AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

Untrue claims

20 Jun 2024

The United States likes to promote itself as the world’s “indispensable nation,” a superpower with a moral compass which promotes the rule of law and human rights. Nothing can be...

Two-state solution needs to be done to avoid more bloodshed

16 Jun 2024

Palestinian support for armed resistance against Israel’s 57-year occupation has risen from 46 to 54 per cent in three months, according to the latest opinion poll conducted by the Ramallah-based...

The Normandy campaign

13 Jun 2024

Many years ago, a friend and I visited the five beaches on France’s Normandy coast where allied forces landed on June 6, 1944, to launch the combined offensive against the...

Gaza could see dreadful levels of hunger, death soon

10 Jun 2024

Uncertain of the outcome, Hizbollah and Israel are sliding down the slippery slope towards full-scale war. This is far more important for Israel as Hizbollah can inflict far greater damage...

Character vs destiny

06 Jun 2024

According to the ancient Greek philosopher Herclitus, “Character is destiny, meaning the inner qualities, or the values, of an individual determines who he or she is. Character is formed by...

Joe Biden’s peace plan on Gaza has backfired

02 Jun 2024

US President Joe Biden’s call for an end to the war was dismissed within 24 hours by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. He stated, “Israel’s conditions for ending the war...

Close calls

30 May 2024

The outcome of Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial is unlikely to harm his bid for a second presidential term. Polls show he is running neck-and-neck against incumbent Joe Biden...

ICJ ruling on Israel a ‘landmark decision’

26 May 2024

Last week was a bad week for Israel and its allies, particularly the United States. On Monday, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan announced that the court would issue...

Helping hand

23 May 2024

British aid worker Sally Becker, who began a 32-year career rescuing wounded children from war zones, helped evacuate nine injured and ailing Palestinian children and a dozen family members from...

Gaza, Ukraine wars not going according to Biden’s plan

19 May 2024

Despite US-backing, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are not going as expected by the Biden administration. Ukraine should never have challenged Russia over NATO while Israel should have been...

Michael Jansen

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