Middle East

My degrading, yet hopeful, journey from Gaza to Britain

“Refugee OK to board” is written on my plane ticket. Cold. Sharp. Humiliating

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A year after the fall of Assad, the country is grappling with sectarian tensions and flashes of violence

By Cian Ward

Zvi Elpeleg presided over Palestinian towns in central Israel. Now his filmmaker granddaughter reckons with his legacy

By Jo Glanville

We must look squarely at the world as it is, in all its complexity – from migrant camps to new…

By Tom McTague

A fragile ceasefire requires international pressure to mature into long term peace

By Layla Moran

The capture of so many civilians on 7 October transformed Israeli society’s sense of itself

By Dimi Reider

The release of the Israelis held by Hamas is reason to celebrate, but the real negotiations are only just beginning

By Katie Stallard

If peace in the Middle East holds, the American president deserves praise

By Oli Dugmore