Former Israeli Defense Chief Urges 'Big-for-Big' Offer to Iran Amos Yadlin says that Israel could recognize Iran's right to enrichment in context of a grand bargain, writes Barbara Slavin. Israel
Standing Up to Domestic Violence In Tel Aviv An unprecedented women-led initiative to combat domestic violence is promoted among the communities of African asylum seekers in the slums of Tel Aviv, writes Inna Lazareva. Israel
Are Turks Being Shanghaied? Turks may wonder what is the rationale for Turkey joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), given its membership in NATO and bid for EU membership. Turkey
Archbishops' Abduction Should Be A Warning to Turkey The abduction of two Syrian archbishops by armed men on their way to Aleppo while returning from Turkey should be a warning to Ankara that it needs to review its security policies, writes Kadri Gursel. Syria
Iraq Plans to Launch Satellite To Deal With Water Crisis As part of efforts to monitor desertification and growing water shortages across the country, Iraq is working to build and launch a satellite before the end of the year, writes Omar al-Shaher. Iraq
Russia Confronts Mideast SalafistsBy Courting Christians, Minorities Russia is courting Middle Eastern minorities, especially Christians, in a bid to confront Salafist extremism, writes an Al-Monitor correspondent in Beirut. Israel
Price of Bread Embarrasses Algerian Authorities Algeria’s bakers are demanding that the government raise bread prices in the country as they struggle to turn a profit, writes Kaci Racelma. Business
The Case for an Israeli Referendum on Peace Mazal Mualem argues that a referendum law may well emerge as a useful lever for jump-starting the peace process. Palestine
UN Will Not Monitor Human Rights in Western Sahara Having been let down by Algeria and other defenders of human rights in the region, the Sahrawi people face another setback in their quest for self-determination, writes Kaci Racelma. Originals
Could Ahmadinejad End UpUnder House Arrest? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may become the first former president under Ayatollah Khamenei to spend part of his retirement under house arrest, writes Meir Javendanfar. Iran
Child Labor in Gaza Israel's blockade and Gaza's rising poverty and unemployment are contributing to increased child labor in the Strip, writes Mohammed Suliman. Palestine
'Israel Has Nothing to Fear' Daniel Abraham, founder of the Center for Middle East Peace, warns Ben Caspit that without an agreement with the Palestinians, Israel will find itself with a non-Jewish majority. Palestine
Turkey's 2015 Plan: Avoid Word 'Genocide' at All Costs Turkey is preparing a diplomatic offensive to prevent the US and European countries from recognizing the events of 1915 as genocide, writes Orhan Kemal Cengiz. Turkey
Iraqi Government Bans TV Channels Over Coverage of Protest Violence The Iraqi government has banned 10 TV channels for covering the violence in Hawija, further raising political tensions in the country, writes Mushreq Abbas. Iraq
Syria's Sectarian Conflict CausingDangerous Spillover in Iraq The Syrian conflict is increasing the danger of a sectarian war in Iraq, Ambassador Nassif Hitti writes. Iraq
Palestinians Displaced Despite Israeli Citizenship Jillian Kestler-D'Amours writes on the latest developments on Palestinian residents of Susiya and Al-Araqib. Palestine
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