Asking the Wrong Questions: Did Arab Revolutions Fail?
Arab revolutions have not failed, but they have not succeeded either. They have simply challenged the status quo like never before.
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Israel on the Lookout: Lebanon Haunted by the Ghosts of Civil War
Judging by the brutality of the Syrian war, Lebanon’s own bloody history, and Israel’s familiar military tactics, another Lebanese war is very much possible.
Read MoreThe Sectarian War at Hand: Redrawing the Middle East Again
The new battle lines are now sectarian, carrying symptoms of Iraq’s relentless civil war.
Read MoreSouth vs. North: Yemen Teeters Between Hope and Division
Yemen is yet to find political stability, a semblance of economic prosperity, and, most importantly, settle the question of its national identity.
Read More‘Defined Voices’: Giap, Wallace, and the Never-Ending Battle for Freedom
Those who fight against the ‘system’, any ‘system’, need to understand that without unity no battle can be won, not those of liberation wars, as in Palestine, nor those fought from solitary confinements.
Read MorePeople’s History of Gaza and Egypt: The Bond Cannot Be Broken
Media clowns may spread rumors, and army generals may use many methods to humiliate and isolate Gaza, but Gaza will not kneel, nor will Palestinians ever cease perceiving Egyptians as their brethren.
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New York Times Fiction: On Obama’s Letter to Rouhani
Obama’s alleged morally-driven expectations from Iran’s leaders and his supposed need for a trustworthy Iranian pen pal is all but mere fiction promoted by the New York Times.
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Syria’s New Game: The Russian Factor
Putin’s statement, “we must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement,” merits serious scrutiny.
Read MoreTale of Two Cities: Ramallah, Gaza, and the Identity Crisis
Neither the political leaderships in Ramallah, nor in Gaza are capable of defining or representing real Palestinian identity that spans time and space.
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Oslo Dead but Still Matters: Abbas’s Village Leagues and Palestinian Silence
Palestinians have to face up to the inescapable reality that their leadership has completely acquiesced and their continued silence is an affirmation of that defeat.
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