Author: Martin Jay
Martin Jay: USAID scandal puts a new perspective on Ukraine
What is USAID and why has it become a minor obsession with Donald Trump and Elon Musk? From its title you would be fooled into [more…]
The Assads of Syria: Part 1 — struggle, intrigue and defiance
The name Assad was inextricably linked with Syria’s fortunes since 1970, when Hafez al-Assad (above), while Syrian defence minister, came to power on the back [more…]
Martin Jay: Why we should be skeptical about Lebanon ceasefire
The recent news of a ceasefire between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel should be welcomed, if it is real and the parties are sincere about [more…]
Kerry Boyd Anderson: The very odd friendship of US and Israel
In an excerpt from Bob Woodward’s new book, “War,” the journalist reports that President Joe Biden’s frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu burst out [more…]
Biden warns Netanyahu about blocking food aid to Gaza
The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 days [more…]
Israel’s killing in Gaza claims 40, soldiers encircle Jabalia
Israel’s horrific genocide in Gaza continue as, according to reports on October 15th, the latest strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip [more…]
US orders airstrikes in Syria against ISIS groups. But why?
The US has gone ahead with a series of airstrikes on October 11th against what is being reported as “ISIS” groups in Syria, although the [more…]
Hezbollah strike in Haifa wounds over 60, kills 4 soldiers
Tensions between Iran and Israel have been raised to a new level after Hezbollah succeeded in hitting a military base in northern Israel with a [more…]
UN defies Israel’s order to move away from Lebanon border
The UN appears to settings its own peacekeepers up for a deadly clash in Lebanon, after an incident wounded two UNIFIL officers, leading to Israel [more…]
Wounded left for dead in Jabalia camp as Israel army advances
Israel troops have advanced on Jabalia refugee camp, leaving many trapped in the line of fire with some fleeing with nothing more than the clothes [more…]
West Bank gets cash for hospitals and schools from France & UK
While Gaza continues to make the headlines for having its hospitals destroyed by Israel, health facilities in the West Bank are getting a shot in [more…]
US journalist held by Israel over Iran attacks revelation
An American journalist working with the anti establishment US website called The Grayzone has been arrested, beaten and held by Israeli authorities, according to social [more…]
600,000 Lebanese internally displaced, says UN
The UN has warned of a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis in Lebanon as the number of internally displaced people hit 600,000 and Israel pushes on with [more…]
Faisal J. Abbas: Is civil war now inevitable in Lebanon?
The assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will undoubtedly be a game-changer, not just for Lebanon, but for the whole region as well. Will this [more…]
Martin Jay: Is there a cure for the American disease called 911?
It came and went almost unnoticed. Given that 911 is without any doubt the biggest travesty of U.S. justice in the history of this young [more…]
Palestine finally granted UN membership with limitations
America’s veto against Palestine becoming a member of the UN has finally been lifted, according to Reuters on September 10th. In May, an overwhelming majority [more…]
Jordan poised to give many seats to Muslim Brotherhood in elections
Jordan may well no longer be a western satellite after elections results there expect to give many seats to Islamists, according to Reuters on September [more…]
Paul Salem: Can we fix the Levant? What would it take?
After 11 years in the United States, I was flying back to the land I called home. Beirut airport was its usual busy and chaotic [more…]
Israel’s army pulls out of Jenin in West Bank
After a ten day siege, finally Israeli forces have withdrawn from the city of Jenin and a refugee camp there in the occupied West Bank, [more…]
Tunisia; Zammel arrested again moments after release
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel, has been arrested again moments after being released the first time, following a judges order, reports Reuters on September 6th. [more…]
