How did Iran become the sworn enemy of Israel and the United States, despite being allies of Iran’s Shah in the 1970s? A look at shifting geopolitics and war in a troubled region.

For more than forty years, Iran, Israel and the United States have been fighting a covert war. A look back at this long war which has brought hardship and choas to the Middle East. 

How did Iran become the sworn enemy of Israel and the United States, despite being allies of Iran’s Shah in the 1970s? A look at shifting geopolitics and war in a troubled region.

Benjamin Netanyahu is in coalition with far-right parties whose racist and violent discourses are poisoning Israeli politics

Women civilians in Israel are increasingly turning to gun ownership for security reasons.

18 months after 7 October, Israeli society is still stuck in its hostage nightmare.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have long been rivals in the Middle East. But with open war between Iran and Israel, is this the moment where Saudi Arabia cements its regional dominance?

The Iranian regime is under threat both from outside by the United States and Israel, and from inside: many Iranians want an end to authoritarianism. 

The massacre perpetrated by Hamas on October 7th 2023 has profoundly affected Israeli society with attitudes hardening towards Palestinians.

Focus on health care workers in Gaza and Israel who are trying to save lives in war.

Reports from international bodies document the torture and inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinians held in Israeli detention.

Religious ultra-nationalist youth dream of a Greater Israel with no space for the Palestinians.

After two years of onslaught by the IDF, the population of Gaza is now starving as a deliberate tactic of war by Israel.

An analysis of the destructive strategy of the IDF, criticised in its war with Hezbollah for many civilian casualties.

Photographer Edward Kaprov has been taking photos along Israel’s borders for the last 15 years.

On 27 September 2024, the head of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and several senior members of the Shiite party were killed in Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

A vast majority of Spaniards support Palestine’s recognition; Spain defends Gaza openly.

Holocaust survivor Nelly Prezma is nearly 100 and lives with her family on a Kibbutz close to the Gaza strip.

Hybrid warfare and new technologies are putting intelligence services under serious pressure worldwide.

A series exploring animal beviour. In many animal communities, making friends is of utmost importance for survival and reproduction.