Israel is building a new anti-migrant barrier along its Egyptian border – leaving Mubarak's regime with one problem fewer.
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To break the destructive deadlock between Fatah and Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas should step down as Palestinian president, call immediate elections and organise referenda on the future course of the Palestinian struggle.
Instead of obsessing over how their identities clash, Israelis and Palestinians need to focus more attention on where they mesh.
“Croatia, the Mediterranean as it once was,” the ad says. I didn't realise that meant rude.
Belief in the sacredness of the holy land has long bedevilled the quest for peace. It’s time to challenge the ‘God veto’.
Rafah, a city divided between Gaza and Egypt, and between war and peace, prays for the opening of the border crossing.
The economic rewards of peace are supposed to lure Israelis and Palestinians away from conflict. But what if war is its own reward?
As the dust settles on Gaza, is the best vision for the future of the Middle East a one, two or three-state solution?
The Dutch have employed some novel flower power to persuade Israel to relax its embargo on Gaza. Now it’s time to end the blockade.
