The recent Israeli attack on a Syrian airbase is just one of many Israeli incursions into Syria. In southern Syria, locals say Israeli troops have detained them, destroyed infrastructure and set up mi...

Core disputes over how to utilize political power may not be resolved in time to form a new Joint List — and competing parties are ready to capitalize.

Dahlia Scheindlin and Rida Abu Rass join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei on Global Insights to discuss October's election, why Netanyahu keeps surviving and the taboo that keeps Arab parties out of power

As the government seeks to enforce military service for all, ultra-Orthodox refusal is revealing cracks in the country’s militaristic consensus.

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: May 29, 2026

The Sudan Doctors Network also warned that the continuation of attacks on villages and residential areas contributes to worsening the humanitarian crisis.

Extended families across the Strip are holding elections to ensure they are accounted for by aid groups — and, for some, to consolidate political ambitions.

French operations and Wagner's repression helped turn JNIM into a sophisticated force that blends drones, blockades and political strategy - tactics now spreading across the Sahel

Human rights lawyer Sari Bashi and journalist Sara Cincurova join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei on Global Insights to discuss how sexual violence is used as a weapon of war from Israel-Palestine to Ukraine, and...

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: May 22, 2026

Over centuries, the narrow channel between the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean changed hands between Portuguese conquerors, Safavid shahs, Arab seafarers and British naval forces

Israel is heading towards general elections in October - at the latest. What can we expect? What does this mean for the state of the Israeli opposition? And how likely is Netanyahu to be re-elected? …

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: May 15, 2026

All That's Left of You (2025) - movie review

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: April 24, 2026

Residents of southern Lebanon face a stark choice: stay home and risk being killed, or flee and risk deepening poverty.

Behind the language of legality, the new emir has pushed a political project to narrow national identity and roll back decades of democratic reform

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: April 17, 2026

Washington, D.C., April 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. Shihab-Eld...

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: April 3, 2026

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The Bill's Wording Creates a Distinction Designating It Almost Exclusively for Palestinian Terror, While the Ideological Burden of Proof It Sets Is Expected to Make Its Application to Jewish Nationali...

Fifty years ago, six unarmed Palestinians were killed and over 100 were injured protesting Israel’s land confiscations.

In the following analysis, Somayeh Rostampour shows how the repression that the Iranian government has carried out to crush protests, the monarchist attempt to co-opt opposition movements and push ...

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: March 27, 2026

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz Said the Military Will Hold Southern Lebanon Up to the Litani River and Prevent Residents From Returning, Citing Security for Northern Israel. Katz Accused Lebanon...

In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: March 20, 2026

Decades of neglect have left Palestinian citizens unprotected from missile fire, while police are carrying out arrests for expressions of dissent.

Settler gunfire killed Palestinians in two West Bank villages as they tried to defend their land. In the aftermath, soldiers’ tear gas induced a cardiac arrest.

For the Gulf states, there's no good outcome in this war: If Iran survives, they will have to live with a neighbor that's learned to strike at will. If it doesn't, they will have traded one hegemon for another.