Jitters over the looming Fatah-Hamas showdown
Palestinian politics is approaching the point of no return. The power struggle…
Palestinian apathy does not mean an end to resistance
I have been observing discussions in Ramallah for some time now, trying…
Sometimes science catches up with common sense
Medical prescriptions sometimes come with an instruction to take medicine on a…
An ambitious Spanish plan becomes a modest flop
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's set of proposals to break…
Without international support, Lebanon may go under
UN Security Council Resolution 1701 was perceived as an opportunity for progress…
Take Olmert and Meshaal at their word
When the leaders of Israel and Hamas in the same weekend offer…
'Anti-theocracy' grows as Iran's seminaries lost autonomy
Iran's theocratic regime appears more confident than ever. Its standoff with the…
Thoughts after ending a seven-week American affair
I've just spent seven weeks in the United States and encountered hundreds…
Lebanon's South is quiet now, but it may not last
Talk to one of the newly-arrived United Nations peacekeepers in South Lebanon…