Letters from Gaza – ‘Alhamdulillah. We Are Not Okay’
Over the past 14 months, I have received hundreds of messages from family members throughout the Gaza Strip. The nature of the messages often conveyed a sense of urgency and…
Dr Ramzy Baroud
Fighting Israel’s War in Jenin: Can the Palestinian Authority Be Saved?
The latest news from the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) so-called "Protecting the Homeland" operation in the Jenin refugee camp paints a grim picture. Nine Palestinian lives have been claimed in this…
A Palestinian Year in Review: Genocide, Resistance and Unanswered Questions
The story of the Israeli war on Gaza can be epitomized in the story of the Israeli war on Beit Lahia, a small Palestinian town in the northern part of…
The West Bank’s Men of the CIA – Why is the PA Killing Palestinians in Jenin?
Following a ten-day siege, the Palestinian Authority began, on December 14, a violent raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. The PA security forces used similar…
The World Owes Palestine This Much – Please Stop Censoring Palestinian Voices
Social media censorship is a global phenomenon, but the war on pro-Palestinian views on social media represents a different kind of censorship, with consequences that can only be described as…
Israel to Annex the West Bank – Why Now? And What are the Likely Scenarios?
Israel is getting ready to annex the occupied Palestinian West Bank. The annexation will be a major step backward on the road to Palestinian freedom and will likely serve as…
Unity Above Else: The Only Road to the Liberation of Palestine
A new kind of unity around Palestine is finally finding its way to the Palestine solidarity movement worldwide. The reason behind this unity is obvious: Gaza. The world’s first live-streamed…
The Tectonic Shift: The Gaza Genocide and the Limits of Israeli Hasbara
The ongoing war and genocide in Gaza is unprecedented. Nothing that Israel and its supporters can say or do will avoid the historical accountability of the extermination of the Palestinian…
Israel and the West’s War on Itself: The True Meaning of ICC Arrest Warrants
The arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are a diplomatic disaster for Israel, reported The Economist,…
‘Genocide’ vs ‘Bigger Genocide’ in Gaza: Time to Decolonize Our Minds
“Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well,” Frantz Fanon wrote in ‘The Wretched of the…
No More ‘Deals’ – What Palestinians Want and Will Fight to Achieve
A major problem in American thinking in the Middle East is the utter rejection of the notion that Palestinian rights are fundamental, if at all relevant, to the coveted peace…
End of Empathy: Did the Gaza Genocide Render the UN Irrelevant?
Francesca Albanese did not mince her words. In a strongly worded speech at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee on October 29, the UN Special Rapporteur deviated from the…
Voting against Genocide – How Gaza Defeated the Democratic Establishment
Arab and Muslim American voters did not remove Democrats from office, nor did they cost Kamala Harris the Oval Office. They merely sent a strong message that Palestine matters, not…
Criminalizing UNRWA: How Israel is Delegitimizing the United Nations
On October 28, the Israeli Knesset passed a second reading of two bills that effectively ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) from carrying out “any activity” in…
‘Gaza is Ours, Forever’ – Israel’s Extremists Have a Plan for the Day after the Genocide
Under the slogan ‘Gaza is Ours, Forever’, a large number of Israeli extremists and right-wing politicians met in the settlement of Be’eri, near the Gaza border region, on October 20-21.…
The Long History of Palestine – Why Palestinians are Winning the Legitimacy War
Oddly, it was Israeli historian Benny Morris who got it right, when he offered a candid prediction of the future of his country and its war with the Palestinians. "The…
Israel’s Biblical Wars of ‘Self Defense’: The Myth of the ‘Seven War Fronts’
Israeli officials keep repeating that Israel is fighting on multiple fronts. The truth is that Israel chooses to fight on multiple fronts. The two claims are fundamentally different. Recently, Israeli…
‘Text Me You Haven’t Died’ – My Sister was the 166th Doctor to Be Murdered in Gaza
"Your lives will continue. With new events and new faces. They are the faces of your children, who will fill your homes with noise and laughter." These were the last…
No Matter the Cost – Things the Israeli Genocide in Gaza Taught Us about Palestine, and the World
The last year of a relentless Israeli war on Gaza, and bloody raids and violence in the West Bank have been largely viewed in terms of their horrific humanitarian outcomes:…
A Year of Genocide – Despite the Unbelievable Pain, Palestinians Emerge Stronger
No one had expected that one year would be enough to recenter the Palestinian cause as the world’s most pressing issue, and that millions of people across the globe, would,…
Words Kill – Why Israel Gets Away with Murder in Gaza and Lebanon
The official Israeli army version of why it has targeted civilian areas during the intense and deadly bombardment of September 20 in south Lebanon is that the Lebanese are hiding…
War of Legitimacy – How the ICJ, UNGA Challenged Decades of Israeli, US Arrogance
Two historical events regarding the Israeli occupation of Palestine have taken place on July 19 and September 18. The first was a most comprehensive ‘advisory opinion’ by the International Court…
African Union Must Intervene – Asylum Seekers Enlisted to Kill Palestinians in Gaza
If one is to visit the Mahal website, a pop-up reminder, reading ‘Apply online’, keeps appearing. It is as if the repeated beep is a reminder of the state of…
Israel’s True Objectives in Gaza, and Why It Will Fail
Never in its history of war, and military occupation has Israel been so incapable of developing a coherent plan for its future, and the future of its victims. Even a…
Abbas ‘Postponed’ Democracy – So, Who Speaks on Behalf of the Palestinian People?
