Israel's muted response to the recent border skirmish proves that its 2006 offensive in similar circumstances was a war of choice, writes Victor Kattan

In the United States, Abdel-Moneim Said finds that Egypt is both liked and not fully understood

As if trapped in time, Palestinian refugees in the heart of Beirut continue to suffer and to hope, writes Ramzy Baroud

The Arab penchant to celebrate those opposed to the perceived root of Arab suffering has more than once led to the disgrace of Arabs lauding Nazi crimes, writes Amr Hamzawy

The neoconservatives' alliance with the Christian right has led the Republican Party to embrace anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stances, writes James Zogby

More so than its imperial wars, it is the gutting of the US economy that brought the eclipse of the American century, writes Hussain Abdul-Hussain

America and Muslims have an opportunity to repair frayed relations and build bridges for the future, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed