While the US wants to placate Israel, which itself is unbending and belligerent, the Palestinian people are in no mood to take orders or accept more false promises, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Two recent policy speeches prove that Obama is not on the side of the Palestinians, writes Saleh Al-Naami

American Jews are leading the wake-up call to sever the "special relationship", notes Anayat Durrani in Washington, DC

The US president's endorsement of the 1967 lines was meant to head off recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations, writes Graham Usher

Turkey's already bitterly-contested election campaign plunges to new depths as opposition politicians resign after revelations of extramarital affairs, writes Gareth Jenkins

The Syrian opposition insists that national dialogue is the only way out of the country's current crisis, while the authorities are insisting on a security solution, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir prepares to enjoy his hour in the sun even as President Al-Bashir grits his teeth, observes Gamal Nkrumah

The Lebanese Shia group Hizbullah has been ambivalent about the protests in neighbouring Syria, explained by its ties with the Syrian regime, writes Lucy Fielder in Beirut

The "peaceful" revolution has turned to a small war in Yemen. Now, it might turn into an all-out civil war overnight, predicts Nasser Arrabyee

France and Britain have announced intentions to intensify the NATO-led military campaign in Libya as a way of forcing a resolution to the conflict, writes David Tresilian in Paris

Cronyism and corruption may be the hallmarks of the Gaddafi regime, but NATO's military option is likely to backfire, suspects Gamal Nkrumah