Israel is reinventing the ancient punishment of banishment, though only for Arabs, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem

Two new political initiatives emerge from the Israeli right: both aim to destroy the Palestinian cause and prospects of a Palestinian state, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Domestic pressure is one reason behind the US-Israeli rapprochement but so is a failure of policy, writes Graham Usher in New York

Despite the danger it represents, the US is doing everything it can to support Israel's nuclear weapons programme, writes Stuart Littlewood in London

While US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu put on a show of friendship recently, it is not clear that the relationship will bear fruit, writes George Hishmeh in Washington

As Iraqi leaders continue their brinkmanship, US combat troops are preparing to pull out of the country, writes Salah Hemeid

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad came to power 10 years ago, and the country's media has been marking the occasion, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Agreement reached in Yemen last weekend setting out a timetable for reform of the country's political and electoral systems has been broadly welcomed by opposition parties, writes Nasser Arrabyee in Sanaa