AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

Stripped of dignity

06 May 2021

In her debut as director, Farah Nabulsi has not only made a name for herself with her fourth semi-documentary film, “The Present,” but also has broken through the thick wall of...

Vaccines, rich nations should help poor countries

02 May 2021

“We are not safe until we all are safe,” should be the global motto at this time of pandemic but it is not. As usual, politicians in wealthy mainly Western...

Against all odds

29 Apr 2021

While the UAE is the first Arab and Muslim country to send an orbiting probe to Mars to collect essential scientific data about its atmosphere, Gaza’s Louay Elbasyouni is the...

Palestinians reasserting legitimacy a no-no for Israel

25 Apr 2021

Palestinians are gearing up to vote in coming months in legislative, presidential, and national council elections although they may be postponed over occupied East Jerusalem. Presidential adviser Nabil Shaath said...

The crisis in Lebanon

22 Apr 2021

As Lebanon sinks lower into financial ruin, foreign banks are cutting ties with the Central Bank, making it difficult for the country to purchase goods and transfer payments from...

US withdrawal could prove costly for Afghans

18 Apr 2021

Afghans have been rattled by the Taliban’s claim to have won the war against US and its Nato forces which will begin a five-month staged pullout on May 1st. Afghans...

After his own interests

15 Apr 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is gambling on the attack on Iran’s Nataz nuclear plant to secure for him the prime ministership and delay the day he could go...

Prince Philip, a fillip to an everlasting legacy

11 Apr 2021

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, had a longstanding, warm personal connection with the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf. Queen Elizabeth and the Duke made repeated visits to the...

Speaking out for Floyd

08 Apr 2021

A teenage girl called Darnella Frazier is one of the four child heroines of the US trial of policeman Derek Chauvin for the alleged murder of George Floyd on May...

Iran deal, US must make some concessions

04 Apr 2021

Washington has finally decided to address seriously the campaign pledge by President Joe Biden to re-join the 2015 agreement for limiting Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for lifting sanctions. High...

Michael Jansen

The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict.