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Axel Rangel Garcia

The UN is dead: Chemillier-Gendreau on the collapse of international law

In an interview with Al Majalla, the prominent French jurist discusses Israeli and Western duplicity, their violation of international law, and why Israel bears the cost of Gaza's reconstruction

Elie Kossaifi 16 January 2026
An Iranian holds a picture of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed by an Israeli air strike on September 27, 2024; and Iran Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, killed by the US in January 2020. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Israel sharpens its focus amid growing unrest in Iran

Last year's 12-day war with Iran was ostensibly aimed at its nuclear programme. This time, the regime is significantly weakened, presenting an opportunity Israel may feel it can't miss.

Michael Horowitz 12 January 2026
Buses wait to enter the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood to evacuate US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) force fighters from two districts of the city of Aleppo, northern Syria, on 9 January 2026. Bakr ALkasem / AFP

Clashes in Aleppo may be the creaking before the earthquake

If fighting spreads beyond the predominantly Kurdish neighbourhoods of Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud and beyond Aleppo, there is a real risk that Syria could be dragged into a new civil war

Omer Onhon 10 January 2026
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner deliver remarks upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris on 6 January 2026. LUDOVIC MARIN /AFP

Israel-Syria security talks make headway in Paris

The US has made it clear that securing a deal is a key priority, and it will be looking to pick up the pace of talks ahead of Israeli elections later this year

Michael Harari 08 January 2026
US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on 29 December 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Will the Gaza ceasefire make it to phase two?

Israel's ongoing violations of the truce and Trump's apathy over Palestinian grievances give little room for optimism

Brian Katulis 30 December 2025
Conservative political commentator and podcast host Tucker Carlson speaks at Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference, in remembrance of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, on 18 December 2025. OLIVIER TOURON / AFP

Israel is bleeding support on the US Christian right

Israel's war on Gaza has cost it support among Christian conservatives—traditionally strong supporters of Israel—alarming pro-Israel forces who are scrambling to counter the phenomenon

Tarek Rashed 25 December 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hold a joint press conference after a trilateral meeting in Jerusalem, on 22 December 2025. ABIR SULTAN / REUTERS

Israel seeks to revive the EastMed pipeline with an eye on Türkiye

Netanyahu is once again exploiting historical grievances and fears to form alliances against "common threats"

Omer Onhon 24 December 2025
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have not seen eye-to-eye since October 2023. AFP/Al Majalla

Egypt-Israel ties being tested by concerns over Gaza and Sinai

A $35bn gas supply deal between these two neighbours is being held up by political disagreements, some of which relate to their 1979 peace treaty. What next for the Israel-Egypt relationship?

Amr Emam 17 December 2025
Israeli Paratroopers' Brigade members operate in a location given as the
Syrian border, in this handout picture
released on 13 December 2024. Israel Defence Forces

When it comes to Syria, Israel prefers coercion to conversation

Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will go off what his opposite number in Damascus does, not what he says. In the meantime, Israeli actions make a genuine peace more difficult.

Michael Horowitz 16 December 2025
A giant campaign billboard rotates showing Likud candidate Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Labour Party leader Isaac Herzog (L) in March 2015. Today, Netanyahu is asking Herzog to grant him a presidential pardon. Gil Cohen Magen / AFP

Clemency for retirement: the deal shaking Israel

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks presidential clemency in the face of incarceration and political oblivion

Mohammed Najib 13 December 2025
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Jared Kushner and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interact in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 April 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/ REUTERS
Politics

‘Kushner and Witkoff spoiled the US-Iran talks’

13 April 2026

Sources tell Al Majalla that Iran was able to build a rapport with US Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, but sensed his hands were tied in the presence of Trump's son-in-law and close friend

Kamal Alam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China and Russia's calculated backing of Iran

12 April 2026

Both Beijing and Moscow have pragmatic reasons to help Tehran raise the cost of US action. Each sees value in offering limited but meaningful support.

Michael Horowitz
Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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