Suez war was indisputably a fiasco, an act of imperial madness. So is Brexit.
Avi Shlaim
Avi Shlaim is an emeritus professor of international relations at Oxford University and the author of The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World.
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The demise of the two-state has been evident for some time.
British policy towards Palestine reveals a persistent pro-Israeli bias, from Lord Balfour to Theresa May.
Anti-Zionism is deliberately conflated with anti-Semitism to suppress legitimate criticisms of Israeli policies.
Is there anything Obama can do to salvage his reputation in the remaining weeks of his lame-duck presidency?
Obama has every reason to throw his weight behind the Zionist Union in the lead up to the elections.
Israel claims that its offensive on Gaza is a war on terror; in fact, it is an act of state terroris
Violence in Gaza will persist until Israel is pressured to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Despite high expectation for Barack Obama, the US president has not convinced Israel to cease settlement construction.