World News Insights: Opinion Articles

The question of the relationship between ethics and politics, or political action is among the deepest controversies about governance and the most difficult dilemmas rulers must confront. The debate and search for an answer began as soon as humanity engaged in politics, as this question about 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…

It has been interesting to watch the latest round of score-settling and silencing around the world against the backdrop of the Gaza war 40 days later. Today, various actors are becoming more stringent in their repression of objections to the ongoing genocidal displacement in the Gaza Strip,…

It is now reasonable, after the thousands of civilian casualties and indescribable destruction we have seen, to ask how effectively the United States could pressure Israel, which is determined to continue its hysterical war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Almost every country and international…

More important than the Al-Aqsa Flood operation is the situation that will prevail after the war on Gaza ends. What will the situation be like on the present and future of Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and the region? Retaliation for the Flood with a new Nakba will only fuel instability…

More than 500 political appointees and staff members representing some 40 government agencies sent a letter to President Biden on Tuesday protesting his support of Israel in its war in Gaza. The letter, part of growing internal dissent over the administration’s support of the war, calls on the…

In defending the people of Gaza and condemning the collective punishment that Israel is brutally subjecting them to, we all repeated the argument that Gaza is not Hamas. It is a very valid point. Neglecting the array of distinctions that underpin it would lead to the destruction of all civilization…

A popular Arabic proverb teaches us that “The profits in gratuity are clear” - that is, it is easy to calculate profits when there are no costs. However, in our region, the profits of incitement are also clear, and the simplest example is Iran’s relationship with what is falsely called the axis of …

The resounding downfall of the Dutch businessman, who claimed to be able to clean oceans from plastic, brought back to the forefront the need to verify projects that embellish upon the slogans of “circular economy” and “environmental protection”, to ensure that they adhere to the promises,…

A week after Paris witnessed a march in support of the “Palestinian cause” it hosted another march, this time against anti-Semitism. Ostensibly provoked by the ongoing war in Gaza the two marches may persuade the French to take a closer look at the messages they convey and their impact on French…

More than ever, Lebanese citizens, especially those in the south, want to see United Nations Resolution 1701 implemented. They want to see it respected and complied with, rather than the government trying to be shrewd and taking face-saving measures. They are alarmed by the escalation in the…

The Lebanese have divergent opinions on what “intervention” is apt in Gaza amid the calamities that Israel’s brutality is giving rise to. At least on social media, some of the opinions from across the spectrum seem to reflect the sectarian backgrounds of those voicing them and their political and…