The protest movement against Israel must be sustained, for Obama is not going to change the essence of America's Middle East course, writes Azmi Bishara

In refusing to broadcast an appeal on behalf of Gaza's victims, the BBC did not uphold its objectivity but rather took sides for fear of Israeli disfavour, writes Ayman El-Amir

In tying humanitarian relief to the ceasefire, European and American diplomats are again taking sides against the Palestinians, inevitably sustaining the conflict, writes Nicola Nasser

Though the drama of war has subsided, the world must not forget Gaza's victims, writes James Zogby

The outlawed group remains trapped between ideology and reality, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

Without taking apart, piece-by-piece, the elaborate, ruthless and war-mongering Israel lobby, no change in US Middle East policy will be possible, writes Ramzy Baroud

If anyone can break the cycle of violence in the Holy Land, it's America's new president, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed

Only unity in action can save the Arab order from imminent collapse, and the Arab world from new waves of colonialism and desolation, writes Hassan Nafaa

Hamas's suggestion of replacing the PLO would take the Palestinian struggle back to square one, writes Galal Nassar