The history of Gaza in 2 minutes

Find out why this small strip of land has been through so many conflicts and political upheavals since the end of World War II.

Enjoy the Jerusalem Embassy – But Don't Get Giddy

by Daniel Pipes

There's reason to see the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital not as an end in itself but as one act of a three-part drama that ends badly for the Jewish state.

The Half-Millennium When Rome excluded Jews from Jerusalem and how Iran and Muslims Saved Them

by Juan Cole

The move of the Trump administration of the US embassy to Jerusalem is intended, according to the president, to signal a recognition of the reality that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.

How the Idea of Return Has Shaped the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict for 70 Years

Both Jewish nationalism and Palestinian nationalism came to be defined by the idea of return.