Nazir Magally

Nazir Magally
Arab World A delegation of Sweida Druze elders visits Daraya near Damascus in May. (Suwayda 24)

Majority of Sweida Druze Elders Oppose Secession from Syria

Israel’s top Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif has called for a political settlement to safeguard Druze communities in southern Syria after deadly…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Lebanese people inspect a site targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the town of Ansarya in southern Lebanon last Thursday (dpa) 

Israel Tells Lebanon It Will Pursue Military Pressures

Israeli politicians on Sunday has branded the Lebanese government's plan allowing the army to begin centralizing weapons under its control as “vague,…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
World  billboard in Tehran shows the word “Hitanyahu” in Farsi and the Hebrew phrase “Today’s German Nazi,” hanging above the Iranian-Palestinian coordination center (AFP)

Israel, Iran Raise Military Alert Levels

Days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel’s military was prepared to counter any Iranian attempt to rebuild its missile and nuclear…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv) Asharq Al Awsat (Tehran)
Arab World Smoke rises near the headquarters of the Syrian Ministry of Defense following an Israeli strike on Wednesday. (AFP) 

Israeli Intervention in Syria… What are the Goals and the Message?

In a dramatic escalation along the Israeli-Syrian frontier, hundreds of Druze from Israel and the occupied Golan Heights attempted to cross the border into…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Israeli security forces stand guard as Israeli settlers tour in the Palestinian side of the old city and market of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on July 5, 2025. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

‘No One Dares’ … First Palestinian Response to Israeli Plan to Separate Hebron from PA

A report published by The Wall Street Journal, and promoted by Israeli media on Sunday, has renewed focus on an Israeli plan dating back more than 60 years…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv) Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
World Arab Knesset member Ayman Odeh speaks at the “People’s Peace Summit” event in Jerusalem on May 9. (AFP)

Knesset Committee Moves to Oust Arab Lawmaker Ayman Odeh

Hundreds of Jewish and Arab citizens protested outside the Israeli Knesset on Monday as the parliamentary committee responsible for internal affairs voted to…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on a school run by UNRWA in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on Friday (AFP)

Israeli Army Prepares ‘Final Escalation’ in Gaza

As US President Donald Trump advances a plan to end the war in Gaza as part of a broader Middle East strategy, Israeli polls show that 61% of Israelis support…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
World Emergency personnel at an impact site following Iran's missile strike on Israel in Haifa, June 20, 2025. AFP 

Israel Decides to Continue War on Iran Whether or Not US Joins

Despite continued efforts by Tel Aviv and its supporters in Washington to push the United States to join Israel in launching direct attacks on Iran, political…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)