Though different in method, the Arab world's contemporary rebels share common ground with legends of the past, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

Following an obligatory ceasefire, the focus must be on helping Lebanon rebuild its political system, argues James Zogby

Israel is unlikely to win the current military confrontation with Hizbullah and its defeat could hasten the unraveling of a regional political system based on US client states, writes Tamim Al-Barghouti

Israel must be prosecuted for flagrant war crimes, writes Ibrahim Nafie

The culture of the fighter plane is the culture of annihilation, writes Azmi Bishara

The US, in siding so obviously with Israel, is abdicating its greater responsibilities as the guarantor of world order, writes Muqtedar Khan

Public opinion in Lebanon overwhelmingly rejects US-Israeli plans for cleansing Lebanon of Hizbullah, writes Amal Saad-Ghorayeb

Iran is the target and, as in the past, Lebanon is paying the price, writes Ayman El-Amir