by Ramzy Baroud

It is convenient to surmise that Israel's current political crisis is consistent with the country's unfailing trajectory of short-lived governments and fractious ruling coalitions. While this view is somewhat defensible, it is also hasty.

by huaxia

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's economy, the first jolted by COVID-19, has bounced back from epidemic fallout with resilience on effective virus control and targeted stimuli, as a pandemic depression continues to threaten the world.

With GDP growth reaching 3.2 percent and 4.9 percent in the second and third quarters, the world's second-largest economy completed the upward leg of a V-shaped recovery from virus-induced lockdowns that sent it into a rare 6.8-percent contraction in the first quarter.

by Yvonne Ridley

The words and wisdom of the late, great South African leader Nelson Mandela are often invoked to illustrate a point when confronted by injustice and how to deal with it. Although his heart and soul were anchored in South Africa, Mandela's outlook was global, and there seemed to be no case of injustice that bypassed him, especially when it came to the freedom of other people. He made this clear when he was released from prison in February 1990 and addressed the UN General Assembly.

by Bruno Beaklini

Dr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was regarded as Iran's leading nuclear scientist as far as Western security and intelligence agencies were concerned. He was martyred on 27 November. At the time of writing, no government has claimed responsibility for his murder, but if any one does, it will be an international crime which is, in effect, a declaration of war on Iran and its allies.

by Dr Mustafa Fetouri

The third appeal hearing for the Lockerbie bombing's only conviction ended last Thursday before Scotland's highest court. The five judges have now retired to deliberate their verdict. Presiding Lord Justice General Colin Sutherland, Scotland's most senior judge, said that the panel will deliver its written opinion "as soon as it possibly can" after three days of submissions.

By Dennis

The purpose of propaganda is not to persuade, but rather to control. And the less it corresponds to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent while being told obvious lies, or worse, when they are forced to repeat the lie, their ability to resist lies is destroyed.

A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. That is the true purpose of propaganda.

by Antoine Shalhat

The racism that appears to be inherent within the state of Israel isn't going away, it's getting worse. Although Palestinian Arabs are its main targets, others are also affected.

by Dr Adnan Abu Amer

Israeli concern over what they describe as the most serious internal crisis that the state has witnessed since its establishment is growing due to the state of division, polarisation and partisan tensions. They have also expressed concern about the effects of these issues including fragmentation of the internal front, the spread of civil war terms, the collapse of the Israeli society and the war of hostility and hatred.

by Nasim Ahmed

In his new book, A Promised Land, former US President Barack Obama admits that he has a lot to say. So much so, that he felt the need to explain why he was unable to tell the story of his presidency in a single 900 page volume.

by Dr Adnan Abu Amer

As Israel's internal disputes continue with ever more calls to dissolve parliament and hold early elections, the popularity of right-winger Naftali Bennett, who aspires to be Benjamin Netanyahu's successor, is rising. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's main coalition partner, Minister of Defence Benny Gantz, faces a rebellion within the Blue and White bloc pushing him to withdraw from the government.

Does Netanyahu have a future in government? And what is the possibility of new political leaders taking over?

by Yvonne Ridley

American journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem yesterday challenged his inclusion on a US government "kill list" even though he is thousands of miles away in a rebel-held prison in Syria.

by Dr Adnan Abu Amer

With the ongoing impasse in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, some new proposals have been published covering an alternative to an independent Palestinian state. This has clearly been done with Biden's victory and the end of the Trump era in mind.