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The historical record of Israel's dealings with Gaza sheds essential light on its true aims there
Two elected governments are at war in Gaza. What does this do to the faith that vox populi vox dei?
An outcome to Gaza's war in which both sides claim victory is becoming visible
Israeli women's organisations demand immediate peace talks, not war: that words and actions be conducted in another language
Twenty-one top scholars, experts and diplomats say: end the myths about Tehran, and open doors
The United States president-elect promises to withdraw troops from
Iraq. Will he deliver?
Washington's strike on Syria reflects both military concern and political calculation
Anwar Sadat was killed on this day in 1981. What has changed in Egypt since? (archive)
"Everything ends in one minute." Palestine's national poet is dead, his words survive and burn (archive)
The rise of a great civilisation has complex echoes at the heart of the Arab world
The agreement between the combatants in the 2006 war is a painful strategic and moral defeat for Israel
The Arab Gulf's super-modern business hub is primed to explode. Can it change in time?
How new evidence and insight is enriching historical understanding of early Islam (archive)
Deep faith, sectarian politics, long history, and human surprise inform an allusive portrait
The Damascus-Jerusalem parley will need luck and skill to avoid becoming a lost opportunity
Lebanon has won a breathing-space, but its crisis of arms leaves national wounds unhealed
Israel has reached a landmark anniversary. But the ideological project underpinning its existence has brought it to a strategic impasse
Mai Ghoussoub and Parvin Paidar's humane, life-affirming example is missed and needed
Iran’s parliamentary vote highlights enduring flaws in the country's political culture
The political alliance that promised to save Lebanon in 2005 must now renew itself
The conflict in Basra is part of a wider political struggle over the future of Iraq
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thread of degenerate war and military impunity links atrocities in the Vietnam and Iraq conflicts
A research project in Jordan becomes a lesson in the scope - and limits - of freedom of speech
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza demands urgent action on both the aid and political fronts
Saudi Arabia's women and young people are creating new spaces of personal freedom
Despite Gaza air-raids and Hamas rockets, Palestinians and Israelis are not doomed to enmity
Mai Ghoussoub explores the power of a prize-winning image of war-torn Beirut (archive)
The national team's victory in the African championship is significant for far more than football
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