Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest governments fear the outrage could boomerang.
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Israel Finds a Lifeline in the U.A.E. as Its Ties to Arab Countries Fray
The United Arab Emirates has maintained its links to Israel throughout the war in Gaza, but the relationship, built on a U.S.-brokered deal, is under pressure as anger against Israel grows.
Biden Imposes Sanctions on Israelis Over West Bank Violence
The order served as both a sharp-edged diplomatic notice to Israel and a message to Arab Americans, a key part of the political coalition the president needs to be re-elected.
War Brings Tensions, and Assault Rifles, Into an Israeli College
At the University of Haifa, more than 40 percent of students are Arab, some with family in Gaza, and many others have now been called up as soldiers.
Germany Restricts Pro-Palestinian Protests Amid Israel-Hamas War
The country’s authorities have banned many protests in the name of fighting antisemitism. Critics say such restrictions are discriminatory.
Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War
Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it.
Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War
Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it.
War Has Smashed Assumptions About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Some paradigms taken for granted about Israel and the Palestinians, both in Gaza and the West Bank, have been broken. So has the idea that Washington can ignore the Middle East.
Passion for Palestinian Cause Had Faded, but Violence in Gaza Reignited It
The Israeli bombardment of Gaza, in retaliation for a deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel, brought a new outpouring of support in the Arab world for the Palestinian quest for a state.
Protests Erupt Over ‘Horrific Scenes’ of Palestinians in Gaza
Not only Arabs in the street but, strikingly, also their rulers nearly uniformly condemned Israel for the Gaza hospital explosion and other violence affecting Palestinians.