Arab world

Why pro-Israel educators should teach the Nakba - opinion

Students who learn this version of 1948 develop both moral imagination and intellectual resilience.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI
ISRAELI RIGHT-WING activists demonstrate next to Arab Israeli and left-wing activist students during a rally marking the anniversary of the Nakba at Tel Aviv University, in May 2026.
Israeli soldiers driving a tank pass a line of waving civilians on the side of a road while advancing into Syria during the Six Day War, June 1967.

Six Day War: When Israel moved from survival to revival - opinion

The Six Day War demonstrated that when the Jewish people are united, determined, and prepared to defend their sovereignty, they are capable of changing the course of history.

|BySHIMON REFAELI
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

The moment for a Saudi peace initiative has arrived, but on new terms - opinion

As the region’s most influential Arab and Muslim state, Saudi Arabia's choices will shape the trajectory of normalization far beyond its own borders.

|ByELIE PODEH, ELAD GILADI
Protest against the rise in West Bank settler violence at Habima square in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2026.

Future Israel (Part III): Addressing societal challenges - opinion

Everyone living in Israel should be provided the same basic infrastructure as everyone else in the country.

|BySHERWIN POMERANTZ

Syria's Sharaa will attend Arab Summit, marking a potential path towards stability

Syria's invitation to the Arab Summit comes after Sharaa met Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani.

APRIL 28, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Nuclear talks may empower, embolden Iran if US isn't careful - opinion

Without these considerations, the US risks unintentionally accelerating a new Cold War in the Middle East.

APRIL 26, 2025ByDALIA ZIADA
FOREIGN MINISTERS from Egypt and Gulf Cooperation Council countries meet in Mecca last month. Arab states, particularly in the Gulf, are recalibrating their positions toward the US-Iran nuclear talks because they fear being left behind by the US and outmaneuvered by Israel, says the writer.

Shifting sands in the Muslim world: More Arab countries rejecting jihad against Israel - opinion

Neither the Lebanese nor the Gazans have suddenly become Zionists, but like the mufti of Egypt, more and more of the Arab world is rejecting jihad against Israel as a way forward.

APRIL 22, 2025ByPESACH WOLICKI
PALESTINIANS DEMAND an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Arab-Israel org. accuses Civil Service Commission of discriminating against Arab-Israelis

The Mossawa Center called for a hiring freeze in civil ministries that have not met the diversity hiring benchmarks for proportional population representation.

APRIL 13, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

52 deaths in 3 months: Gov't must fight bloodshed in Israeli Arab society - opinion

The bloodshed in Arab society must end. This requires responsible and courageous leadership. A broad government initiative is needed.

MARCH 26, 2025ByHANADI SHAER
CARRYING THE coffins of two of the five men murdered the day before in Yafa an-Naseriyye, June 9.

Reviving the Druze state: The implications for Druze diaspora, Palestinians - opinion

Inspiration for Palestinians? A Druze State can help Palestinians move beyond functioning as pawns in the Western assault on Judaism.

MARCH 25, 2025ByGOL KALEV
A delegation of 100 Druze leaders from Syria visits northern Israel for the first time since 1973 on March 14, 2025. Israeli Druze proudly wave their own national flag alongside the Israeli flag in festivals and ceremonies, the writer points out.

A shared future starts now: Why 2025 must be the year of change - opinion

A shared society, based on equality, justice, and mutual respect, will lead us out of the crisis toward a future of peace.

MARCH 18, 2025ByHANAN ALSANAH, ELA ALON
Within days of the brutal October 7 attack, Itach-Ma’aki, together with the ‘Have You Seen the Horizon Lately?’ organization and local partners, established a joint emergency center in Rahat – Jewish and Arab men and women who worked together, to assist families in need, say the writers.

The UK’s inaction on Islamist radicalism Is a crisis for Israel and the West - opinion

The UK must abandon the dangerous belief that critiques of radical Islamist ideology equate to Islamophobia, instead adopting the UAE’s clear stance to protect society from this threat.

MARCH 17, 2025ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM
AN ANTI-ISRAEL protest takes place outside a Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea, in Manchester, in February. A Henry Jackson Society poll shows that one-third of British Muslims want implementation of Sharia law in the UK.

An Arab shift on Gaza and Hamas - opinion

The Arab countries understand that for both Israel and the Trump administration, the removal of Hamas from power is a non-negotiable condition for moving forward. The onus is now on them.

MARCH 9, 2025ByYAARA SEGAL
PARTICIPANTS IN an emergency Arab summit to discuss Palestinian developments pose for a group photo, last week in Cairo. The Arab plan does not mention the need for Hamas to lay down its weapons and relinquish control over the Gaza Strip, much to the dismay of the US and Israel, says the writer.

Cairo summit: The Egyptian plan for Gaza and the roadblocks ahead

Arab League representatives gathered in Cairo to discuss an Egyptian-led reconstruction plan for Gaza, but regional divisions and a lack of security provisions complicate the plan’s prospects

MARCH 6, 2025ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
ARAB LEADERS pose for a photo ahead of an Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last year.