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Commentary
‘From Here, from Gaza’ – Enough, Stop the Genocide Now
By Shahd Safi – Gaza From here, from Gaza, the quest for evidence of Israel’s genocide looks like a futile exercise. Don’t we have all the evidence of our eyes and ears, our hearts and […]
Defunding UNRWA: The Last Phase of Israeli Genocide
By Jamal Kanj Even if Israeli allegations against a handful of low-level individuals held some validity, why should UNRWA be responsible for a conduct carried out by employees outside their working hours, and not associated […]
‘How Long? Not Long’ – Tomorrow Belongs to Palestine
By Dr. M. Reza Behnam From its inception, Israel has sought to remove the native population and build a settler state on Palestinian land. Its leaders have used international organizations and the Western powers that […]
The ICJ and The Dichotomy Between The Genocide Victims and The Perpetrators
By Jamal Kanj The West faces two options: either compel Israeli compliance or make a mockery of international law, thereby deepening the rift between the genocide victims and the perpetrators. The interim findings of the […]
Europe’s Moral Crisis: Is the EU a Direct Partner in the Israeli Genocide in Gaza?
By Ramzy Baroud This is not a simple case of Western double standards. Israel sees Europe as a lackey, though Europe, collectively, carries significant economic weight. Europe stayed silent when Israel began pounding the […]
ICJ Ruling is Not Good Enough, and This is the Way Forward – ILAN PAPPE
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle If committed activists needed an additional reason for why what they are doing is essential and just, then the ICJ’s ruling is a chilling reminder of what […]
As We Celebrate, Gaza is Disappointed with ICJ Ruling – This is Why
By Ramzy Baroud The following comments were presented by Dr. Ramzy Baroud, editor-in-chief of The Palestine Chronicle, at a private conference on the Israeli genocide in Gaza, held in London on January 27. The […]
Why Does Canada Revenue Agency Allow Tax Deductions for Help Killing Palestinians?
By Yves Engler Israeli universities are assisting a military slaughtering of Palestinians and all Canadians are subsidizing them. We must end this huge financial contribution that should run afoul of charity rules. In Israel, the […]
Beware of the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Calls for a Ceasefire but with Conditions
By Benay Blend These wolves in sheep’s clothing are a continuation of the imperialist West’s desire to deny Palestinians any agency that would thwart Israel’s claim to the land. According to this fable, a wolf […]
The Arabs: A History – Book Review
By Jim Miles (The Arabs – A History. Eugene Rogan. Basic Books, New York, 2009. Revised 2017.) While the genocide has raged on in Gaza I have been reading Eugene Rogan’s large work simply titled The […]
Genocide in Gaza as an Opportunity: What Ben-Gvir Wants in the West Bank
By Ramzy Baroud This genocidal war continues to create opportunities for religious Zionism to acquire new followers, and to lay deeper roots within Israel’s political establishment. If what is currently happening in the occupied […]
The Inimitable John Pilger: The Warrior of Principled Journalism Has Passed Away
By Ramzy Baroud John Pilger stood firmly on the side of oppressed people, spoke strongly against the injustices meted out by the powerful, and uncompromisingly defended free speech whenever it is threatened. The first […]
On Remembering Martin Luther King’s Anti-Imperialist, Anti-Capitalist Words
By Benay Blend Like other revolutionaries in this country, King’s memory has been sanitized, reduced to a few lines in his “I have a Dream Speech”. Martin Luther King Day, on January 15, has come […]
100 Days and Counting of War: Legendary Palestinian Resistance Will Be Netanyahu’s Downfall
By Ramzy Baroud 100 days of war on Gaza has taught us that superior firepower no longer influences outcomes when a nation takes the collective decision of resisting. Law number one in the ‘law […]
Germany’s Siding with Zionist Génocidaires Betrays Own History of Genocide in Namibia
By Iqbal Jassat As global outrage continues to escalate against the slaughter of Palestinians in besieged Gaza by the settler colonial regime, it is necessary to glance back at Africa, where the first genocide of […]
Fedayin, Audre Lorde, and Throwing Out the Master’s Tools – Georges Abdallah’s Fight
By Benay Blend Whatever happens, Palestinians will continue to build an alternative to the defunct Zionist notion of two states. On October 29, 1979, the poet Audre Lorde participated in a panel at a New […]
Israel Faces Justice in The Hague – These are the Possible Scenarios
By John Whitbeck There is no legal or moral reason for the ICJ not to order the provisional measures sought by South Africa unanimously. The three hours of oral arguments by the six members of […]
From Gaza to Congo: How Palestinians Became Victims of Zionist History
By Ramzy Baroud Not only is Israel now assuming the role of the mass killer but the rest of the Western world continues to play the role assigned to them in this historical tragedia. […]
‘Who’s Driving’? – How Netanyahu Broke Israel up to Warring Camps
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo October 7 has complicated the political scene in Israel in ways that even the masterful politician, Netanyahu, could not handle. Who runs Israel? This is not an easy question […]
Hate vs. Love: Is an IDF T-shirt Worth Fighting Over?
