Lebanon's voters gave the White House the victory it wanted -- with a lot of help from Hezbollah.
By Juan Cole Jun 10, 2009
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Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure.
By Aluf Benn
January 5, 2009
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Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman talks about his extraordinary animated documentary "Waltz With Bashir," a trip down the nightmarish rabbit hole of memory.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 26, 2008
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Arab-Americans are concentrated in swing states like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. And the early signs are not good for McCain.
By Juan Cole
May 28, 2008
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"Blindness" is an apocalyptic horror flick, rendered dull and pretentious. But an astonishing animated war film and a gripping prison drama provide the fireworks.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 15, 2008
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As experts long warned, Islamic militants steeped in urban warfare against U.S. troops in Iraq have expanded their violent campaign beyond Iraq's borders.
By James Martin
April 14, 2008
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Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it.
By Gary Kamiya
March 18, 2008
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Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on fundamental change.
By David Grossman
February 11, 2008
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It's an ode to sensuality! It tackles "risky" material! It's lovable! So why didn't Oscar embrace it?
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 30, 2008
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Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely.
By Gregory Levey
October 9, 2007
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Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power.
By Gregory Levey
July 3, 2007
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Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters.
By Aluf Benn
June 20, 2007
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Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud.
By Christoph Schult
June 19, 2007
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The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East.
By Mohamad Bazzi
May 31, 2007
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A scathing criticism of Ehud Olmert's failed war on Hezbollah last summer points to much deeper problems for the country.
By Aluf Benn
May 2, 2007
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Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East.
By Gregory Levey
February 15, 2007
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From the botched Iraq war to threatening Iran with "regime change," neoconservative policies have been a boon for Tehran.
By Joe Conason
August 25, 2006
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The Hezbollah leader has emerged from the ruins of Lebanon as a folk hero -- but is his facade of unity beginning to crack?
By Lucy Fielder
August 24, 2006
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With U.S. support, Israeli unilateralism was unfurled. The nation's security has never been so endangered, or its moral authority so tarnished.
By Sidney Blumenthal
August 17, 2006
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Rice on Hezbollah: Hope for the best, and maybe somebody will call them names.
By Tim Grieve
August 16, 2006
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Having failed on the battlefield, Israelis question their leadership and their national direction.
By Aluf Benn
August 14, 2006
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Women's antiwar groups have become the most vocal protesters in the region.
By Sarah Goldstein
August 9, 2006
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The country's prime minister talks about a cease-fire plan, dealing with Hezbollah and making peace with Israel.
By Daniel Steinvorth and Volkhard Windfuhr
August 8, 2006
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Secular Arabs like Druze leader Walid Jumblatt worry that the Israeli invasion will push Lebanon into the arms of the fanatics.
By Kate Seelye
August 7, 2006
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I fled America for Beirut's cultural freedom. Now I watch as bombs destroy my refuge -- and the best hope for a viable Middle East democracy.
By Alia Malek
August 4, 2006
Obama wins an election in the Middle East
Why Israelis support the Gaza offensive
War as a "bad acid trip"
John McCain's Arab-American problem
Cannes opens with a dud -- but delights follow
How Iraq spawned wider terrorist chaos
Of war and cancer
The blind giant of the Middle East
Israel's rising right wing
Israel's Olmert rises from the rubble
Spinning the disaster in Gaza
"Hamastan" vs. "Fatahstan"
How Bush's war bolstered Syria
Israel's wounds of war
Israel's surge of despair
To Iran with love
"Nasrallah has come"
Israel's debacle, courtesy of Bush
We hear that they've got a strategy for victory in Iraq, too
The coming earthquake
Women demand peace in the Middle East
"Lebanon has been torn to pieces"
Twilight of Lebanon's liberals
How Lebanon rescued me
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