Too often both the Israeli and Arab press fail miserably in reporting on violent acts in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

Several weeks ago, I wrote an article outlining a radical proposal Ralph Nader and I put forward for discussion. The proposal called on Lebanon’s civil society to petition the United Nations to declare Lebanon a Chapter VII failed state requiring international intervention.

Twenty years ago this month, the US was rushing headlong into war with Iraq, one of the most consequential travesties in modern American history.

There can be no question that American democracy is at risk. Two years ago, thousands of insurrectionists stormed and occupied the Capitol building in a failed attempt to overthrow the 2020 election results.

The struggle over the future of Jerusalem is not only about religion, historical claims to holy sites or who gets to pray where and when.

As 2022 draws to a close, we perform the familiar ritual of celebrating the year gone by, while heralding the new one with the false promise of new beginnings.

Christmastime 1914, five months into the World War I, a remarkable event occurred.

Political Zionism has always had two distinct and contradictory personas.

The brilliant and incisive Palestinian American professor, Dr Ibrahim Abu Lughod, was a mentor who taught me some invaluable lessons about politics and history. While he was a profoundly political being, he was at heart a historian.