Hamas should forget the hudna

Those who declare wars will rarely, if ever, see combat. But it takes far more courage to negotiate peace. This is what the Hamas leadership must keep in mind as it ponders what to do in the days and weeks to come.

Saudis say US policies helped Hamas

A confidential Saudi report prepared weeks before the Palestinian elections predicted a Hamas victory and puts the blame on the United States.

Chibli Mallat aims for the presidency

The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri sparked the Cedar Revolution. Angered by the murder of the politician, about a million people — almost a third of Lebanon’s population — took to the streets of Beirut in a protest that resembled Ukraine’s Orange Revolution.

Ahmadinejad’s plans

What can Iran and Syria do if the United States starts pushing the Islamic republic and Syria?

Hamas beats all expectations

Hamas won the majority vote in parliamentary elections in the West Bank and Gaza. Hamas’ victory sets a new reality in the Middle East, one that cannot be ignored. One that must not be ignored.

Why the US should engage Hamas

Hamas is set to come out ahead in this week’s parliamentary elections in the West Bank and Gaza. What these elections tell us is that nearly half of the 1.3 million eligible voters in the Palestinian territories favor Hamas over Fatah. Why?
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Political changes in Morocco

A breeze of change is drifting across Morocco, bringing long-awaited reforms.

Tel Aviv Bomb shatters hopes

The bomb that exploded near a Tel Aviv fast-food stand Thursday shattered hopes of a peaceful transition of power and expectations of smooth elections.

Cheney’s Mideast quest

Vice President Dick Cheney is on a tour of the Middle East hoping to drum up support for an Arab/Muslim military force to deploy in Iraq. If successful, that force would allow Washington to gradually begin redeploying U.S. troops out of the country.

Reviving colonialism

While the U.S. military invasion of Iraq remains a highly debatable an entire collection of failed states begs the question if outside military intervention by former colonial rulers — or by the world’s sole remaining superpower — might not at times prove beneficial, even outright desirable.