Populism weaves its own narrative in response to the challenges facing society without thinking about the rationality of that narrative or its political and social consequences. When it does so, it resorts to the unconscious stock of the group, or let us say the collective mind, which...

Arab leaders are gathering in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss an alternative to a widely condemned plan from US President Donald Trump to assume control of war-battered Gaza and displace its Palestinian population. The Arab League summit on the territory’s reconstruction comes a day after...

Palestinians living in war-ravaged Gaza say they fear food shortages and price hikes after Israel halted the entry of aid into the territory to pressure Hamas to agree to its terms for a ceasefire extension. The effect of the Israeli announcement on Sunday was immediate, and sent ripples...

Israel released about 600 prisoners overnight, including the longest-serving prisoner and a man convicted of killing an American peace activist, in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held by Hamas. They were supposed to have been released last weekend after Hamas freed six living hostages....