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September 11, 2021 0 298

In the ghastly rubble of Ground Zero’s fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew....

Essay: War or peace? For Iran and the United States, it’s time to decide

July 20, 2021 0 305

When President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, The Religious Society of Friends – the proper...

Shadowy war between Iran and Israel at risk of escalation

July 15, 2021 0 306

Iran and Israel have been at loggerheads since the transformation of Iran into an Islamic republic more than four decades...

Iran’s role in the latest Gaza conflict

June 19, 2021 0 320

References to Iran have been glaringly absent from commentary on the clash between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza, even...

Jerusalem’s lesson: why we shouldn’t mistake ‘quiet’ for peace

May 30, 2021 0 284

The Israeli foreign ministry has described what is happening in Sheikh Jarrah as a real estate dispute. Four Palestinian households...

Jerusalem: A Flashpoint for Conflict or Microcosm of Peace?

May 28, 2021 0 255

Regardless of how the current and future violent conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians in Jerusalem will end, there will...

Hamas, not Israel, is to blame for the latest bloodshed

May 21, 2021 0 599

I was born in the Jordanian-occupied Old City in Jerusalem and lived in a UN refugee camp from 1966 until...

Gaza conflict: Netanyahu dismisses Biden call to scale back attacks

May 21, 2021 0 246

A cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas could come as early as Friday, after...

Netanyahu vows to press on as allies and enemies talk of ceasefire