Opinion

Perspectives
Israel

Israel faces rising economic strains from the war on Iran, yet the public, media and politicians still back further escalation, writes Abed Abou Shhadeh.

A.Tebboune

Algeria urges undocumented youth abroad to return, but after years surviving Fortress Europe, Tebboune must offer real guarantees, dignity & reintegration.

Iran

By overestimating minorities’ role in regime change, the US-Israel strategy ignored Iran’s complex social realities and past lessons, argues Ghazi Dahman.

35 people including 4 children irregular migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea on October 25, 2022. (Photo by Vincenzo Circosta/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The European Parliament’s move to expand deportation powers is rightly raising alarm over abuses and worsening conditions for migrants, argues Al Mehdi Mabrouk

Narrated
Palestine: In Nablus 'to survive you can’t think about tomorrow'

Besieged and harassed daily by Israeli forces, Nablus remains a bastion of resistance. But as 2026's crisis deepens, despair is setting in, says Jean Stern.

From Gaza, the US war for 'women's rights' in Iran rings hollow

US and Israeli officials invoking women's rights to push their war on Iran should look at their war in Gaza and at home before making claims, says Eman Hillis.

Gaza

Through correspondence with young Gazan poet Mohammed Abu Lebda, Yahia Lababidi reflects on bearing witness to genocide through language.

Gaza

From bombing hospitals in Gaza to restricting urgent care in the West Bank, Israel has long weaponized Palestinian healthcare, writes Falasteen Mansour.

Unfiltered
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The plot against Palestinian Nerdeen Kiswani reflects entrenched anti-Muslim & anti-Arab hate in the US that remains unchallenged, writes Richard Silverstein.

France mayor

In France’s 2026 local elections, colonial-era racial anxieties were used to undermine political representation & frame wins as threats, writes Amel Boubekeur.

MENA

Amid the US-Israel war on Iran, divided visions of regime change threaten to prolong instability across the region, argues Muhannad Ayyash.

anti-war

Trump expected Americans to rally behind the war in Iran, but memories of Iraq and outrage over Gaza are fuelling scepticism, writes Hossam el-Hamalawy.

Opinion Video
Between war and regime oppression, Iranians trapped by trauma cycle

War on Iran has escalated an already devastating mental health in the country fuelled by decades of living abnormally under a brutal regime, says Tara Kangarlou

Israel has ruined TikTok but that’s the point

The ADL said TikTok was a problem for Israel. Two years later, it's now owned by a pro-Israel billionaire. Coincidence? Maura Finkelstein doesn't think so.

On Palestine, the NHS is more an inquisition than a health service

There's an unspoken rule for UK doctors: don't mention Palestine, it could cost you your career. But as Dr Omar Abdel Mannan says, that rule must be broken.

Pakistan invading Afghanistan: The war that was in nobody’s 2025 bingo

Afghanistan and Pakistan trade charges of bloodshed, but Pakistan’s strategy mirrors what it accuses India of. But using Afghanistan as a pawn won't work.

Graphic Truth
Emad Hajjaj Cartoon
Emad Hajjaj Cartoon
Emad Hajjaj Cartoon