Israel is using weapons of mass destruction to take out ordinary families in Gaza, reports Saleh Al-Naami

Ramallah's silence on Israel's campaign of slaughter in Gaza is turning back on Fatah with a vengeance, writes Khaled Amayreh

Syrian support of Hamas in its current confrontation with Israel is showing no sign of faltering, as Damascus made clear to a succession of high-level visitors, reports Bassel Oudat from Damascus

Intentionally or not, Hamas and Hizbullah are speaking a similar discourse. Sherine Bahaa reviews their rhetoric

Despite official complicity, many Americans are condemning Israeli atrocities

Will Israel's current war in Gaza backfire, asks Anayat Durrani

Iraqis will vote for their local governments in two weeks, but how legitimate will the election be, asks Salah Hemeid

Gamal Nkrumah notes that the exit of the Ethiopians from Somalia changes everything, and nothing, for the troubled Horn of Africa nation

New arrests are raising tensions in an already divided Turkish society, worries Gareth Jenkins