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The US has been “flooding” the Middle East with weaponry for decades. It provides Israel with billions of dollars of sophisticated military equipment every year, with no strings attached. Nathalie Lees

America fuelled the fire in the Middle East

Israel is in growing danger—but the responsibility lies more in Washington than in Tehran

Stephen M. Walt 01, May 2024
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Feeling lost in Jerusalem? It’s called Palestinian self-demolitions

Five decades of demolition of Palestinian houses in occupied East Jerusalem

Ahmed Maher 26, Apr 2024
Israeli soldiers of the Jewish Ultra-Orthodox battalion "Netzah Yehuda" hold morning prayers as they take part in their annual unit training in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the Syrian border on May 19, 2014. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP

Israel fears US sanctions on army battalion could open the floodgates

Israel fears that such action—if taken in Washington—could then be taken by other Israeli allies, whether against Netzah Yehuda or any other military unit

Sherine Younes 26, Apr 2024
A member of Iraq's PMF stands in front of the wreckage of the car in which Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) and IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani were assassinated on Jan 2, 2023 to mark the third anniversary of their killing. AFP

Will Israel temper its war on Iran's regional proxies?

It remains to be seen if, going forward, Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Syria or Lebanon—or against the PMF in Iraq—will elicit a direct Iranian response. Time will tell.

David Schenker 24, Apr 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

What’s in the $95bn foreign aid package passed in the House?

The US House of Representatives passed on Saturday a $95bn legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan over objections from a number of Republicans.The legislation…

Al Majalla - London 23, Apr 2024
Iran and Israel are making careful calculations—at least for now—but the conflict is changing, as are the political dynamics at work in dangerous times Al Majalla

Shadow war no more: How will the new Iran-Israel power dynamic affect the region?

The two sides are making careful calculations—at least for now—but the conflict is changing, as are the political dynamics at work in dangerous times

Khattar Abu Diab 23, Apr 2024
Iran and Israel have a long history of online offensives against each other, which may come into play.

The next Israel-Iran fight could be in cyberspace

The two countries have a long history of online offensives against each other, which may come into play

Rishi Iyengar 19, Apr 2024
A handout image grab made available by the Iranian state TV, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), shows what the TV said was a live picture of the city of Isfahan early on April 19, 2024, after Israeli air strikes. AFP

Iran walks back threat of 'immediate' response after Israeli attack

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran in a development that pushes the region closer to all-out conflict

Malek Al Athamna 19, Apr 2024
A Palestinian man walks past a graffiti of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) and assassinated Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) deputy leader Khalil al-Wazir, also known as Abu Jihad, in Gaza City on August 6, 2009. AFP

Inside Israel's assassination of Abu Jihad, Fatah’s number 2

Shot and killed in 1988, the details of the operation to kill one of the biggest names in Palestinian politics were made known through accounts from his wife and an Israeli journalist

Sami Moubayed 18, Apr 2024
A woman walks past a banner depicting launching missiles bearing the emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. ATTA KENARE/AFP

Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war

Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation

The Economist 18, Apr 2024
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Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

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Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

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The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

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Oman is quietly redefining its development model

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It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

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The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

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