Palestine and the Middle East
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Broken Spring?
Sami Ramadani argues that counter‑revolution has gained the upper hand in Syria and across the Arab world
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Iran in the crosshairs again
Sabre rattling against Iran is nothing new, but that doesn’t mean the threat of war isn’t real. Phyllis Bennis analyses the situation in the wider Middle East
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After the spring
Sami Ramadani considers the response to the Arab Spring from the region’s dictators and other reactionary forces, as well as the role of imperialism
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Was the killing of Osama bin Laden justice or vengeance?
Phyllis Bennis writes on the killing of Osama bin Laden by a US Navy SEAL team and the ‘unfinished business’ of 9/11
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Libya: war is not the answer
Phyllis Bennis argues that foreign military intervention in Libya has little to do with humanitarian concerns. Protracted militarization will threaten the country’s chance for real democratic development
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After the Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Ewa Jasiewicz considers the impact of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and its violent raid by Israel, in Palestine, Israel and internationally
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Hizbullah: Home-grown in Lebanon
Responding to the discussion on political Islam begun in the previous issue of Red Pepper, Bilal El-Amine considers the experience of Hizbullah in Lebanon