Helena Cobban: Understanding Hamas matters

Helena Cobban: Understanding Hamas matters Submitted by Ashfaaq Carim on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 16:30 Helena Cobban is a journalist who has covered events in the Middle East for more than four decades. Through her reporting, she has interviewed senior leadership across Palestinian movements and political organisations and senior members of Israel’s government. Recently, she co-authored a book with Rami Khouri, an academic and journalist who has also been writing about the Middle East for decades.