Annemarie Jacir crafts a human drama that strikes unerringly at its political themes, showing how today's events are directly linked to the events of 90 years ago
For more than a century, Jews have been accused of plotting dominion over the Middle East. Recent Israeli military success has simply restored and restoked an age-old canard.
The state has been through various iterations, each distinct from the others. Understanding them helps explain where Israel is today—and where it may be heading.
US academic Jonathan Gribetz asks why Palestinian nationalists in Lebanon set up a research centre on Zionism, why it was important, what fate had in store for it, and what lessons can be drawn
The Palestinian thinker speaks to Al Majalla about his books, the complexities of the Arab world, thought itself, defining the nature of evil, and why 'racist Zionism' will not last.
Not so long ago, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, made some very striking remarks on Italian television. According to the Guardian, he was asked
‘…how Russia could say it needed to …
The violence that erupted in Gaza during the Israeli military campaign ‘Operation Guardian of the Walls,’ a consequence of escalating tensions in Jerusalem and subsequent rocket attacks by Hamas, was…
When states are attacked, authority gravitates towards institutions capable of mobilising resources, enforcing discipline, and coordinating a military response
There are few examples of successful US regime-change operations in history. And without permanent ground troop presence, these wins can easily be reversed.
Cairo and Tehran have been at loggerheads since 1979, but the Iranian threat has always acted as a check on Israeli ambitions. If Iran is completely defeated, Israel will reign supreme.