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In October 1936, the French government and the Syrian National Bloc signed the Franco-Syrian Treaty of Alliance, giving independence to Syria. Two months earlier, a Zionist delegation was given short shrift by the Bloc.

‘You may leave’: a 1936 meeting between Syrian and Zionist leaders

Minutes of a confidential discussion record an increasingly heated exchange that ended with the Jewish delegation being shown the door.

Sami Moubayed 06, Jun 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) is arriving at the Netzarim Corridor, Israel's main military supply route, which cuts Gaza in half, just south of Gaza City, on November 19, 2024.

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Where is Israel headed under Netanyahu?

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.

Majed Kayali 09, Dec 2024

The Beirut centre that helped the PLO understand Zionism

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

Emad al-Ahmad 03, Oct 2024

Palestinian philosopher Ahmed Nassim Barqawi

Palestinian philosopher Ahmed Barqawi on thought, the ego, and Zionism

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.

Hoda Salim Al-Muhithawi 08, Apr 2024

Whose Dream is this Nightmare?

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 …

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Participants of a vigil against anti-Semitism gather in front of the Synagogue in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany, 16 May 2021. An initiative against anti-Semitism in Berlin has called for the vigil to show solidarity with the Jewish community. On 14 May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned anti-Semitic incidents against synagogues in Germany motivated by the current violence in Israel and Gaza. (EPA/FILIP SINGER)

The Underexplored Dangers of Antisemitism in Europe

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…

Hagar Elnahas 30, Jul 2021

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