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Not that long ago, nobody took Ben-Gvir and Smotrich seriously. Today, they are ministers in Israel’s government, with expanded remits and power over the West Bank. How did it get to this? Majalla

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich: The extremist duo who rose to power in Israel

Not that long ago, nobody took these men seriously. Today, they are ministers in Israel's government, with expanded remits and power over the Occupied West Bank. How did it get to this?

Michael Horowitz 20 January 2024
Iran is moving its proxy pieces around on the Middle East chessboard to pressure a ceasefire in Gaza while Israel tries to drag the US into a regional war. shutterstock

Iran and Israel face off on Middle East chessboard

Iran is moving its proxy pieces around on the Middle East chessboard to pressure a ceasefire in Gaza while Israel tries to drag the US into a regional war

Khaled Hamadeh 19 January 2024
In a wide-ranging interview with Al Majalla, former American diplomat Dennis Ross shares his thoughts on how to exit the Gaza war Axel Rangel Garcia/Majalla

Dennis Ross: Hezbollah-type model in Gaza is a recipe for disaster, West Bank on brink of explosion

In a wide-ranging interview with Al Majalla, the former American diplomat shares his thoughts on how to exit the Gaza war

Ahmed Maher 17 January 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Israeli bombing of Gaza emitted 281,000 metric tonnes of carbon

Carbon emissions generated during the first two months of the Gaza war exceeded the annual carbon footprint of more than 20 of the world's most climate-vulnerable nations

Al Majalla - London 16 January 2024
In this file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) attends a parliament session to vote on the national budget on May 23, 2023, at the parliament in Jerusalem. AFP

Gaza war exacting huge price on Israel

Israeli bombs have blown huge holes not just in the Gaza Strip but in Israel's budget too. Ministers are now hurrying to adjust their balance sheets and projections.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 16 January 2024
Palestinians mourn the death of loved ones following Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip on December 5, 2023, outside a hospital in Khan Younis. AFP

No regional war over Gaza but everyone still loses

The Gaza war probably will not cause a huge regional conflagration but instead will weaken all the major actors.

Robert Ford 16 January 2024
A Palestinian man reacts as he holds the remains of his mother wrapped in a blanket amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023. AFP

Israel's war on Gaza: 100 days of death and destruction

According to UNOCHA, Israel has killed 23,074 Palestinians including 10,000 children in Gaza, between 7 October 23 and 7 January 24, an average of 250.8 per day

Elie Kossaifi 14 January 2024
In a document of over 80 pages – which makes for very grim reading – an exhaustive legal case compiled by South Africa is elaborated against Israel’s vicious behaviour. Sara Gironi Carnevale

UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel

In a document of over 80 pages – which makes for very grim reading – an exhaustive legal case compiled by South Africa and presented to the ICJ is elaborated against Israel's vicious war on Gaza.

Bryn Haworth 11 January 2024
People carry pictures of deputy head of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed by what Lebanese and Palestinian security sources say was a drone strike by Israel, as mourners gather during his funeral in Beirut on January 4, 2024. Reuters

A Hezbollah-Israel war has never been closer

The killing of Hamas and Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon demonstrates that Israel is willing to trigger a conflict it has long sought to avoid.

Michael Horowitz 11 January 2024
Saudi Arabia’s custodianship of the Two Holy Mosques makes reaching a settlement with Israel extremely challenging. As such, it has prioritised securing Palestinian rights before signing any peace accord with Israel. Nash Weerasekera

Is a Saudi-US pact still imminent?

The biggest obstacle to the normalisation with Israel continues to be its opposition to a two-state solution

Abdullah F. Alrebh 08 January 2024
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