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As soon as the late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser introduced Yasser Arafat to the Soviets in 1969, the Palestinians began using the term strategic alliance to describe their relationship with the socialist bloc led by the Soviet Union. This term was only adopted by one side. The Soviets…

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has weathered many controversies, including accusations of corruption and allegations this year that a contentious overhaul of the country’s judiciary was a poorly disguised power grab. But he now faces the greatest crisis of his…

Although those who do not like to face facts had been optimistic about a miracle preventing the resumption of violence in a post-miracle era, the collapse of the temporary truce in Gaza was predictable. Indeed, it had been patently obvious from the beginning that both sides of the unbalanced…

Despite increasing talk of a "clash of civilizations" and "religious wars," as well as the marked rise in anti-Islam or anti-Semitic hate crimes, we are seeing cracks in concepts that some assume to be totally rigid, like West and East or Jews and Muslims. All of these groups differ and disagree…

It was on Oct. 7th. They woke up Benjamin Netanyahu, who found a cup of poison waiting for him. He couldn’t believe it at first glance. They came by land, air and sea. Al-Qassam fighters are walking free in the settlements. They fire shells and bullets and take the hostages into the Gaza…

Do the people chanting “Free Palestine” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” have any idea of the irreparable harm they’re doing to any hope of Palestinian sovereignty? For decades, the question of a Palestinian state has come down to two dates: 1948 and 1967. Most Western…

Since the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza, following the Oct. 7 operation, we have been hearing the expression, “double standards” by all Arab countries and their officials. I do not think there is another term that has been used more frequently throughout this war. This expression is…

Saudi Arabia has won the bid to organize the oldest and most prestigious international exhibition, the 2030 World Expo, which was first held in London in 1852. This event has drawn a lot of deep discussions that go beyond the glee following the announcement and victory. Riyadh has achieved this…

Thirsting for a bit of good news in these bad times of war, Ukraine media headlined what it saw as a victory: The return to Kiev of a haul of artefacts from Crimea that had been on exhibit in European cities before Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014. The return came after a 10 year legal battle…

Growing up on a small rice farm in China in the 1960’s, my family was keenly aware that any single adverse weather event could wipe out a year’s worth of effort. The climate and weather patterns are something a farmer feels in his bones, but changes in these patterns and the extremity of events…

It is though Israel's criminal war on Gaza and Hezbollah turning south into a "base of support," has given the officials running the country an open-ended vacation and exempted them of the responsibilities theoretically on their shoulders... It has given them excuses to ignore the critical…

Today marks 365 days since India assumed the G20 Presidency. It is a moment to reflect, recommit, and rejuvenate the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’ As we undertook this responsibility last year, the global landscape grappled with multifaceted challenges:…