unprecedented attacks on Qatar, Gulf leaders have pledged to forge a unified defence front, marking a historic shift from cautious neutrality to collective security

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The evolution of Latin America’s drug cartels

04 December 2025

What began as a locally rooted trade in coca leaves and opium evolved into a transnational system of cartels that challenged governments, corrupted institutions, and destabilised countries

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Why the US is asking Lebanon for its bomb back

05 December 2025

When Israel killed a Hezbollah military chief in late November, one GBU-39 bomb failed to detonate, leaving Washington worried that its adversaries could reverse engineer it

Michael Horowitz
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Spanish poet Miriam Reyes on escaping the prison of the page

03 December 2025

With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.

Mohammed Al-Bittari

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