Since the start of the Gaza war, our budget has tripled as we hired more editors and writers. We must not stop now as the Israeli genocide against innocent civilians in the Strip is worsening. Your solidarity is more critical than ever before.
Barack Obama
Today’s Ukraine War was Made in the West Yesterday
By Issa Khalaf War is the dark side of the human species, its rationalizations and justifications ubiquitous. Ukraine seems like a victim, the asymmetrical underdog. Those who care about Palestine (and elsewhere) have a deep […]
How A Boy Called Christmas Converted Me to the Politics of Greed
By Jonathan Cook This was the Christmas my young daughter finally cornered me into admitting that Father Christmas doesn’t exist. I felt a small pang of regret that she had taken another step towards graduating […]
From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia – Book Review
By Jim Miles (From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia. Michael McFaul. Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2018/2019) “From Cold War to Hot Peace” is a difficult book to discuss. […]
‘Leaving Aside’ International Law: Why Democrats are as Dangerous as Republicans to a Just Peace in Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Motivated by their justifiable aversion to former US President Donald Trump, many analysts have rashly painted a rosy picture of how Democrats could quickly erase the bleak trajectory of the previous […]
On the High Cost of Solidarity: Joe Biden, Palestine and The Left
By Benay Blend “As Palestinians,” writes Zarefah Baroud, “we are taught to comply with our oppression for the sake of a peace we won’t be included in. Unlearn this,” she suggests, and moreover, “when a […]
The US Money Tree: The Untold Story of American Aid to Israel
By Ramzy Baroud On December 21, the United States Congress passed the COVID-19 Relief Package, as part of a larger $2.3 trillion bill meant to cover spending for the rest of the fiscal year. […]
‘Total Reset’ is Wishful Thinking: The Daunting Task of Reordering US Foreign Policy
By Ramzy Baroud A new term has imposed itself on the conversation regarding the impending presidency of US President-elect, Joe Biden: “The Total Reset”. Many headlines have already promised that the Biden Presidency is […]
How UN Resolution 2334 Accelerated Israel’s Colonization in the West Bank
By Ramzy Baroud Three years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2334. With fourteen members voting in favor and one abstention, the Resolution was the equivalent of a political earthquake. Indeed, it was the […]
Obama’s Unending Wars: Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Obama’s Unending Wars – Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State. Jeremy Kuzmarov. Clarity Press, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2019.) Obama is a shining light in comparison to his two bookends, […]
America in Afghanistan: Foreign Policy Making From Bush to Obama to Trump – Book Review
By Jim Miles (America in Afghanistan: Foreign Policy Making From Bush to Obama to Trump. Sharifullah Dorani. I. B. Taurus – Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc. London/NewYork, 2019.) Sharifulla Dorani’s work, America in Afghanistan, provides an interesting […]