Two ideas have reared their heads amid the Gaza war. On the Palestinian side, a multipronged idea, expressed by both Palestinians and those who support the Palestinian cause, has emerged. Its foundational premise is that there can be no resistance without sacrifice and that peace has gotten the…

The Gaza war has put the Middle East and the world in front of an urgent and undeniable reality: the immediate establishment of a Palestinian state. This matter, whether it happens or not, will lead to results that can transcend regional borders and redraw the entire global political landscape…

Three recent intertwined developments that makeup part of the intricate tapestry of Middle Eastern politics shed light on the current complexities of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and its broader regional dynamics. First, we have the joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which ended with a noteworthy final…

Everyone who was expecting the Iranians to see the war in Gaza as their chance to erase Israel after constantly threatening to do so, was shocked by the degree of restraint the Iranians have shown and the regime's capacity to digest the shame felt by its hardliners at home and allies in full view…

The Gaza war will politicize an entire generation that had not previously been invested in the complexities of the “Palestinian cause.” However, this conflict is being seen through a distorted lens because of the unprecedented degree and form of violence that is unfolding. Those being introduced to…

“The current Gaza war is not like its predecessors,” we hear again and again. It is not. The war has put us in a position we had not expected to find ourselves in, facing the challenge of another war over hearts and minds that will be fought for years, not weeks or months. We are now in the…

Israel and Iran agree on obliterating the Palestinian national project through Gaza, and differ on everything else. Under Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership, Israel has sought to crush the prospects of a unified Palestinian state. Meanwhile, Iran has to kill off any hope for peace in the region…

There has been a seachange in Mohammed bin Salman’s stance on the administration of President Joe Biden since the interview he gave to The Atlantic 16 months ago, which now seems a long way away from his recent Fox News interview. When the magazine asked him what he thought of Biden’s opinion…

This G20 Summit was not like those that had preceded it. The New Delhi Summit seemed to encapsulate the current state of the world, reflecting geopolitical shifts and global polarization. Washington seemed to have dialed down its pretensions to "moral superiority,” behaving less arrogantly and…

Hassan Nasrallah heralded a new modus vivendi between Hezbollah and Israel: “Stone Age for Stone Age.” This is nothing but another testament to how far detached from reality this man is, and how weak his senses of history and power dynamics are. With his formula, Nasrallah takes us back to…