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The Long History Of Palestine – Why Palestinians Are Winning The Legitimacy War

As Israel's military actions falter in achieving lasting dominance, Palestinians remain steadfast in their quest for freedom, driven by deep-rooted cultural resilience and collective...

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...

‘Text Me You Haven’t Died’ – My Sister Was The 166th Doctor To Be Murdered In Gaza

‘This is not a story about stones and concrete. It is much bigger. It is a story that cannot be fully told, however long...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Words vs Action: To End Armed Conflicts, Restrict Global Arms Trade  

While many are earnestly pointing at the devastation of war, the rampant human rights violations and the deliberate relegation of international and humanitarian law,...

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...

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...

‘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,...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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