The US-China Struggle in the Middle East
China was one of the signatories of the nuclear deal with Iran. When US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the deal in May 2018, the first visit made…
The Golan Heights – More Than One View
Once upon a time states that emerged victorious from war were entitled to claim sovereignty over any conquered territory. Indeed it was on this basis that the colonial empires of…
The UK Turns Its Back on Hezbollah
On 26 February 2019 Britain’s Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, declared Hezbollah to be a criminal terrorist organization, and banned it from operating in the UK.
Secret Israel-Saudi Relations Date Back As Far As 25 Years
Barak Ravid claims to have conducted interviews with 20 prominent Gulf officials with knowledge of secret relations with Israel.
What Trump Actually Said about Jerusalem
President Donald Trump’s declaration about Jerusalem on 6 December 2017 gave rise to instant and almost universal condemnation. Western governments saw it as an unnecessary provocation, guaranteed to set back…
The Commonwealth – A Role in the Peace Process?
The biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting opened on April 16, 2018 in London. Most of the world’s media, except perhaps those of the Commonwealth nations, gave the event less…
Israeli Shooting Range Offers Tourists to shoot Palestinian-Looking Targets
Israeli shooting range offers tourists the chance to shoot targets designed to look like Palestinians. A shooting range in Israel has come under fire for offering tourists the chance to…
Squaring the Two-State Circle – Op-Ed
The year 2017 will witness a double anniversary in the convoluted history of the Middle East, one of 50 years, the other a centenary. June 6 is the date in…
France’s Damp Squib
November the 5th – for anyone unfamiliar with British customs – is the day each year when children across the UK gather around a bonfire, burn an effigy of a…
Flaws at the Heart of Kerry’s Blueprint
On 28 December 2016, in the dying days of the Obama presidency, Secretary of State John Kerry summoned the media to the Dean Acheson Auditorium in the State Department building…