The fines for mortgage fraud had to be low so as not to endanger the viability of Deutsche Bank or Credit Suisse - but now it's not a real punishment, says economist
Gideon Levy discusses how the government's preoccupation with a small colony in the occupied West Bank demonstrates the political power of the settler lobby in Israel.
The United States attempts to secure its national security interests in Syria and Iraq by sustaining conflict rather than pursuing political solution, says professor Sabah Alnasseri.