Middle East

Israel: First, get rid of Netanyahu

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - October 22, 2026.

The upcoming elections in Israel will, contrary to what is being bandied about, not be the most consequential in that country’s history. The short- to medium-term...

Trump wants to choose Israel’s government

Middle East The Editorial Board - October 20, 2026.

On 18 October, nine days before parliamentary elections in Israel, Donald Trump said that “anyone but Bibi” would be the wrong leader for the country. He...

Can the new government pull Israel out of the trap that Netanyahu led it into?

Middle East Shlomo Ben-Ami - October 17, 2026.

In Hungary’s general election in April, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist government was toppled not by some leftist opposition, but rather by a center-right...

Do taxes imposed by Hamas prevent the entry of commercial goods in Gaza?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - October 15, 2026.

No commercial goods have entered the Gaza Strip for two days, Israeli authorities said Thursday, blaming the suspension on merchants angered by taxes imposed by...

How do the laws of physics limit Saudi Arabia's air defence?

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - October 12, 2026.

The Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have exposed a fundamental reality of modern warfare: even the most sophisticated air and missile...

Palestinians wait for elections, Gaza waits for a government

Middle East TA Analysis - October 12, 2026.

Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, postponed parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 November this year to 11 September 2027, when both the president and...

Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections another year

Middle East TA | AP Insight - October 10, 2026.

President Mahmoud Abbas postponed what would have been the first Palestinian elections in nearly 20 years, issuing a decree to further delay voting for the...

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