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After a Jordanian truck driver killed three Israelis at the King Hussein Bridge border crossing in the occupied West Bank last Sunday, Sami Abu Zuhri, the head of Hamas’ foreign political bureau, praised the attack and framed it as a response to the Israeli assault on Gaza. According to Reuters,…

One of the key flaws in the Lebanese political system, alongside its deeply rooted sectarian and religious divisions that have obstructed any real progress toward equality among its citizens, is the absence of constitutional, political, and judicial accountability in all its forms. This critical…

Even by the Middle Eastern standards, the past year has been full of surprises. A bolt-from-the-blue attack by Hamas produced the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. The resulting Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has now lasted longer than nearly anyone first imagined. Iran launched perhaps the…

The deadlock in France has been broken, at least temporarily. The first step of forming the next government was taken after a prime minister was tasked with forming it. In principle, there is nothing problematic about choosing Michel Barnier, a seasoned politician and diplomat who has…

Whoever knows Jordan, knows that its fate is tied to the Palestinians. It cannot abandon the open Palestinian wound and doesn’t even want to. The establishment of the two-state solution is in Jordan’s higher interest. Keeping the bleeding wound open makes worry a daily part of life in Jordan. The…

We often encounter two parties that have hostile relations or are at war, both calling their opponent by their name. Many, for example, saw the Soviet Union as a cloak that Russia hid behind and the Ottoman Empire as a cover for Türkiye, and they believed that these states enslaved entire peoples…

CIA Director William Burns said Israel has weakened Hamas, but destroying the movement is difficult. He emphasized that a ceasefire in Gaza is crucial for the region’s future, adding that defeating Hamas requires countering its ideology. British intelligence chief Richard Moore, in a joint panel…

In "The Prince," which remains controversial to this day, long after Niccolo Machiavelli wrote it in 1513, the author and philosopher tells the famous Italian prince Lorenzo de Medici that it is better to be feared than loved. Is this question now on the minds of some of America's leading…

When Donald J. Trump ran for president in 2016, there was not much love for tariffs in Washington. Many Republicans and Democrats believed that putting levies on imports created economic inefficiencies and that free trade was the best recipe for growth. That view has largely fallen out of fashion…

The Israeli right in power, in both its factions (Likud and ideological) is exploiting the attack of October 7, 2023, and turning it into a pretext for liquidating the Palestinian cause. Politically, they categorically oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital on…

“Today we are actively and selflessly present in all domains of national life in the service of our Great Leader and martyrdom-seeking people.” This was how two-star General Hussein Salami, Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), boasted about his force’s role in Iran. Leaving…

We often hear Mohammad Raad reiterate that “the Israeli enemy is in crisis,” to which the Hezbollah deputy always adds: “If the enemy wants to expand the conflict, we are ready.” The longer the skirmish goes on, the more evident the victory over Zionist arrogance, for we have only used a small…