AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

A bone of contention

13 May 2021

I spent my first night in East Jerusalem in Shaikh Jarrah in the family home of a new-found Palestinian friend. In the morning, I was introduced to an Italian architect...

Mistrust of US underpins revival of Iran N-deal

09 May 2021

Ahead of last Friday’s launch of the fourth round of talks on reviving the nuclear deal with Iran, an unidentified senior US state department official predicted that the return by...

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 abroad....

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 to...

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...

Michael Jansen

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