By Paul Salvatori “The idea that any of us should choose hate, represented by those wearing IDF t-shirts, instead of love, is intolerable.” A few days ago, I met with a friend I hadn’t […]
A ‘Genocidal Maniac’: What is Netanyahu’s Ultimate Goal in the Middle East?
By Ramzy Baroud This article was written shortly before Israel assassinated the Deputy Head of Hamas Political Bureau Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut on January 2. The assassination is a further illustration of the Israeli […]
Rage over Gaza: Washington Will Pay for Its Support of Israel
By Ramzy Baroud “In the end, love will return in a different way,” Kafka wrote. He is right. But hate, too, tends to return as well, manifesting itself in myriad ways. A famous quote […]
Palestine: The Greatest Moral Issue of Our Time
By Dr. M. Reza Behnam Israel’s birth certificate has been stained with the blood of Palestinians. It has no place in the Middle East until it puts down the gun and rejects the ideology of […]
‘The Hitleryugend’ or ISIS Israel: The Two Kooks who Nationalized Judaism – ILAN PAPPE
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle The phenomenon of religious Zionism originates in the teaching of two of the most respected Zionist rabbis, a father and son, belonging to the Kook family. Mainstream […]
Leve Palestina: The Rhyme of the Undamned
By Louis Brehony Fighting the ban, Leve Palestina is simultaneously a rebellion against proscriptions, right-wing media campaigns, and the constant attack on our right to solidarity with resistance. Cultural effects of the Zionist genocide and […]
Gaza, Saudi, Iran, Venezuela and More: Some of the Most Significant Geopolitical Events of 2023
By Ramzy Baroud All of these geopolitical shifts are likely to stay with us in 2024, leading to yet other significant changes to the world’s political map and, unfortunately, yet more conflicts, as well. […]
‘In a Roaring Flood’: How Israel Provoked October 7 Attacks, Yet Was Caught by Surprise
By Ramzy Baroud While Israel is determined to end Palestinian Resistance, the Palestinian people’s determination to win their freedom is far greater. The dramatic, earth-shattering events in Palestine starting on October 7 have taken […]
The Suffering of Children in Gaza Must Compel Us to Act, not Despair
By Paul Salvatori We must never give up on that. It’s people, not power, who will save the children of Gaza. I received a message this week from my friend Yasser. He’s in the […]
Genocide in Gaza Requires more than Mealy-Mouthed Excuses from South Africa’s Opposition Party
By Iqbal Jassat South Africa’s opposition political party the Democratic Alliance (DA), has done no more than mealy-mouth talk of “peace”. Whenever South Africa’s opposition political party the Democratic Alliance (DA), widely perceived and known […]
Urinating on Prisoners: How Palestinian Pride Canceled Israel’s ‘Politics of Humiliation’
By Ramzy Baroud Throughout its history – violent birth and equally violent existence – Israel has purposely humiliated Palestinians as an expression of its disproportionately greater military power over a hapless, confined and mostly […]