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Palestinian actors perform in the play "Suicide Note from Palestine” directed by Nabil Al-Raee on April 4, 2013 at The Freedom Theatre in the refugee camp of the West Bank city of Jenin. SAIF DAHLAH / AFP

Jenin's Freedom Theatre rises from the ashes of Israel's brutal assault

The Freedom Theatre, once a cultural oasis in Jenin dedicated to the celebration of life, turned into a dungeon of terror, murder and death overnight. But renovations are already underway.

Houssam Marouf 03 August 2023
At its core, Netanyahuism is the aspiration to exercise complete control over what Netanyahu refers to as "the land of Israel" and prevent any establishment of a Palestinian state. Sebastien Thibault

Israel’s ‘Netanyahuism’ runs deeper than judicial reform

At its core, Netanyahuism is the aspiration to exercise complete control over what Netanyahu refers to as "the land of Israel" and prevent any establishment of a Palestinian state

Asaad Ghanem 24 June 2023
In this file picture, a Palestinian boy makes the 'V'-sign for victory looks at an Israeli tank n the outskirts of Beit Hanun, north of Gaza City 24 January 2003. AFP

It’s time for a realistic approach to Palestinian resistance

Israel has consistently managed to subdue all forms of resistance, whether peaceful or military, but this doesn't mean Palestinians should give up. A different approach could make a difference.

Majed Kayali 28 May 2023
Cars burnt in an attack by Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Hawara. Reuters

With the rise in settler violence, are Israel's far-right groups actually militias?

The rise in settler violence indicates that the extremist ideology has hardened over the years

Ahmed Maher 25 May 2023

A group of Palestinian refugees walk along the road from Jerusalem to Lebanon on November 9, 1948. AFP

Palestinian intellectuals determined in their pursuit to accurately chronicle the Nakba

An analysis of the events and currents leading up to, during, and after the Nakba, together with an assessment of the available historical records

Mohamed abi Samra 17 May 2023
Israel's separation wall. Getty Images

Some takeaways from this year’s Nakba anniversary

The two-state solution is becoming a distant dream and the Oslo Peace Accords, which launched the peace process in 1993 to establish a Palestinian state, are barely remembered.

Ahmed Maher 15 May 2023
Ongoing and systematic policies aimed at subjugating and dispersing the Palestinian people continue to this day. Nesma Moharam

The Palestinian Nakba did not end in 1948

The Nakba should be understood as an ever-present reality rather than a historical event that ended in 1948

Nour Bader 15 May 2023
Marta Kochanek

Split lens: Selective portrayals of the Palestinian Nakba in cinema

For years, Palestinians and Israelis have employed cinema to depict contrasting narratives of Palestine. But to what end?

Mohammed Rouda 14 May 2023
There are myths, misunderstandings and failings in the story of the fate of Palestine from 1948. Pushing an outdated narrative does more harm than good. Barbara Gibson

75 years later, unpacking the Palestinian Nakba still difficult

The ramifications of the events of 1948 are still being felt and are still doing harm. Narratives about what happened vary, but anger runs deep.

Majed Kayali 14 May 2023
Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza City, on May 10, 2023. AFP

Why Gaza’s missile wars have their limits

It is time for clearer political leadership to address the long cycle of 'wars between wars' and how the brave sacrifice of the Palestinian people can achieve better outcomes

Majed Kayali 13 May 2023
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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
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

What the new US Fed chair could do differently

13 May 2026

Jerome Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh, takes the reins at a critical fiscal moment, as inflationary pressures caused by the US war on Iran begin to take effect worldwide.

Toufic Chanbour
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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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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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