Analysis on Palestinian history, Middle East politics, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
George Orwell’s dystopian foresight could easily find new expressions in the ongoing Israeli wars of genocide in Gaza and Lebanon.
The launching of the widespread terror campaign targeting civilians in Lebanon is an integral part of the Israeli war strategy to achieve tactical military objectives.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet has approved a plan to wage a war on Lebanon under the pretext of returning Israeli settlers to their colonies in the northern part of historical Palestine. Historically, the Israeli government does not usually discuss its military plans in the public arena. The security cabinet meeting,
On September 1, 2024, 27 Palestinian families woke up to mourn their loved ones, including at least 11 who were killed at a supposedly “safe” shelter, in Safad School in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood east of Gaza City. On the same day, the Israeli occupation military recovered the bodies of six
After a three-hour meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken professed “Israel’s” acceptance of a supposed ceasefire proposal. However, less than 48 hours later, it became evident that this proclamation was likely part of a PR disinformation strategy designed to dress the wolf in sheep’s clothing. The complicity between the Joe
“Israel” escaped a certain military retaliation last week when Joe Biden hastily called to start a new round of ceasefire negotiations —a ploy aimed at forestalling potential reprisals for Israeli attacks in Tehran, Yemen, and Beirut. The Palestinians have agreed previously to multiple revised American ceasefire proposals. Each time, however,
On the evening of July 30, an Israeli drone targeted a residential building in the Southern Suburb of Beirut, killing three women and two children, and injuring 74 civilians. “Israel” claimed the attack was aimed at an officer of the Lebanese Resistance. Targeting residential infrastructures outside a war zone is
Blackened smoke in the background, the raging inferno ripped through tents long after “Israel” had bombed another designated “safe” zone for evacuated civilians from north of Gaza. A charred body, of a boy or a girl, pulled from the wreckage, still burning. It’s the “bigger shoah,” the bigger Holocaust, Matan
American universities pride themselves on being a melting pot of free exchange of ideas and critical thinking. The US university tenure system provides academic freedom for professors to instruct and encourage students to think outside the box, fostering the pursuit of ideas that might be considered unpopular or controversial. An
It is not easy to write about a fluid situation where events can change unpredictably by the minute. This is especially the case when it involves a mercurial figure like Benjamin Netanyahu, the narcissist Hebrew version of Donald Trump, who views the longevity of the Israeli Jewish apartheid as contingent
