Another Ceasefire in Gaza? No Thank You.

Last week, Palestinians and Israelis agreed to yet another ceasefire of hostilities in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians appeared triumphant. After Continue reading →

Mideast Backlashes Yet to Come

By Sharmine Narwani The Middle East is treading water these days. Two years of rhetoric about ousting dictators, revolution, freedom, Continue reading →

Excuse Me, But Israel Has No Right To Exist

This article can be read in French, Spanish, German, Turkish and Polish. By Sharmine Narwani The phrase “right to exist” Continue reading →

On Our Way to Palestine…

“You know what scares Israel more than Arab armies or Iranian nukes? Palestinian refugees simply walking home.” – Seen on Continue reading →

Getting in Line for a Revolution

What is interesting about the tsunami of change sweeping through the Middle East this past month is that the “dumb, Continue reading →

Kill the “Peace Game”

The Palestine-Israel conflict is no pesky regional skirmish. This century-long battle over territory threatens to draw the entire global community Continue reading →

The New Middle East Narrative — Is Washington in or Out?

Picking up a copy of the English-language Daily Star in Beirut this summer, I was struck by the lead story. Continue reading →

Khaled Meshaal Interview: A Hamas Take on Mideast Geopolitics (Part 2)

This is the second installment of a two-part series. Read the first installment here. Palestinian resistance group Hamas has beaten Continue reading →