The default assumption voiced repeatedly by both Western diplomats and Western journalists in recent months had been that Turks and the West both "want him [Erdogan] out"
A look at the history of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon since the Nakba and the relationship between Lebanese and Palestinians both before and after the camps
Two separate military forces, too many civilian groups all serving their own self-interest and ineffective international guidance undermined moves toward democracy. War is the price of that failure.
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.
Today is the first round of the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections. Thirty-six parties have formed alliances, but the main competition is between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the…
It is the single most important election since the first multi-party election was held in 1946, and also comes on the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic
Israeli ministers boast that "Gaza is burning" after the US gives the green light to empty Gaza city of its residents. Meanwhile, the massacres and maiming continue.
Syria's foreign minister met Israeli officials in London on 17 September, sparking speculation that a deal is in the offing. But even if one is reached, it risks being more symbolic than substantive.