Egypt strikes back

“What are you doing here?” It is a sunny April morning in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, and a Palestinian man is busy on the roof of a low-set house. Under the partial shadow of a tree, it looks like

50 YEARS LATER

ISRAEL’S GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED WHAT many in Gaza had feared: its military will seize the territory indefinitely, calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers to significantly expand operations. Isr

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Why has political change been so difficult to achieve in the Middle East, and why has the region reached this low point in its 100 years history? The people of the region have been systemically denied