James Zogby

It is a problem when the actions of uncompromising extremists are held up as 'principled'

At its core, the Palestinian-Israeli contestation is more than simply about who gets to pray where

Taking Lebanon's fate entirely out of the corrupt elite's hands may be the only solution left

It takes more than a new page on the calendar to alter our behaviours, same with the world

Layers of the romanticised Christmas narrative need to be peeled back so the real stories retain their power

Guns are literally killing Americans but the powerful gun lobby insists on preventing reform

Politicians need to pay heed to a call being made by religious leaders around the world for a temporary cessation

For starters, many TV pundits and opinion writers fail to examine events in their historical context

The FBI investigation of the killing of a Palestinian journalist has implications for US-Israel relations

Disappointing midterm results for the country's right do not mean that America is any less divided than before

A self-centred approach to foreign policy is Washington's fatal flaw in the region

With less than a week to go, the situation for Republicans has changed – and thus also for Democrats

France 'lending' Algeria the skulls of some of its independence fighters is a case in point

Put in place by the British to squash the Great Palestinian Revolt of 1936-1939, some of Israel's laws have a disturbing history

The many unintended consequences of the months-long conflict leave us with an uncertain future