Hussein Ibish

The attacks suggest that ISIL is being forced into "mainstream" terrorism long before it had planned to and a terrible meeting of the minds between Al Qaeda and ISIL.

George W Bush blundered through over-reaching in the Middle East but Hussein Ibish contends that Obama is equally wrong with his hands-off approach

No good can come of regarding the Palestinians as the embodiment of a Nazi-like existential threat to Jews, argue Hussein Ibish and David Myers

Hussein Ibish writes about the 'new normal' in Palestine – sporadic violence, from both sides with no end in sight

If Tunisia continues to succeed in it democratic transition, says Hussein Ibish, then it will demonstrate the power of dialogue and compromise.

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas was bluffing in New York and Israel knows this, argues Hussein Ibish

Hussein Ibish looks at the recent anti-Muslim sentiment that's sweeping America

The United States doesn’t seem to know what, within the realm of the possible, it wants to see happen in Syria, argues Hussein Ibish

Russia's growing footprint in Syria is fast becoming a central challenge in the conflict, argues Hussein Ibish

Perseverance will be needed for Yemen to emerge from years of conflict, writes Hussein Ibish.

Hussein Ibish explains why the cause of Palestine appears to be a rapidly vanishing aspiration.

The joint position of the Gulf states on the Iran deal is positive, writes Hussein Ibish, but it should be followed by greater control of their own security

There is a strict limit to how far Israel and Arab countries can coordinate, largely because of Israel’s own indefensible policies towards the Palestinians, writes Hussein Ibish

A political battle is looming in Washington, writes Hussein Ibish, and the stakes for the US president are high

The United States still has the edge in sealing a deal with Iran over its nuclear programme, writes Hussein Ibish