The arrest of a prominent Palestinian activist, Musab Shtayyeh, and another Palestinian activist, by Palestinian Authority police on September 20 was not the first time that the notorious PA’s Preventive Security Service (PSS) has arrested […]
In a sign of the brazenness of Israel’s supporters, the lead organ of Canada’s Jewish community has long received funds from and supported an organization whose raison d’être likely breaches Canadian law. But a recent legal […]
“Marvel’s new superhero is actually a monster,” explains the writer/activist Susan Abulhawa, “just like the powerful Zionist propagandists doing all they can to normalize their horrendous colonial project.” Included in a forthcoming Marvel film, “Captain […]
“I was at my father’s house when I heard the voices of bombardments. Immediately after, I received a call. They told me that Israel was bombing my neighborhood,” said Ashraf Al Qaisi, a 46-year-old vendor […]
The introduction of an Israeli Mossad agent as the latest Marvel movie character crosses the line, even by Hollywood’s poor moral standards. However, the Israeli superhero, Sabra, must be understood within the rational progression of […]
In his anticipated speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to, once more, make a passionate plea for the recognition of Palestine as a full member. […]
(The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People. Walter Russell Mead. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 2022.) In today’s world, a clear understanding of the relationship between […]
“We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history,” declared Julius Malema, head of the left-wing Economic […]
Recently I was sifting through an older video of Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism. I was specifically looking for an observation he makes on the nature of calling […]
Montréal is a bastion of Israeli nationalist ideology. People of conscience must disrupt their activities, confronting the reality of Palestinian dispossession and apartheid. At the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, three weeks ago, […]
While millions of people in Britain and around the world can not stop singing the praises of the late Queen as a paragon of moderation, sensibility, and common sense, quite a few of the people […]
September 16 marks the 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the killing of around 3,000 Palestinians at the hands of Lebanon’s Phalangist militias operating under the command of the Israeli army. Four decades […]
Narendra Modi’s BJP-led government has yet again come under fire from human rights organizations for abuse of power under India’s draconian anti-terror law known as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). In its ratings, CIVICUS […]
On September 1, 2022, President Joe Biden delivered a speech from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, a location that holds symbolic meaning for most Americans. It is where both the Declaration of Independence was signed and […]
As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, that Europe should sever […]
“As soon as I left prison, I went to Nael’s grave. It is adorned with the colors of the Palestinian flag and verses from the Holy Quran. I told my little brother how much I […]
Moshe Makias, an Israeli laser show operator, explosive salesman and a wanted fugitive in the US for extortion and related crimes, heard a confession by one of the murderers of Palestinian-American activist Alex Odeh, a […]
A Toronto-based group, the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF), is co-organizing an event for this November. It’s called “RISE UP Ottawa!” According to its GoFundMe page, the event is about promoting education around human rights […]
“#Mo @netflixis so good. The episodes are witty, engaging & real. Music selections r perfect. Dialogue is authentic. Most of all, it’s quite emotional seeing this representation. It made me realize how deeply our humanity […]
On Wednesday, August 31, I interrupted a major funding announcement at McGill to ask the head of the university about her suppression of Palestine solidarity. As she spoke from the Faculty Club’s stage I asked […]
Though there are contrasting views on Gorbachev’s legacy, it is important to recall that as leader of the Soviet Union he oversaw the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan in 1989, after Moscow’s failed decade-long […]
“Eat your homeland’s lolium, but not the crusader’s wheat” (Traditional Palestinian saying) We were wrapping up the interview and standing under the monumental key atop the archway into the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. For […]
“There was no Massacre in Jenin” was the title of a Haaretz editorial on April 19, 2002, one week after Israel ended its deadly onslaught on the besieged Palestinian refugee camp in the northern West […]
Recently two Canadian Members of Parliament (MP), Ya’ara Saks and Anthony Housefather expressed their strong disapproval of Robin Wettlaufer, Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority. Having had a pleasant meeting with him, she described […]
On August 6, Nour Diab woke her child, four-year-old Jameel, to have a late lunch. He asked her to make him noodles. She fed and bathed him. Then Jameel put on his new clothes, his […]
While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favor of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not the case. Take the New York […]
How is best to understand the war in Ukraine? Why is this war so important for the Palestinian struggle? How to make sense of everything by examining the big picture? On the surface the Ukrainian […]
Pariah regimes are known to decay until they turn lifeless. South Africa under white minority rule is a perfect example. It stagnated both in morality and authority, despite claiming staunch Christian values and nuclear power. […]
Many people were surprised and outraged when US President Biden recently fist bumped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. After all, as a candidate, Biden pledged to make the Saudi kingdom a pariah since the […]
“Inflicting hurt on any child during the course of conflict is deeply disturbing,” said Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights last Thursday, voicing alarm at the number of Palestinian children killed […]
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