Angels and demons at the Guardian
Guardian readers accuse me of being everything from a neocon ‘Uncle Tom’ to an ‘Islamofascist’. Does this mean I’m doing my job properly?
Read MoreGuardian readers accuse me of being everything from a neocon ‘Uncle Tom’ to an ‘Islamofascist’. Does this mean I’m doing my job properly?
Read MoreIf the Annapolis peace conference fails, then Palestinians should abandon their national struggle and demand their civil rights from Israel.
Read MoreLast week, I invited Arabs to come out of their trenches and explore the no-man’s-land of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Now it’s the turn of the Israelis.
Read MoreIt is time for Arabs to come out of their trenches and explore the no-man’s-land of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Read MorePalestinians have not been the Middle East’s only victims. We Arabs should recall the many Jews who paid the price for the Arab-Israeli conflict and offer them, too, the right of return.
Read MoreThe Palestinian struggle is beginning to discover the value of non-violent resistance.
Read MoreBoozing for a good cause in Jerusalem, that unholiest of holy cities, has a wonderful irony to it.
Read MorePrompted by the dire situation in Gaza, Spain, France and Italy have floated an unexpected Middle East peace drive. This initiative will almost certainly join other similar aborted road maps and peace plans slowly decaying in the graveyard of international diplomacy. What the EU needs to do is to organise a high-profile Madrid II conference to set in motion a ‘people’s peace process’.
Read MoreGiven the fragile situation in Lebanon, the pledge by EU member states to provide troops to police the UN-backed ceasefire was well-timed. However, to avoid a fresh crisis from erupting, Europe will have to aid efforts to forge lasting peace in the Middle East.
Read MoreIn the wake of the controversy surrounding the Muhammad cartoons, it is not freedom of expression that is under threat, but the right to human dignity
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