AboutArticles by Michael Jansen

Time has come for ‘profound reform’ of institutions

25 Feb 2024

Michael Jansen, Political Correspondent The Arabs were largely indifferent to or detached from the distant Ukraine-Russia war which has preoccupied the US and the West for two years. During their...

Taking a stand

22 Feb 2024

Israel’s prolonged Gaza war has inspired Arab and Muslim US citizens to boycott members of the Biden administration which they hold accountable for nearly 30,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza and...

Iran marks 45 years of the Islamic Revolution

18 Feb 2024

Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on February 10th with speeches, mass gatherings, displays of military hardware, and the traditional chants, “Death to America” and “Death to...

Crucial help

15 Feb 2024

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) and its commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini have been shortlisted for the Nobel Peace Prize despite Israeli efforts to close the agency...

Biden may be old and aging, but Trump is worse

11 Feb 2024

The 2024 US presidential campaign is a repeat of the 2020 contest, involving two aging politicians whose mental capacities have declined in the past four years. At 81, incumbent, frail...

History destroyed

08 Feb 2024

Israel stands accused before the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) of obliterating or damaging cultural heritage sites since the Gaza war began four months ago. In the...

World anger mounts, so does Gaza war

04 Feb 2024

When he took office in January 2021, US President Joe Biden announced, “America is back!” Back from Donald Trump’s destructive dramas, deletion of traditional policies, and disastrous decisions. During his...

Armchair warrior

01 Feb 2024

Joe Biden’s wars are not going well. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is stalemated, and Israel is losing its war on Gaza. While these wars kill soldiers and civilians and devastate the...

Israel has been gunning for UNRWA for decades

28 Jan 2024

Israel timed its accusations against employees of the UN agency caring for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) to have the most explosive effect. Israel’s accusation that UNRWA staff had taken part in...

Tunisian cuisine

25 Jan 2024

Arab cuisine has many forms and flavours. From the Emirates in the East to Morocco in the West dishes, both, elaborate and simple, have been determined for millennia by local...

Michael Jansen

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