What Will Kerry Accomplish In Palestine? Daoud Kuttab surveys the issues surrounding US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to the region and his chances of kick-starting Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. Palestine
Surfing in Gaza Although there is a burgeoning surfing scene in the Gaza Strip, Gazan surfers struggle to find the necessary equipment and facilities, writes Hazem Balousha. Palestine
Knesset Member: Israel, Region Must Cooperate on Environment In an interview with Mazal Mualem, Knesset Member Nitzan Horowitz details his vision for regional cooperation with Israel's neighbors. Israel
Iran Nuclear Talks Need Reset The P5+1 and Iran should reset the agenda to include a compromise statement on Iran’s right to enrichment, a roadmap for the lifting of UN, EU and US sanctions, and urgent discussion of regional security matters, including Syria. Iran
Turkey’s Kurdish Initiative In Regional Context Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambition to be “peacemaker” on the Kurdish issue has to be linked to Turkish policies in Iraq and Syria, writes Cengiz Candar. Turkey
A Seven-Point Plan to Prevent The Collapse of Syria Whether Syrian President Assad survives or falls should not be the endgame, writes Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who proposes a seven-point plan to prevent the further destruction of Syria. Syria
Israeli Arabs Attack Al Jazeera Crew Following the assault on an Al Jazeera crew in the Arab-Israeli town of Sakhnin, Shlomi Eldar wonders why the Qatari news network is considered as the “bad guy” when it comes to Syria. Qatar
Islamist Kurdish Group Seeks Role In Southeast Turkey A new Kurdish party, the offshoot of a group that fought a bloody feud with the PKK in the 1990s, is emerging in southeast Turkey, raising questions on how the legacy of the Kurdish fratricide will be overcome. Turkey
PA Delays UN Moves to Give Kerry a Chance Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas suspends UN measures as US Secretary of State John Kerry exercises shuttle diplomacy between the Palestinians and Israel, reports Dalia Hatuqa. Palestine
Gaza Industries Struggle to Survive Under Siege Several international initiatives are trying to aid those industries in Gaza that are suffering from Israel's siege, Rami Almeghari reports. Palestine
Lebanon at Crossroads Of Containment and Crisis Nassif Hitti asks whether Lebanon has learned from its history or if it will invest itself into yet another destructive and difficult crisis. Lebanon
South Yemen Struggles In Wake of Unrest Farea Al-Muslimi reports on the challenges in Yemen's Abyan province, revealing the longstanding divide between the country's north and south. Yemen
Turkish Reconciliation Commission Gains Key Parliamentary Support Pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Deputy Nazmi Gur says his party will support the AKP government’s proposal to form an investigative commission in parliament, although it falls short of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s expectation of a ‘truth commission,’ Tulin Daloglu writes. Turkey
Why Iran, West Cannot ReachAgreement on Nuclear Talks Iran is offering a wider framework for continued nuclear negotiations and insists that its right to nuclear enrichment be recognized, writes Mojtaba Mousavi. Iran
Did Turkey ‘Lose’ Iran? Pinar Tremblay analyzes the deterioration in Turkish-Iranian relations over the past three years. Turkey
Should the Turkish Government Break The Law For Peace? Although Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyep Erdogan insists that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) should withdraw from Turkey without their weapons, this is not likely to happen, writes Kadri Gursel. Turkey
