Middle East

A woman looks at a caricature by Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj depicting the leader of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, holding a dove with Israel's flag on it spitting in his face with Arabic writing referring to Israel's opposition to the sale of US F-35 aircrafts to the UAE, on August 27, 2020.

What the Arrest of a Prominent Jordanian Cartoonist Says About the State of Satire in the Arab World

The course of renowned Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj's decades-long care...

The course of renowned Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj's decades-long career has not always run smoothly. Becoming the first local satirist to portray Jordan's King Abdullah II in cartoon form in 2000 cost him his staff...

Protesters hold candles during a protest against the Mideast plan announced by the U.S. President Donald Trump, at the road in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Jan. 30, 2020. Trump's Mideast plan would create a disjointed Palestinian state with a capital on the outskirts of east Jerusalem, beyond the separation barrier built by Israel.

President Trump's Peace Plan Is the Latest in a Century of Outrageous Deals for the Palestinians

Once again, a tawdry deal has been done over the heads of the Palestinians,...

Once again, a tawdry deal has been done over the heads of the Palestinians, in their absence, and ignoring their rights – indeed their very existence as a people. As with the Balfour Declaration of...

Palestinian demonstrators burn images of US President Donald Trump (C) as they protest against a US brokered Middle East peace plan, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 29, 2020.

Trump’s Plan for Middle East Peace Hinges on Support From Arab Leaders. That's Looking Unlikely

Turkey's foreign minister described it as "stillborn"

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) in the East Room of the White House on January 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Trump Called His Middle East Peace Plan a 'Win Win.' Palestinians Disagree

It’s been three years in the making. But on Tuesday, the Trump Administrati...

It’s been three years in the making. But on Tuesday, the Trump Administration’s proposal to bring a solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict finally came to light. The White House’s 80-page plan calls for the...

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Jan. 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.

How the Trump Administration's Israel-Palestine Peace Plan Will Change the Middle East

Over the last two days, I received an exclusive early look at President Don...

Over the last two days, I received an exclusive early look at President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict. The effort was led by the president’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner....

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk to reporters along the colonnade at the White House on January 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Trump Is Finally Presenting His Middle East 'Peace Plan.' Here's What We Know So Far

It’s been three years in the making. But the Trump Administration’s proposa...

It’s been three years in the making. But the Trump Administration’s proposal to bring peace to the Middle East, a purported solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is about to see the light of day....

Aerial view of the citadel in the ancient city of Aleppo, Syria

History Shows What’s Wrong With the Idea That War Is ‘Normal’ in the Middle East

Amid tensions in Iran, former Deputy National Security adviser K.T. McFarla...

Amid tensions in Iran, former Deputy National Security adviser K.T. McFarland repeated the old trope