Israel must accept that Hamas is a reality, which it cannot simply wish away. Hamas' participation is essential, not only because it is in control of Gaza, but also because

Failed bilateral talks over these past 16 years have shown that a Middle East peace accord can never be reached by the parties themselves. Israeli governments believe they can defy

Due to the significance that Palestine has assumed in the Islamic discourse for more than half a century, AQ has used Palestine to be at the heart of its propaganda

The recent ascension of Mohamed Badie as the eighth supreme leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group has been met with widespread frustration among the movement's reform-minded younger generation.

In the article, I criticized the Obama administration for cutting assistance to Egyptian NGOs. As I argue toward the end of the piece, civil society assistance has too often been

Dr. Ismail Radwan, one of Hamas's political leaders, has said that the statement by French Senator Philip Marini that called for ending the political boycott of Hamas was an indication

Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy political bureau chairman of Hamas, has said that his Movement supports democracy and peaceful circulation of power.

As many as 1400 Palestinians, mostly non-combatants including more than 330 children, were killed during the 22-day campaign which some historians and intellectuals compared to the allied saturation bombing of

In many parts of the West, certain political parties or movements are treated as if they come from the Moon or are alien to any body politic. Their existence among

The UN human rights council has endorsed the Goldstone report on Israel's war on Gaza, which accuses the military of using disproportionate force as well as laying charges of war