Though legitimate, the taking of an Israeli soldier hostage leaves the Palestinians in a political quandary that only a national unity government, or crisis committee, can negotiate, writes Ibrahim Nafie

Israel is more worried about resistance attacks against its soldiers than its civilians, for the former are the guardians of Zionism and the prestige of self-appointed supremacy, writes Azmi Bishara

Lamenting the lack of attention Arabs pay to Africa, Mustafa El-Feki outlines the basis of common cause and reasons for tension between the two

Proposals to cancel the debt of Egypt's press institutions are dangerous to the domestic and foreign standing of the state, writes Amin Howeidi

Where are the leaders of the Arab world as Iraq continues to burn and Gaza and Syria appear next, asks Galal Nassar