In April 2021, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree postponing parliamentary and presidential elections, which were scheduled to take place in May and July respectively. The then-85-year-old Palestinian leader justified…
Cartography of Genocide: Why Netanyahu Erased Palestine from the Map
When asked why his latest map has erased the whole of the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retorted with the most detestable answer. “I didn’t include the Dead…
Zionism vs Zionism – Ben-Gvir and the Acceleration of the Collapse of Israel
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed, on August 26, to build a synagogue inside the Muslim holy site Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Ben-Gvir, as a representation of Israel's powerful religious Zionist…
War on Children – Gaza Kids Are Unvaccinated, Hungry and Orphaned
The Israeli war on Gaza has become a war on Palestinian children. This was as true on October 7 as it is today. On August 17, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
Erdan’s War on the UN: The Brutal Wish of Failed Israel Diplomat
Departing Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan clearly had an unpleasant experience at the world’s largest international institution. In an interview published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv on…
Prolonging Genocide as a Smokescreen: On Israel’s Other War in the West Bank
Promises of "absolute victory" in Gaza are nothing but "gibberish", according to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Gallant's comments were not meant to be public, but somehow were leaked and…
Partners in Genocide: Israel is Slaughtering Palestinians with Western Arms
While many are earnestly pointing at the devastation of war, the rampant human rights violations and the deliberate relegation of international and humanitarian law, there are those who see war…
Restoring Fear – Why Israeli Soldiers Rape
On October 25, Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that “Muslims are not afraid of us anymore.” It might sound odd that Feiglin saw the element of…
Zionism on the Brink: The Gaza War Beyond Netanyahu
The idea that the war on Gaza is essentially waged and sustained by and for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, for long, dominated political analyses on the subject. The…
When ‘Prophets’ Become Memes: Rise and Fall of Benjamin Netanyahu
Great orators in history would not have been recognized as such if their words carried no value. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is neither a great orator, nor did his…
‘Beijing Declaration’ on Palestine – Can Chinese Diplomacy Replace the US?
Chinese diplomacy has done it again. By hosting a historic signing of a unity agreement between 14 Palestinian political parties in Beijing on July 23, China has, once more, shown…
‘Watering Down’ Genocide: No More Moral Compromises on Palestine, Please
Why are many amongst us still tiptoeing around language when it comes to the horrific Israeli genocide in Gaza? Layers of censorship imposed on Palestinian and pro-Palestinian voices in corporate…
‘Terrorist Organization’? What’s Behind the Israeli War on UNRWA
Targeting a school during a war could be justified or, at least, argued to have been a mistake. But striking over 120 schools, killing and wounding thousands of civilians sheltered…
Dear West: Your ‘Age of Monsters’ Has Begun
Antonio Gramsci was not a professional philosopher. His intellect was refreshingly situated within an inherent bias towards the common people, the 'subaltern' classes, particularly the working class. He argued that…
When Supporting Israel is a Liability: Is Gaza Changing the West?
Much has been written about the political earthquakes in Britain and France, the first resulting in the crushing defeat of the Conservative Party and the latter in the overpowering of…
Rekindling the Old Love Affair: Can Trump Save Netanyahu?
