Perspectives

The 2026 World Cup exposes a glaring double standard as the US leverages an $11 billion tournament to mask its severe human rights violations, argues O. Hooper.

Testimony: Anas Mohammed (Revol) was on one of the many boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla Spring Mission when it was intercepted by Israeli forces.

Gaza has become a test of Britain's democracy. The next Prime Minister must restore respect for the rule of law at home and abroad, writes Mona Deeley.

The UK’s handling of detained flotilla activists suggests a willingness to look away when ally Israel is accused of abuse, writes Nadeem Dawud.

Arab fans will watch the 2026 World Cup with pride and resentment, finding joy in a tournament that has often excluded them, writes Melo Doumani.

Words used to describe Israel are never neutral. For Palestinians, rejecting the language that legitimises oppression is resistance, writes Falasteen Mansour.

As she ends her tenure as UK’s Special Representative for Syria, Ann Snow reflects on Assad’s fall, Syria’s fragile recovery, and Britain’s role in the region

Syria’s presence at the European summit highlighted that European leaders view Syrian stability as central to their energy security and migration management.

Israel may portray itself as an equal state, but a closer look at its discriminatory restrictions on Palestinians’ right to movement reveals the opposite.

Ben-Gvir is not an aberration but the most vulgar expression of Israel's previously well-disguised violence, supremacy, and apartheid, writes Izzeddin Araj