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Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization

January 24, 2023

On January 19, during one of its raids in the Occupied West Bank, the Israeli military arrested a Palestinian journalist, Abdul Muhsen Shalaldeh, near the town of Al-Khalil (Hebron). This is just the latest of […]

It Has Always Been a ‘Religious War’: On Ben Gvir and the Adaptability of Zionism

January 18, 2023

In a self-congratulatory article published in the Atlantic in 2017, Yossi Klein Halevi describes Israeli behavior at the just-conquered holy Muslim shrines in Occupied East Jerusalem in 1967 as “an astonishing moment of religious restraint”. […]

Time for Action is Now: What Will Happen after the ICJ Delegitimizes Israel’s Occupation of Palestine

January 11, 2023

Once more, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will offer a legal opinion on the consequences of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. A historic United Nations vote on December 31 called on the ICJ to […]

On Giuseppe Trani and the ‘Human Condition’: Positive Vibes for 2023

January 9, 2023

When the newsstand of Giuseppe Trani was swept away by massive flooding that devastated the southern Italian town of Casamicciola, near Naples, the 70-year-old man lost everything. Not for long, though, as the townsfolk, who […]

Criticizing or Whitewashing Israel: Netanyahu’s New Government Accentuates West’s Hypocrisy

January 4, 2023

Even before the new Israeli government was officially sworn in on December 29, angry reactions began emerging, not only among Palestinians and other Middle Eastern governments, but also among Israel’s historic allies in the West. […]

Culture of Hope: 2022 and the Margins of Victory in Palestine

January 1, 2023

Another critical year for Palestine has folded. While 2022 has wrought much of the same in terms of Israeli military occupation and increasing violence, it also introduced new variables to the Palestinian struggle – nationally, […]

The Price of Betraying Palestine: Moroccans Challenge Normalization with Israel

December 30, 2022

Two years ago, Morocco and Israel signed the US-brokered “Joint Declaration”, thus officially recognizing Israel and instating diplomatic ties. Though other Arab countries had already done the same, the Moroccan official recognition of Apartheid Israel […]

On Football, Opium and Popular Resistance: Not All Sports Are Created Equal

December 23, 2022

My friend is not an elitist. To the contrary, he has spent decades of his life fighting social inequality, racism and championing the rights of disadvantaged groups. Therefore, I was taken aback when he surmised […]

Lions’ Den is Not a Fleeting Phenomenon: On Palestine’s Looming Armed Revolt

December 21, 2022

Just when Israel, and even some Palestinians, began talking about the Lions’ Den phenomenon in the past tense, a large number of fighters belonging to the newly-formed Palestinian group marched in the city of Nablus. […]

The Nakba Day Triumph: How the UN Is Correcting a Historical Wrong

December 14, 2022

The next Nakba Day will be officially commemorated by the United Nations General Assembly on May 15, 2023. The decision by the world’s largest democratic institution is significant, if not a game changer. For nearly […]

Xi’s Visit and the Future of the Middle East: China-Arab Ties are Permanent

December 9, 2022

The problem with most Western media’s political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments. These types of analyses are now […]

The Political Side of the World Cup: How Palestine United the Arabs

December 7, 2022

We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, to be compared to other collective struggles that consume most Arabs, everywhere. […]

The ‘Begin Doctrine’: World Must Force Israel to Dismantle Its Nuclear Arsenal

December 1, 2022

As western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many western governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel’s own nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, […]

Xi vs Trudeau: How China is Rewriting History with the Colonial West

November 25, 2022

Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on November 16 has become a social media sensation. Xi, assertive […]

Weakening the ‘Unbreakable Bond’: This is why the FBI Investigation of Israel is Important

November 23, 2022

The recent decision by the United States Department of Justice to open an investigation into the killing, last May, of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is not a game-changer, but important and worthy of reflection, […]

Palestinians are Native Americans: Time to Correct the Language of History

November 16, 2022

At a recent Istanbul conference that brought many Palestinian scholars and activists together to discuss the search for a common narrative on Palestine, a Palestinian member of the audience declared at the end of a […]

The ‘Principal Threat’: Time to Talk about the Palestinian Class Struggle

November 14, 2022

On Monday, October 31, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of Occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared to be part of the community’s mourning of 49-year-old Barakat Moussa Odeh, […]

For Lula’s Victory to Matter: A Proposal for a Unified Palestinian Foreign Policy

November 10, 2022

Palestinians and their supporters are justified in celebrating the election victory of the leftist presidential candidate, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brazil’s runoff elections on October 30. But Lula’s victory is incomplete and could […]

Chasing a Mirage: How Israel Arab Parties Validate Israeli Apartheid

November 2, 2022

Regardless of the outcome of the latest Israeli elections, Arab parties will not reap meaningful political benefits, even if they collectively achieve their highest representation ever. The reason is not about the parties themselves, but […]

From Ally to Enemy: Australia Hammers Final Nail in US ‘Deal of the Century’

October 26, 2022

US President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ was meant to represent a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama’s premature declaration of the ‘End of History’ and the uncontested supremacy of […]

Difficult Months Ahead: Why Israel is Afraid of the Lions’ Den

October 19, 2022

This headline in the Israeli newspaper, the Jerusalem Post, only tells part of the story: “The Lions’ Den, Other Palestinian Groups are Endless Headache for Israel, PA.” It is true that both the Israeli government […]

Strangers Behind the Trees: On the Death of Rayan Suliman and His Fear of Monsters

October 12, 2022

Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldiers. This is all that we talked about before going to bed. Unlike imaginary monsters in the closet or under the […]

Hidden Motives: Why Lapid is Not Serious about a Palestinian State

October 5, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid threw a wrench into the works when he declared from the United Nations General Assembly podium: “An agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states for two peoples, is the […]

‘Well of Solutions’ or Problems: Why Reforming the UN is Critical

October 4, 2022

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly was, in many ways, similar to the 76th session and many other previous sessions: at best, a stage for rosy rhetoric that is rarely followed by […]

From Nabulsi to Shtayyeh: Which Side is the PA On?

September 29, 2022

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 […]

From Exodus to Marvel: A Brief History of Hollywood’s Justification of Israeli War Crimes

September 26, 2022

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 […]

Will the United Nations Finally Deliver Justice for Palestine?

September 23, 2022

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. […]

‘Avenging Sabra and Shatila’: On Israeli Massacres and Palestinian Resistance

September 14, 2022

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 […]

The Road to Fascism: How the War in Ukraine is Changing Europe

September 10, 2022

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 […]

‘Painful March for Freedom’: The Triumphant Legacy of Palestinian Prisoners

September 7, 2022

“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 […]

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