Many political analysts believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is buying time in Gaza and Lebanon with the hope that Donald Trump returns to the White House, following the…
Sharon Revisited: Netanyahu’s Ultimate Aim in Gaza and Why It Will Fail
Israel never learns from its mistakes. What Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to implement in Gaza is but a poor copy of previous strategies that were used in…
On Aid and War – How Israel Has Used Starvation to Subdue the Palestinians
Humanitarian aid should never be politicized though, quite often, the very survival of nations is used as political bargaining chips. Sadly, Gaza remains a prime example. Even before the current…
The Altalena Affair: Is Israel Heading towards a Civil War?
“There will be no civil war” in Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 18. But he might be wrong. Netanyahu’s statement was made in the context of…
Armed Vs. Peaceful Resistance – What You Need to Know about Muqawama in Gaza
The word Muqawama in Palestinian lexicon does not need elaboration beyond the immediate meaning it generates among ordinary Palestinians. Only recently, and specifically after the Oslo peace accords and the…
Growing up in Nuseirat – Where Massacres Become Routine
I clearly remember my first day at an UNRWA school in a refugee camp in Gaza. I was five years of age. It felt like my life was over. The…
‘Wishful Thinking’ – Does Israel Have All the Cards in Gaza?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is often criticized for failing to produce a vision for the ‘next day’, meaning the day following the end of the Gaza war. Some of…
America Isolated: Why Some Western Capitals Are Shifting Positions on Gaza
On June 6, Spain joined South Africa’s case at the United Nations top Court, accusing Israel of genocide. This move followed a decision by Madrid and two other western European…
End of an Era: Pro-Palestine Language Exposes Israel, Zionism
If one were to argue that a top Spanish government official would someday declare that “from the river to the sea, Palestine would be free”, the suggestion itself would have…
Beyond Two State Solution – Why Recognizing State of Palestine is Important
In politics, context is crucial. To truly appreciate the recent decision by Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognize the state of Palestine, the subject has to be placed in proper…
The Untold ICC Story: How the Global South Helped Palestine Challenge Western Institutions
Even the most optimistic of political analysts did not expect that the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor would be uttering these words: “I have reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin…
Gaza Matters and Democracy is Functional: On the Latest Democracy Perception Index
The Democracy Perception Index (DPI) issued its 2024 report on May 8, revealing important and interesting shifts in global perceptions about democracy, geopolitics and international relations. The conclusions in the…
Nakba Resurrected – How the Gaza Resistance Ended Segmentation of Palestine
Inadvertently, Israel has pressed the reset button on its war with the Palestinian people, taking back the so-called conflict to square one. Save a few self-serving Palestinian officials affiliated with…
Beyond Awards and Accolades: Why Gaza Journalists are the Best in the World
By granting its 2024 World Press Freedom Prize to Palestinian journalists covering the Israeli war on Gaza, UNESCO has acknowledged a historic truth. Even if the decision to name Gaza's…
Civilizational Unity, Not Clash: How Gaza Challenged Samuel Huntington’s Fantasies
Identity is fluid, because concepts such as culture, history and collective self-perceptions are never fixed. They are in a constant state of flux and revision. For hundreds of years, the…
Israel Wants to Destroy Gaza, Annex the West Bank: But What Does Gaza Want?
What is taking place in occupied Palestine is not a conflict, but a straightforward case of illegal military occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and outright genocide. Those who insist on using…
American Intifada for Gaza: What Should We Expect?
The mass protests at dozens of US universities cannot be reduced to a stifling and misleading conversation about antisemitism. Thousands of American students across the country are not protesting, risking…
Feeding War, Killing Peace: Why the US Vetoed ‘Palestine’?
The outcome of the Palestine vote and the American veto at the United Nations Security Council on April 18 was predictable. Though European countries are becoming increasingly supportive of a…
The Ideological Coup: How Disciples of Kahane Became the New Face of Israel
Throughout history, fringe religious Zionist parties have had limited success in achieving the kind of electoral victories that would allow them an actual share in the country’s political decision-making. The…
NATO’s Never-ending War: The 75-Year-Old Bully is Faltering
The western discourse on the circumstances behind the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 75 years ago, is hardly convincing. Yet, that over-simplified discourse must be examined in…
Cruelty of Language: Leaked NY Times Memo Reveals Moral Depravity of US Media
The New York Times coverage of the Israeli carnage in Gaza, like that of other mainstream US media, is a disgrace to journalism. This assertion should not surprise anyone. US…
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