Paralyzed Photographer Highlights Plight of Disabled Palestinians Osama Silwadi, who lost the use of his legs because of an errant bullet fired during a demonstration, has struggled to regain his life, Lana Shehadeh reports from Ramallah. Palestine
Post-Ahmadinejad Iran: A New Challenge to the West Shlomi Eldar argues that with the upcoming elections in Iran, the international community should try another, more conciliatory approach. Israel
Lebanese Prime Minister Needs Historic Cabinet Clovis Maksoud writes that the momentum of the new Lebanese cabinet must be restored. Lebanon
Palestinian Film 'Condom Lead' Nominated for Cannes Award Gazan brothers Arab and Tarazan Nasser’s short parody “Condom Lead” has been nominated at the Cannes Film Festival, a first for producers from the Gaza Strip, writes Asmaa al-Ghoul. Palestine
Iran Counters Saudi Diplomacy In Lebanon The competition between the Saudi and Iranian axes in Lebanon is high as the alleged Saudi “openness” toward Hezbollah proved to be less than it appeared, writes Jean Aziz. Saudi Arabia
Why Is Obama Giving Up On Bush's Road Map? Akiva Eldar writes that the Road Map, Annapolis Declaration, and Arab Peace Initiative should be a start for the latest round of US Middle East diplomacy. Palestine
Erbil Sends Forces to Outskirts Of Kirkuk, Enraging Baghdad Baghdad considers the Iraqi Kurdistan Region's deployment of peshmerga to the outskirts of Kirkuk to be escalatory and provocative, writes Abdel Hamid Zebari. Iraq
Egyptian Youth Movement Continues the Revolution Zenobia Azeem reports from Giza on the April 6 Youth Movement that continues to struggle for freedom in Egypt. Egypt
Israel's Shas in Leadership Crisis On the eve of its 30th anniversary, the Ultra-Orthodox party Shas finds itself in the opposition and in the throes of a severe leadership crisis, writes Nadav Perry. Israel
Bethlehem Nun Calls For Bridges, Not Walls A Roman Catholic church has lost its seven-year battle to keep the Israeli wall off its property, writes Daoud Kuttab. Palestine
Algeria’s Islamists Seek To Form a Political Union After years of efforts aimed at unification, Algeria’s various Islamist political parties and forces plan to unite to face expected challenges from pending constitutional amendments, writes Kaci Racelma. Originals
Turkey and Israel Determined To Leave 'Mavi Marmara' Behind While Turkey and Israel are determined to put the 'Mavi Marmara' incident behind them, true normalization is years away and not at all guaranteed, writes Tulin Daloglu. Israel
Lebanon's Future Movement Deals With Syria Conflict Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian conflict has been a point of controversy within Lebanon across all sects, writes Elie Hajj. Lebanon
Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Israel and Hezbollah The US statement about Syrian chemical weapons; Israel weighs in; the debate within Hezbollah about Syria. Israel
Palestinian Singer Gives Rare Concert in Gaza Palestinian singer Reem Talhami released her first album at a recent concert in Gaza, singing songs far removed from death, destruction and war, writes Hazem Balousha. Palestine
Iran's Qom: Mystery and Surprise At the Hawza Life in the seminary at Qom, which has produced numerous prominent reformist thinkers, remains mysterious but reveals surprises, writes Ali Mamouri. Iran
