Palestinians Want Liberation, Not Recognition

This commentary is part of a Century International series exploring a shared future for Palestine and Israel that guarantees the fundamental rights of both communities. The Gaza war has exposed the bankruptcy of the existing policy frameworks. Our “Shared Future”...

Patrick Lawrence: The Afterlives of Lies

The hoax of “weaponized rape” in Gaza takes what seems a fatal hit. Lobby of The News Building in London, home to The Sun, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Harper Collins, 2014. (Sarah Marshall, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) By Patrick Lawrence...

The UAE, Israel and a Test of Influence

The United Arab Emirates signed the 2020 Abraham Accords with Israel in pursuit of strategic benefits. During the Gaza war, costs are becoming clear. Abu Dhabi shows no sign of rethinking normalisation, but it might consider smaller steps to register discontent with...