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Lina Jaradat

Israel’s long October

Three years after October 7, Israeli confidence in their government has not recovered. This requires leadership willing to answer for the past and choose a direction beyond it

Michael Horowitz 06 October 2026
A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on 30 September 2026. JACK GUEZ / AFP

Who owns Israel’s Fly Dubai rescue story?

Before facts had been established, Netanyahu rushed to portray himself as Mr. Security with Israeli elections just weeks away. But will Israelis be convinced?

Michael Horowitz 01 October 2026
Al Majalla

The general who could end Netanyahu’s era

Gadi Eisenkot's sudden rise as a viable candidate for the premiership has surprised many. But can he survive the improvisational chaos of Israeli politics?

Michael Horowitz 27 August 2026
Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem in the country's fifth election in less than four years on 1 November 2022. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

Why Israel’s upcoming election might be its most pivotal

Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection as prime minister would hasten the illiberal drift

David E. Rosenberg 09 August 2026
Mustafa Ali Abu Bakr, 76, stands in front of his family’s graves after they were broken by Israeli soldiers near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 31 July 2026. Reuters

Settler attacks increase ahead of Israel election

Settlement expansion in the West Bank is popular with Israeli voters, which explains the uptick in violence in recent weeks

Sherine Younes 03 August 2026
Israeli politician and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot meets supporters at a conference in Dimona, Israel, on 6 July 2026. Reuters

Is Gadi Eisenkot the general who knows how Israelis feel?

The former army chief is standing against Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's election in October and is currently polling higher than the prime minister. What Eisenkot has been through may help him

Michael Horowitz 02 August 2026
A Palestinian artist paints a mural depicting Palestinian elections, in Gaza City on March 24, 2021. (Getty Images)

Young Palestinians Express Little Faith in First Elections They Have Known

Facing the first elections they have ever been able to vote in, young Palestinians are demanding reforms in the parliamentary and presidential polls later this year. Initially many were skeptical…

Zainah El-Haroun and Nidal al-Mughrabi 05 April 2021
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Can the Houthis be defeated?

15, Oct 2026

In this week's cover story, Al Majalla examines the military balance of power on the ground, the networks through which the Houthis obtain weapons, and the foreign support they receive

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Eduardo Ramon
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Trump's tariffs are changing the global trade ecosystem

16, Oct 2026

Trade routes and composition have changed, but not the overall flow, with ASEAN countries playing a bigger role

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Ms. Rachel, Gaza, and the power of education

13, Oct 2026

As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids

Hala Al-Naji
Members of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) arrive at the Moroccan side of the border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania in the Guerguerat area of Western Sahara on 25 November, 2020 AFP
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Western Sahara's MINURSO faces an uncertain future

15, Oct 2026

Boulos's remarks shattered expectations that UN Security Council Resolution 2797—which made Morocco's autonomy plan the basis for negotiations—would quickly translate into a final settlement

Rabia Abdul Salam
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The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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