In the face of disinformation, both Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood need to redeem the 'Islamist' brand as a whole and re-establish the distinction between a radical and moderate Islamist.
Despite notes of caution and a lack of concrete offers, Presidents Obama and Rouhani set the stage for increased engagement at the UN last week. With calls for a WMD-free zone in the Middle East reaffirmed, Israel's game plan will be central.
The primary challenge facing Israeli human rights organizations is cultivating a shared belief in equality for all among Israelis. A response to Montell, Lustick, and Allen. From the openGlobalRights debate, Human rights: mass or elite movement? العربية ,עברית
For us Israelis, equality is an impossible mental mission.
Talks foundered because the US insisted that Iran must not have uranium enrichment facilities on its own soil in any circumstances, and the EU3 bowed to this diktat from Washington. This time, we must do better.
Many Jewish-Israelis see local human rights groups as traitors, but a boycott will only make things worse. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on Emerging Powers and Human Rights and Human rights: mass or elite movement?
It would be comforting to believe that a revitalised API could provide sufficient incentive for a successful peace process. Sadly, this discussion is almost certainly theoretical.
Where the law fails to protect, a human rights-based approach provides a structure of accountability for both sides of the 'Green Line', from Al-Araqib to Susiya.
Twenty years in twenty photographs. See the introduction here in part 1.
Are there any Israelis and Palestinians who still believe in peace between them? Yes, there are, but they are implementing a different “process”. The following stories are of coexistence.
האם זכויות אדם יכולות לפרוץ מעבר לגבולות האינטרס הלאומי? תגובה לג'סיקה מונטל ואיאן לוסטיק
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week, Doha debate reveals gulf between locals, its elite and expatriates
