Border walls are ineffective, costly and fatal — but we keep building them
Deadly, ineffective and generally fated to fall, border walls are multiplying and becoming the new normal in international relations.
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Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War was a model of wartime media strategy
A 50-year-old conflict that redrew the Middle East in less than a week tells us a lot about how states can play the media.
Palestinian prisoners suspend hunger strike after 40-day deadlock
As 1,300 prisoners went on strike for improved conditions, a wave of solidarity protests spread across the Palestinian Territories.
If Israeli lawmakers demote the Arabic language, then what?
A linguistics scholar explains why the loss of Arabic in Israel would be a loss of history, culture and possibly human rights.
Ahmed Kathrada: a simple life full of love after 26 years of incarceration
Amed Kathrada's legacy can be used as an example for a good life. South Africans will miss his unwavering courage to speak out on matters of national interest.
What’s holding Arab women back from achieving equality?
Unless we’re addressing inequalities everywhere, we will achieve equality nowhere.
The ultimate deal: US presidents and the allure of peace in the Middle East
Donald Trump is only the most recent in a long line of US presidents who have overestimated their ability to manage the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
‘I can live with either one’: Palestine, Israel and the two-state solution
What would single and two-state solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian question look like?
Netanyahu’s visit prompts Australia to rethink its relationship with Israel
Israel has only a handful of friends on the international stage. Australia is one of them.
Trump offers confusion rather than clarity on Israel-Palestine
As with so many other areas of policy, Trump vacillates from one pole to another on Israel.
Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump: Good for Israeli-Palestinian peace?
Israeli settlements are one main reason many observers are increasingly pessimistic about the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Can Trump break through?
Trump and Tillerson face the Middle East
Could the president-elect and his secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson adopt useful policies in the Middle East? A scholar sees some hopeful possibilities.
How the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resisted Obama’s efforts
A Middle East in meltdown forced the Obama administration to give up crucial leverage.
Remembering the Palestinians murdered at Kafr Qasim six decades ago
The 49 Palestinian Israelis murdered by soldiers in 1956 deserve to be officially remembered.
Women’s NGOs take the initiative in the West Bank’s locked-up politics
There have been efforts to include women in West Bank politics, but they've fallen short. Activists are trying to change things.
Explainer: the Non-Aligned Movement in the 21st century
The Non-Aligned Movement member states enjoy cohesion on few issues. Historically, their heterogeneity ranged from absolute monarchs to socialist presidents.
Shimon Peres and the legacy of the Oslo Accords
One of Israel's greatest political figures, Shimon Peres left an indelible mark on the Middle East.
Why UEFA’s approach to flags at football matches needs a rethink
Celtic and St Etienne are both in the dock with UEFA over fans waving Palestinian flags at Israeli teams.
Under the influence of … novelist Ishtiyaq Shukri’s debut, ‘The Silent Minaret’
The protagonist in the novel ‘The Silent Minaret’ gets us to question that powerful political-cultural myth of being tied to nation. That is a remarkable achievement in fiction.
The Palestinian Museum opened without artefacts, but it’s still a beacon of hope
An astonishing new museum opened near Ramallah, in the West Bank, on June 1.
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