Arab world

'The Arab Case for Israel': Explaining the conflict between Jews and Arabs - review

The Arab Case for Israel is the book that I would recommend above all others for anyone who sincerely wants to understand the entrenched conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel.

FEDAYEEN OF the PFLP in mountains east of the Jordan River, early 1969. They carry Soviet and Egyptian weapons.
A man stands on the rubble as emergency services operate at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Ain Al Mraiseh in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026

Voices from the Arab press: Internal Arab fractures amid Iran war

Region Reshaping in real time: The Middle East, as seen from space.

Voices from the Arab press: The Middle East in 30 years

 A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

From Quds Day to global influence: How Iran outsmarted the Sunni Arab world - opinion


Meet Ella Waweya, the IDF's top Muslim woman, speaking out to the Arab world - exclusive

‘Captain Ella’ tells the ‘Magazine’ about her work as IDF spokesperson to the Arab world.

Maj. Ella Waweya, the new Arabic language spokesperson, pictured on July 7, 2024.

Saudi coffee or Arab coffee: A storm in a coffee cup

Saudi Consumer Protection Association decision regarding the name of local coffee sparks heavy debates on social media.

Mohammed bin Salman coffee.

Wikipedia in Arabic denies rape committed as weapon of war - opinion

Arabic Wikipedia’s “Israel-Hamas war in Gaza” article reflects cultural biases, underreporting, and denial, especially regarding war rape by Hamas, highlighting broader societal stigmas.

 Wikipedia's logo in Arabic, the pieces of which have changed to the colors of the Palestinian flag due to the Israel-Hamas War.

'Internal conflicts explode': Arab world celebrates Supreme Court’s haredi draft decision

"This will escalate tensions between the leadership of the military and the judges on one hand, and the leadership of the right-wing government on the other," said one commenter.

 Police disperse demonstrators during a protest against haredi IDF conscription, outside the High Court in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024

Texas woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Palestinian-American

Other US incidents amid the Gaza war include the fatal October stabbing of a 6-year-old boy in Illinois whom police said was targeted because he was Palestinian-American.

Elizabeth Wolf, accused of the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim girl, poses for an undated police booking photograph in the Dallas suburb of Euless, Texas, U.S.

Egypt agrees to form Arab security force in Gaza after Israel-Hamas War - report

In mid-June, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi met with generals from the United States, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to discuss regional security cooperation.

 Bahrain's King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi walk to the conference hall to attend the 33rd Arab Summit, in Sakhir Palace, Sakhir, Bahrain, May 16, 2024.

Blinken announces more than $400 million in humanitarian aid to Palestinians

Using examples of wounded children with no surviving family, he called on the Arab states in attendance to increase their volume of aid to Gaza.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea, Jordan June 11, 2024.

‘They weren’t even soldiers!’: Arab social media reacts to Operation Arnon

Some Hamas sympathizers denounced the alleged death toll, while others denounced the terror group for placing hostages in crowded civilian areas.

 Palestinians inspect a house hit in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024

Why does Europe recognize a Palestinian state separate from Israel?

The European recognition of a Palestinian state aims to reintroduce the concept of a Muslim nation-state to the region, benefiting from a weak, Europe-dependent Palestine.

IDF Forces in the Gaza Strip, flags of Spain, Norway, Ireland

The lack of collective action in Gaza reflects the failure of the Arab world - opinion

What remains unspoken about the Arab role in Gaza is the lack of a collective political vision for a solution to the crisis, despite the fact that it has been ongoing for over seven months.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Organization for Islamic Cooperation and Arab League foreign ministers to discuss the future of Gaza, at the State Department, in December.