- January 22, 2025
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The Price of Impunity in Gaza: Is This Israel’s Day of Reckoning?
It is time for Israel to learn yet another lesson: that the age of accountability has begun.
Israel Destroyed Gaza ‘for Generations to Come’ and the World Stayed Silent
It is baffling that the very Western countries, which speak tirelessly about environmental protection, preservation, and warning against carbon emissions, are the same entities that helped sustain the war on Gaza.
When Partners Become Enemies: Can Netanyahu Maintain Control After the War?
This article is written by Ramzy Baroud, offering an in-depth analysis of the political dynamics surrounding Yoav Gallant’s resignation and Netanyahu’s strategy in the ongoing Gaza war.
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 panic but, at times, contentment in God’s will.
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 Strip.
The West Bank’s Men of the CIA – Why is the PA Killing Palestinians in Jenin?
How long will the PA be allowed to serve the role of the enforcers of the Israeli occupation and the protector of settlers, while still promoting itself as the guardian of Palestinian rights, freedom and statehood?
When Censorship Kills – Social Media and the War on the Palestinian Narrative
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 dire.
‘Great Opportunity’ for Permanent War: What if Israel Annexed the West Bank?
Palestinians will certainly resist, as they always do. The nature of the resistance will prove critical in the success or failure of the Israeli scheme.
Genuine Solidarity Is Not Conditional: Gaza and Unity around Palestine
A new kind of unity around Palestine is finally finding its way to the Palestine solidarity movement worldwide.
Price of Freedom: Why Israel Cannot Push the Reset Button on Its Genocide
The history of all national liberation struggles, Palestine included, demonstrates that the price for freedom is always high.
‘Genocide’ vs ‘Bigger Genocide’ in Gaza: Time to Decolonize Our Minds
The world is vastly changing, and it is time for us to change as well. Fanon had already discovered the cure: We must clinically detect and remove the rot, not only from our land but from our minds as well.
Beyond ‘Deals’ and Creative ‘Solutions’ – The Roadmap to a Justice Peace in Palestine
As far as Palestinians are concerned there can only be one acceptable ‘deal’, a deal that is predicated on the full implementation of international law, including the Palestinian people’s right of return and right to self-determination.
A Nation in Denial: Rebranding Old Fantasies Will Not Save Israel
Since this crowd is motivated by extremist religious ideologies, they are unable to abide by any form of rational thinking, even that emanating from well-regarded Zionist figures inside Israel itself.
End of Empathy: Did the Gaza Genocide Render the UN Irrelevant?
The problem is multilayered, complicated by the fact that UN officials and employees do not have the power to alter the very skewed structure of the world’s largest political institution.
Voting against Genocide – How Palestine Has Become a Domestic US Political Issue
Millions of Americans took notice and acted upon their sense of collective rage to punish the Democrats for what they had done to the Palestinian people.
The Story Began Years Ago: Why Israel Banned UNRWA
Israel’s banning of UNRWA should represent an opportunity for those concerned about the standing of the United Nations, to remind Israel that UN members who have no respect for international law deserve to be delegitimized.
‘Gaza is Ours, Forever’ – Israel’s ‘Strategy’ of Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
Israel’s success and failure, however, will ultimately be determined by this maxim: as long as the Palestinian people are fighting back, Weiss and her fellow extremists will not find safety in Gaza.
The Long History of Palestine – How Palestinians See Their Future and Their Past
If the oppressed, the natives of the land, are not fully vanquished or decimated, they are likely to rise, fight and win back their freedom.
Israel’s Biblical Wars of ‘Self Defense’: The Myth of the ‘Seven War Fronts’
There is a difference between a country fighting a defensive war on multiple fronts and another fighting for colonial expansion.
‘Text Me You Haven’t Died’ – My Sister was the 166th Doctor to Be Murdered in Gaza
For us, Soma was a larger-than-life figure. This is precisely why her sudden absence has shocked us to the point of disbelief.
One Year Since the Genocide – Palestinian Sumud vs the Israeli War Machine
The sumud of the Palestinians in Gaza, who have endured a year of mass killing, deliberate starvation and total destruction of all aspects of life, is helping reassert the political significance of a long-marginalized nation.
One Year On – Five Things the War on Gaza Taught Us about the Palestinian Struggle
While humanitarian urgency must indeed be a priority, other factors are also deserving of consideration, especially as we mark the one-year anniversary of the ongoing war.
Using the Gaza Playbook in Lebanon – How Words Can Justify a Genocide
Perpetuating Israeli lies is dangerous, not only because truth-telling is a virtue but also because words kill, and dishonest reporting can, in fact, succeed in justifying genocide.
Refugees Killing Refugees – Israel’s Recruiting of Africans in Gaza is a New Low
It is incumbent on African governments to take a strong stance so that Israel ceases its practice of using Africans to kill and die in Gaza.
Israel’s True Objectives in Gaza, and Why It Will Fail
Israel’s new plans will not succeed simply because Israel continues to face the same obstacle: the steadfastness of the Palestinian people.
Cartography of Genocide: Why Netanyahu Erased Palestine from the Map
For him, Palestinians are nomadic beings who, by mere historical incident, ventured into his biblical land, in which they have no claim or right.
Zionism Vs. Zionism – Are the Kahanists Accelerating the ‘Collapse of Israel’?
Kahanism here is a reference to the Kach Party of Rabbi Meir Kahane. Though now banned, Kach has resurfaced in numerous forms, including in Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party.
Israel vs. International Law – Why Erdan Wants to Destroy the UN
Though for Palestinians, such facts remain devoid of practical meaning, for Israel, the UN position is a major obstacle in the face of its blatant settler colonial project.
A Strategic Shift – Will Palestinian Groups Return to ‘Martyrdom Attacks’ inside Israel?
By denying Israelis any sense of security in major cities inside Israel, the Israeli public could, once more, turn against Netanyahu for failing to deliver on any of his lofty promises.
Restoring Psychological Deterrence – Torture of Palestinians as a ‘Systematic Strategy’
By trying to break the will of the Palestinians through torture, humiliation and rape, Israel wants to restore a different kind of deterrence, which it lost on October 7.
