The lesson learned, time and again in our region, is that the use of military strikes as punishment for international misconduct has proven to be utterly futile, particularly when military action is not backed by credible evidence and is taken without UN approval, as was the case

One of the basic principles of international law is non-interference.

The Israeli army, claimed to be one of the most moral armies, has committed a barbaric massacre against Palestinians commemorating the Land Day, a national event they have been observing annually for decades.In 1948, a total of 78 per cent of the Palestinian land was occupied by

Pressure is mounting on Iran from many directions. The main source of incitement, however, is Israel. Israel has been campaigning against Iran for a very long time.Painting Iran as the main existential threat for Israel has served more than one purpose.

It was a quiet discussion of the situation in the Palestinian territories with a prominent official from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), who was specially invited to meet a small group of interested academics and politically-concerned personalities at a private res

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the next regular annual Arab summit. Last year’s was held in Jordan. Arab leaders’ enthusiasm for participating in such major events has been steadily declining. Obviously, and rightly so, they do not expect much.

If what was published last Monday on the electronic Arabic daily, “Rai Al Youm," about Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is accurate, then he must have finally reached the same conclusion his predecessor Yasser Arafat did towards the end of both his political as

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the Security Council last Tuesday was carefully designed.

For US President Donald Trump to say that the Palestinians "are not looking to make peace" is not unusual.The Palestinians have always been blamed by Israel and its supporters for supposedly missing peace opportunities.