Middle East

Rafeef Ziadah — Trump’s vision seeks to fold Gaza into Israeli, Egyptian and Gulf networks under US trusteeship, merging Gulf capital and Israeli technology while reducing Palestinians to obstacles to be displaced or bypassed.

Kevin B. Anderson provides a preliminary assessment of the consequences of the Gaza war and the future.

Gilbert Achcar — If the scenes of Trump’s celebration at the Israeli Knesset and in Sharm el-Sheikh were staged for cinematic exploitation, they would undoubtedly rank among the worst productions in history.

Gilbert Achcar provides an account of two years of genocidal war and its potential outcome.

Gilbert Achcar — Trump’s new plan is even less realistic than the one he unveiled five years ago.

Tariq Dana — The booming weapons industry made possible by the Abraham Accords.

Shir Hever — Since its founding, Israel’s market for weapons has developed in tandem with its war objectives.

Behnam Amini — A principled anti-imperialism must centre on working-class political interests, as well as the interests of oppressed and minoritized social groups.

Samirah Jarrar outlines the need to move beyond a humanitarian framework of Palestinian health to envision a politics of care rooted in justice, sovereignty, and self-determination.

Like other conflicts in the Middle East, Iran’s troubled relations with the US and Israel — and with Iranian Kurds — have their roots in imperialism, writes Sarah Glynn.

Nasrin Parvaz discusses the fallout of the recent US-Israeli war on Iran and the Islamic regime’s response.

Joseph Daher — Events in Suweida demonstrate Syria is experiencing a process of establishing a new authoritarian regime.