Joel Beinin : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
The longest continuous nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history is uniting villagers from all political factions, along with Israeli and international activists, against the encroachments of Israel's separation barrier.
Nancy Murray : Human Rights
Later this month thousands of international solidarity activists will take part in the Gaza Freedom March to end Israel's blockade. They deserve your support.
Accepting the International Women's Media Foundation lifetime achievement award, Amira Hass decries the "official language" that allows her fellow Israelis to avoid reality.
Why the Obama administration's efforts to achieve a Middle East peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are inextricably linked to its efforts to bring Iran to heel.
Arundhati Roy : US Foreign Policy
What's next in a world where democracy has been so hollowed out, so emptied of meaning?
Shon Meckfessel : Journalists & Journalism
Three Americans, including Shane Bauer, a contributor to The Nation, went missing while on a hiking trip in Iraqi Kurdistan and are presumed to be detained by Iranian authorities. A fourth member of their party provides insight into their trip here.
On July 25 Kurdistan held both presidential and parliamentary elections. A new, stronger opposition with more seats in the parliament indicates a change in the political landscape in the region.
Nation contributor Laura Flanders debates the merits of President Obama's speech directed at the Muslim world.
Tribalism is in vogue among conservative Middle East scholars. But a better understanding comes from investigating regional ties rather than sectarian divisions.
An authoritative new biography of Jordan's King Hussein offers an absorbing diplomatic history of the Middle East.
Israeli writers and intellectuals look at their nation and its problems in a more nuanced and realistic way than most Americans.
The race for "Jewish" bedrock has turned a Jerusalem slum's archaeological riches into an existential threat.
Palestinians lament the Israeli-built wall and life under occupation, and fear permanent restricted access to the holy city of Jerusalem.
More than five years after the invasion of Iraq--just in case you were still waiting--the oil giants finally hit the front page.
By conflating Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah, the President displays his ignorance--and could be laying the groundwork for attacks by Israel on Hamas and Hezbollah.
On the sixtieth anniversary of Israel's founding, one of the country's leading journalists reflects on history, the occupation and the duties of conscience.
Michael T. Klare : Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney's Mideast tour suggests another catastrophic military adventure in the Persian Gulf is still in the cards.
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