Ireland’s anti-Israel president: Connolly's victory shows where the public leans - opinion
The majority of Irish opinion regards the Palestinian Arabs as a Middle East version of themselves.
A narrow set of choices for Gaza: What’s the future for Hamas? - opinion
Following the Gaza ceasefire and the completion of the hostage-prisoner exchange, Hamas faces a narrow set of strategic choices.
'Frequencies of Deceit': Propaganda broadcasting in the heyday of the radio age - review
From the previously under-appreciated source of radio broadcasting, Margaret Peacock sheds new light on how and why today’s Middle East has developed.
Gang war in Gaza: Determining the future of Hamas's rule - opinion
Hamas is now facing open defiance from not just one or two but multiple armed groups.
'Moses Maimonides': A Cornell professor’s look at the Rambam - review
Images in the book include a responsum in Maimonides’s own hand, signed “Moshe” by him. It is one of many such documents discovered in the Cairo 'geniza,' a storage of Hebrew and Aramaic documents.
Keir Starmer’s Palestinian state recognition: Sacrificing principle to domestic politics - opinion
Faced with domestic pressures, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sacrificed principle for appeasement in recognizing a Palestinian state.
Palestinian leadership post-Gaza war: Who are the prospective leaders of the future? - opinion
Who are the prospective Palestinian leaders of the future?
Sweida’s crisis and the quiet path to a Syria-Israel security deal - opinion
The US is playing a mediating role in the Syria-Israel security discussions, and is also deeply involved in the agreement known as the 'Sweida roadmap,' publicly announced in Damascus.
Accentuating the positive: Mahmoud Abbas's UN address - opinion
Abbas discussed the Palestinian Authority’s reform agenda, which Western officials say can show whether the PA could oversee genuine statehood.
Is the Iranian regime on the verge of collapse? - opinion
So, despite Pahlavi’s wishful thinking, the Iranian regime remains deeply entrenched, and – unfortunately, in many people’s opinion – seems far from the verge of collapse.
