Richard Silverstein

The Republican ‘One State Solution’: So… What About the Palestinians?

The Republican ‘One State Solution’: So… What About the Palestinians?

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: You’ll notice a number of things about this piece of pro-Israel brilliance: Palestine? Nowhere to be found. Two states? Ditto.

 mai abdul rahman

Hate peddling: Why Republicans are Failing Israel, Palestine – and Themselves

Hate peddling: Why Republicans are Failing Israel, Palestine – and Themselves

MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: They have yet to understand they can support Israel without desecrating Palestinians; that their pandering is harmful to everyone.

 James Mullan

News Analysis: Assad Speaks to UK Media

News Analysis: Assad Speaks to UK Media

President Assad has ended his purdah with the international media and conducted an interview with a UK newspaper. Let’s see what he had to say.

 Lucy Emmerson

Syria: Growing Pressure on Assad to Stand Down Falling on Deaf Ears

Syria: Growing Pressure on Assad to Stand Down Falling on Deaf Ears

LUCY EMMERSON: There are still more who believe that a regime which has killed in excess of 2,200 peaceful protesters in the past 6 months cannot stand

 Crossroads Arabia

American Politics: The View From Over Here

American Politics: The View From Over Here

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Local commentators are premature in seeing the current debate as a reflection on the issues that will come to the fore in the presidential campaign.