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Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. Reuters

Israeli Defense Minister Resigns after Spat with Netanyahu

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon announced his resignation on Friday, citing poor faith in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who allegedly offered his post to hardliner Avigdor Lieberman. “I informed the PM that after his conduct and recent...

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REFILE – CORRECTING BYLINE Palestinian boys climb a fence to watch a rally marking the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Opinion: Let Gaza Breathe

by Bakir Oweida | Mar 22, 2014 | Opinion

There are cities, states and whole regions that are fated to never stay out of the news for too long—and I don’t mean local, everyday news, but important, sometimes earth-shattering news. These are the places with conflicts that have no hope of being resolved anytime...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (2nd R), escorted by his bodyguards, greets his supporters at an anti-U.S. protest in Beirut’s southern suburbs, in this September 17, 2012 file photo (REUTERS/Sharif Karim/Files)

EU Hezbollah blacklist receives mixed response

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 23, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The unanimous decision to classify the armed wing of the Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, made Monday by European Union, has received mixed responses outside Europe. The EU decision—agreed on by the foreign ministers of the 28...

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Yair Lapid, a former television anchorman who leads the new middle-of-the-road Yesh Atid party, attends a party meeting at parliament in Jerusalem February 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

The Israel We Do Not Know

by Dr. Amal Al-Hazzani | Jan 31, 2013 | Opinion

Being something of an exception in the Middle East, the Israeli elections are often great fun and full of surprises. This time we saw the emergence of politician Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party that has won the admiration even of its political rivals after...