The resumption of war between Hezbollah and Israel has raised the prospect of an occupation of southern Lebanon.
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The war on terror is among the Middle East conflicts that sparked a rise of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discriminatory incidents in the US.
Facing legal and political pressure at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to resume airstrikes has encouraged right-wing allies back into the fold.
The Palestinian militant group has engaged in talks with rival Fatah over a unity committee to govern Gaza. It reflects Hamas’ diminished prospects following more than a year of conflict.
Under the terms of the deal, Israel will gradually withdraw from Lebanon, while Hezbollah isn’t allowed to rebuild near the border. But will the ceasefire hold?
Around 20 military sites across Iran, Iraq and Syria were hit in retaliatory strike. But Israel held back from targets that would have crippled Iran.
Where next for the militant group that is weakened, alienated from Arab moderate governments and increasingly unpopular among Gazans?
More than 1 million people in Lebanon have fled their homes since a major Israel military operation began in September. For many, it isn’t the first time they have been uprooted.
The past is a reality that humanity as whole must contend with, but a lack of understanding is fertile ground for denial, revisionism and antisemitism.
Despite a recent push to reconcile Palestinian political parties and work toward elections, Palestinians are no nearer to democratic representation.
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part of the problem?
Israelis and Lebanese face similar predicaments: Their well-being is being sacrificed for military priorities.
Successor to slain Palestinian negotiator is a hardliner who resides in Gaza’s tunnels and has no realistic chance of being in Doha for talks.
The contours of the Middle East conflict have long influenced Israel’s migrant worker policy.
Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank is comprised of villages that rely on farming and shepherding to support Palestinian families. Illegal Jewish settlements are making it difficult to live there.
Though Arab Americans voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, polling suggests that support has eroded since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel.
Sexual violence can be used as a weapon of war. Hamas’ use of sexual violence was likely meant to show its power over Israeli women and girls and to humiliate Israeli men and Israel’s military.
There has been a sharp uptick in crimes specifically targeting Muslim and Jewish people since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out in October 2023.
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