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Brexit and Suez: A tale of two Tory fiascos

Suez war was indisputably a fiasco, an act of imperial madness. So is Brexit.

Boris Jo Johnson protest Brexit Reuters

Donald Trump and the death of the two-state solution

The demise of the two-state has been evident for some time.

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump during their meeting in New York

Perfidious Albion and Israel-Palestine

British policy towards Palestine reveals a persistent pro-Israeli bias, from Lord Balfour to Theresa May.

Tony Blair and Shimon Peres news conference

Anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism in British politics

Anti-Zionism is deliberately conflated with anti-Semitism to suppress legitimate criticisms of Israeli policies.

People hold placards and Israeli and Union flags

Barack Obama, John Kerry, and the Palestine saga

Is there anything Obama can do to salvage his reputation in the remaining weeks of his lame-duck presidency?

JOHN KERRY AND BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

Netanyahu, Herzog and the future of Israel

Obama has every reason to throw his weight behind the Zionist Union in the lead up to the elections.

An election campaign billboard shifts between images of Herzog and Netanyahu [AP]

Lessons of the conflict in Gaza

Israel claims that its offensive on Gaza is a war on terror; in fact, it is an act of state terroris

Hamas subscribes to a violent anti-Israeli ideology and it does have a military wing, but it is also a political party with a massive popular following, writes Shlaim [EPA]

The siege of Gaza

Violence in Gaza will persist until Israel is pressured to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Over 300 people have been killed in Gaza so far, most of them civilians [AP]

Israel-Palestinian talks no good

Despite high expectation for Barack Obama, the US president has not convinced Israel to cease settlement construction.

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton greets Israel's President Peres