Paul Mutter is a contributor to the Arabist, Foreign Policy in Focus, and Mondoweiss.
Paul Mutter

Paul Mutter is a contributor to the Arabist, Foreign Policy in Focus, and Mondoweiss.
The new Israel Defense Force chief promises “full force” response to future Palestinian demonstrations.
Sami al-Hajj, an Al Jazeera cameraman held at Guantanamo Bay for six years, was detained because of his “intelligence value” rather than any alleged wrongdoing.
For Israeli and Islamist extremists, the violence can only end with one people, on one land, with no coexistence.
The plight of Guantanamo detainees is in jeopardy of being eclipsed and rationalized by Osama bin Laden’s death.
What goes around comes around with arms exports, as the war in Libya demonstrates.