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Israel: Mainstream Western media’s blind spot #HumanRights

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian homes have been destroyed; many people made homeless twice, thrice or even four times in their lives

Haidar Eid

Turkey’s Marxist guerrillas #TurkishPolitics

The death of a public prosecutor on Tuesday at the hands of Marxist guerrillas is a painful reminder that Turkey’s democracy faces a continuing challenge from the far left

David Barchard

An emirate only by name #IslamicState

Given logistical and strategic challenges, IS is not likely to attempt an invasion of Lebanon any time soon

Sami Moubayed

Syria: Why is Assad still in power? #SyriaWar

The regime could not have survived without widespread support among its own population, and not just among minorities

Edward Dark

The day of the land #PalestineState

Land Day highlights Palestinians' identity and their political struggle for equality against oppression and discrimination

Dr Marwan Darweish

Anders Lubitz: Racial subtext to discourse on counter-terrorism #HumanRights

Since the West reserves the word 'terrorism' for acts by Muslims, isn’t it obvious why so many Americans believe that all terrorists are Muslims?

CJ Werleman

Iran’s anti-American rhetoric is a good sign for nuclear negotiations #IranNuclear

Iranian leaders have been embracing anti-American rhetoric, even while their diplomats negotiate a solution to the nuclear issue. Those chants are, surprisingly, a good sign

Kayvon Afshari and Michael Brooks

Don't fall for Netanyahu's election retractions #PalestineState

It is heartening that so far, world leaders - including the US - are not buying his attempt to wriggle out of his offensive statements

Sharif Nashashibi

Sectarian strife is fuelling Middle East's arms trade #YemenCrisis

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen’s Iranian-backed rebel Houthis have raised the stakes and could see the region erupt into a sectarian war

Bill Law

Commemorating Land Day #Occupation

Nearly four decades after the 1976 seizure of Palestinians’ land within Israel, land lies at the heart of the unequal relationship between Arabs and Jews within the state

Hatim Kanaaneh