The state has been through various iterations, each distinct from the others. Understanding them helps explain where Israel is today—and where it may be heading.

With both internal and external security threats, plus a ceasefire agreement that leaves more questions than answers, the Lebanese Armed Forces seems trapped between a rock and a hard place

While the US-brokered truce garnered international praise, there are serious reservations about its ability to be enforced and implemented

Netanyahu will not let Hamas rule post-war Gaza. In parts of the Strip, his army seems to be digging in for what could be a longer stay from the 'day after' the war ends.

Limited strikes could continue even after the truce

Christian Zionists have long prided themselves on their undeviating support for Israel, but a closer look exposes an allegiance rooted in white supremacy, antisemitism, and Islamaphobia

Forty-seven years ago, Sadat prayed at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and addressed the Knesset. His visit to Israel rendered him an outcast in the Arab world until he was assassinated on 6 October 1981.

The general feeling within Netanyahu's entourage is one of jubilation. In fact, they couldn't have picked more favourable appointees themselves.