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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (C) and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz hold a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023. Abir SULTAN / AFP

Israel's war cabinet gets tough on Netanyahu

Gallant finally addresses a long-evident truth: Netanyahu is the main obstacle to Israel's victory against Hamas. Meanwhile, Gantz gives him a deadline to state his 'day after' plan for Gaza.

Michael Horowitz 20 May 2024

Ehud Barak opens up about a possible major strategic blunder and whether Oslo was a trick

Israel's former prime minister and army chief Ehud Barak speaks to Al Majalla in an exclusive interview

Ahmed Maher 19 May 2024
Khamanei wishes to keep his regime intact for as long as he is alive and to doggedly pursue its goals of destroying Israel and completing the Khomeinist revolution. Deena So'Oteh

What does Khamenei want for Israel and the region?

Khamenei continues to carry out Khomeini's vision, which is not only bent on the destruction of Israel but aspires to be the dominant regional power. To this end, Iran exercises 'strategic patience'.

Arash Azizi 18 May 2024
Nesma Moharam

Will Israel pursue peace or chase the illusion of victory?

Military might alone has rarely been enough to end conflicts. History shows that there is no military solution without a political one.

Michael Horowitz 14 May 2024
Members of a Lebanese family displaced from a village near the Israeli border to the town of Hasbaya on 26 October 2023. AFP

The differing fortunes of those displaced from southern Lebanon

Allegiance, community, faction, and religion all matters when it comes to the inequality of provision for families fleeing Israeli bombing. Unsurprisingly, Hezbollah families get the best deal.

Badia Fahs 14 May 2024
This picture taken on January 5, 2024, shows Gaza City's Omari Mosque, the oldest mosque in Gaza, damaged in Israeli bombardment. AFP

Cultural heritage sites not spared in Israel's war on Gaza

Israel has destroyed historic landmarks with deep religious and cultural significance that helped Gaza foster its unique sense of place and identity

Houssam Marouf 04 May 2024

Israeli assault on Rafah imminent

Fares Garabet 02 May 2024
US President Joe Biden (L) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on 18 October 2023. AFP

History shows US-Israel relationship has survived worse

The very public disagreements between Washington and Tel Aviv over Gaza in recent weeks are both rare and telling, yet this transatlantic alliance has weathered far more severe storms

Aqeel Abbas 02 May 2024
The US has been “flooding” the Middle East with weaponry for decades. It provides Israel with billions of dollars of sophisticated military equipment every year, with no strings attached. Nathalie Lees

America fuelled the fire in the Middle East

Israel is in growing danger—but the responsibility lies more in Washington than in Tehran

Stephen M. Walt 01 May 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia/Majalla

Feeling lost in Jerusalem? It’s called Palestinian self-demolitions

Five decades of demolition of Palestinian houses in occupied East Jerusalem

Ahmed Maher 26 April 2024
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Business & Economy

US-China summit: this time, Xi sets the agenda

13 May 2026

Washington and Beijing have much to discuss during Donald Trump's visit. As they meet, both presidents will find that they are playing with different hands.

Shirley Ze Yu
A container ship is seen at berth at the container terminal of the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on 2 April 2026. AFP
Business & Economy

The US-Iran war has forced a global trade rethink

06 May 2026

There is now a growing recognition that over-reliance on a single corridor or supplier is no longer feasible. While this may worry some, it is a chance for others.

Abdulfattah Khattab
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Politics

Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK?

13 May 2026

Britons seem fed up with establishment parties after Labour's disastrous performance in this week's local elections, and the Tories' similar failure two years ago

Con Coughlin
Festival General Delegate Thierry Fremaux speaks in front of the Cannes Festival official poster from the movie "Thelma & Louise" during a press conference in Cannes, France, on 11 May 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Culture & Social Affairs

Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

11 May 2026

This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

Firas Al-Madi
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
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Politics

Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

11 May 2026

Egyptian officials believe US-Israeli pressure to rapidly disarm Hezbollah could backfire and plunge Lebanon into a new civil war

Amr Emam

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