As Israel's new government rejects in advance all prospects of peace, it will be Cairo that pays the final cost, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

Reaching out to the Muslim world from Turkey, Barack Obama skilfully built bridges destroyed by his predecessor, though the real work in US deeds lies ahead, writes Ayman El-Amir

Despite overwhelming evidence of its massive war crimes, the Israeli establishment is still touting the lie that nothing immoral happened in Gaza, writes Ramzy Baroud

Lieberman's ascent to power is not only a dilemma for Arabs and the US, but also for the Jewish lobby, writes Muqtedar Khan

Though he has picked up the mantra of his predecessor, Obama appears keen to feed the roots of democracy, rather than imposing it and balking at the results, writes El-Sayed Amin Shalabi