Opinion

Cyber City in the border town of Al-Ramtha, Jordan was once an industrial complex, but since May has become a transit camp for refugees fleeing the terror in Syria....

US Republican presidential wannabe Mitt Romney's overseas tour may have been intended to bolster his foreign policy credentials, but so far it has been a catalogue of gaffes. Kicking...

Violence in the Sinai Peninsula is nothing new, but last night saw the bloodiest attack for some time. On Sunday evening around 8pm, masked gunmen attacked Egyptian soldiers as...

It's hard not to notice the biased nature of Israel's justice system. At the end of July the Supreme Court delayed the eviction of Israel's largest settlement, Migron, which...

If there is one thing Mohammed Morsi can be sure of, it's that his every move is being scrutinised, as regional powers and world observers alike watch to see...

Gone are the days of Hosni Mubarak when security officials weathered the storm of terror attacks in Egypt, escaping dismissal and accountability. Mohamed Morsi has this week attempted to...

In recent weeks, the Israeli media has been dominated by speculation about a unilateral strike on Iran. If reports are to be believed, this could take place before the...

The resistance against Israel's occupation took another step forward this week as Canada's largest Protestant church looks likely to go ahead with a planned boycott of products made in...

Israel's alleged plans to attack Iran amidst Hezbollah's harsh threats to Israel will prove to be detrimental for both countries and also for the entire West Asia region towards...

For the first time, the US State Department has included violence by Jewish settlers on a list of "terrorist incidents". Given that America is hardly known for criticising attacks...

The maiden visit by an Egyptian President to Iran since 1979 may result in a landmark achievement, though it is unlikely to please America and Saudi Arabia due to...

Earlier this year, I resigned from the Henry Jackson Society (HJS) and requested that my name be removed from its website. The HJS is a UK think-tank frequently described...

"Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others."(Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a...

South Africa's cabinet has decided that all goods produced in illegal Jewish settlements must be labelled as originating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This is the culmination of several...

It's less than two months since Mohamed Morsi took office in Egypt, yet a group of protesters took to the streets today to demand he step down; the activists...

A court in Israel has found that the State was not at fault for the death of 23 year old American activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an...

Some of the mass media in Egypt gave huge coverage to the anti-government demonstrations called upon by former parliamentarian Mohammed Abu-Hamid and journalist Tawfiq Okasheh in Egypt. Along with...

If you listened to all the hints being dropped by senior Israeli politicians last month, a war with Iran seemed almost inevitable. It was being speculated that Israel could...

The successfully held recent NAM summit in Tehran has, once again, united the Third world to the utter dismay of America & Israel and few other Western nations, who...

On one photo, Syrus from Iran stands on the beach, his arms outstretched and a huge smile across his face. On another, Aval from Israel and Faran from Iran...

Days of demonstrations about price increases in the West Bank escalated yesterday, with protesters burning tyres and attempting to storm a government building. Protests have been taking place for...

In October 1979 the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the eviction of the illegal settlement of Elon Moreh in the West Bank. Basing its decision on the Hague Convention of...

In Israel its motto is "Defends and Shall Not Be Seen". Like secret services all over the world, Israel's is an entity associated with anonymity and invisibility. Yet in...

What Israel thinks Hamas is, and what the reality is, is more of an abyss than a gap, according to Gaza correspondent Shlomi Elder who reports for Channel 10...

What is going on between Benjamin Netanyahu and Mitt Romney? The rapport between the two is no secret, dating back to the 1970s when they both worked in the...

Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of Hamas, has indicated that he will not stand for re-election this year. The decision leaves the way open for the movement to choose...

The highlight of Benjamin Netanyahu's speech as he addressed the 67th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York yesterday was by far and away his cartoon bomb chart....

It is no secret that relations between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu have been strained in recent months. Netanyahu has been so open in...

The EU's 500 million citizens account for about 60% of Israel's total trade. Europe is Israel's largest source of imports and its second biggest export market, second only to...

On 5 October, 15 prominent American Protestant leaders sent a letter to Congress, calling for an investigation into US military aid to Israel. Referring to the "pain and suffering"...

As the European Union announces stronger sanctions against Iran over its nuclear enrichment programme, the still contentious issue has led to further escalation of tensions between Iran and the...

When I interviewed Professor Avi Shlaim last month, he said that the current Israeli government was "is the most right-wing, the most hawkish, the most uncompromising … in Israel's...