Hamas has a 38-year fiery history of ‘broil and brawl' during the liberation movement. In the seventies Hamas began as an offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (Akhwan-ul-Muslimeen). The &l...

Regardless of which side of the vast ideological divide you stand, despite where you lay blame or offer support, there is a certain irony to the celebration of Israel's 61st birthday. In one sense...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu is among the signatories of a letter calling on the United Nations to open a war crimes inquiry into alleged abuses of international law during the recent G...

There is something dysfunctional at the heart of the US-Israel geopolitical world picture of the Middle East. There is a mirage in their vision on policies of engagement in the region. There is a...

We are reviewing the latest twist of the US-Israeli relationship today with satire, because we think that otherwise the US populace might actually get angered by this. I think that most people can...

If international law was defined more precisely and applied more vigorously, then the Israeli-Palestine situation could be well be resolved through the use of law rather than the pursuit of war. S...

There was more than one war fought over the Gaza - and the autopsy still needs to be performed on the battle that was fought both in and by the media. If you are looking to attribute blame or prai...

Many of the arguments that surround foreign policy, are predicated around why this policy has to be, or was, undertaken. However, there are two distinct elements to the debate. The why is often no...

We have, of course, been following with close scrutiny the debate on the Gaza, and the relative positions of those who a re pro-Israel or pro-Hamas. There are many positions in between these two e...

Both sides are claiming the won the ‘war' in the Gaza. Israel says it has crushed Hamas, and reduced its fighting force to an insignificant threat. Hamas, however, also claims victory and i...

Everyone is calling for more balanced reporting on the Gaza situation. It is a nice idea, but conceptually flawed. What would balanced reporting look like, exactly? Would it be an even division o...

Earlier today we reported on an unusual and large arms shipment being sent via sea from Greece to Israel by the US Government. The Pentagon has quickly moved to issue a denial saying that the ship...

The Israeli ground offensive is now well underway, Hezbollah despite the rhetoric and threats of retaliation has not responded, and Hamas is left to its own devices in the Gaza. It raises the ques...

The US war in Iraq has subtly, but crucially, shifted the balance of power in the Middle East. The ramifications are still playing out, can be seen at work in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza, and ...