Rafah is Netanyahu’s Last Fig Leaf
Rafah is not a military base, nor does it have any geopolitical significance. It is, however, Netanyahu’s last chance for political survival and exoneration from criminal charges.
Analysis on Palestinian history, Middle East politics, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
Rafah is not a military base, nor does it have any geopolitical significance. It is, however, Netanyahu’s last chance for political survival and exoneration from criminal charges.

April 1, 2024 at 10:59 am Palestinian children sit on a hill next to tents housing the displaced in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on 30 March, 2024 [MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk Rafah is not a military base, nor does it have any geopolitical

March 21, 2024 at 11:35 am A view of construction machines, loaded with stone blocks from Khan Yunis, as construction of the temporary port, to be built to ensure the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza, still continues in Gaza City, Gaza on March 14, 2024. [Yasser Qudaih – Anadolu

March 7, 2024 at 11:37 am Members of the Palestinian diaspora, supported by the local Muslim community and activists, are taking part in a pro-Palestinian rally, starting at Churchill Square and proceeding through downtown Edmonton, Canada on March 2, 2024 [Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk Imagine

February 22, 2024 at 11:03 am A woman carries a picture of 6 year old Hind Rajab in memory of her death as people gathered at a rally near the Israeli embassy in London, United Kingdom, after hundreds of thousands marched demanding a ceasefire and an end to the Israeli

February 5, 2024 at 2:23 pm A Palestinian student walks out of a UNRWA school with a lunchbox in her hand at al-Am’ari Refugee Camp after funding cuts to UNRWA in Ramallah, West Bank on February 03, 2024. [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk International leaders who

January 29, 2024 at 9:10 pm People hold Palestinian flags in front of the International Court of Justice as hundreds of journalists outside waiting for the ICJ to give interim ruling in Gaza genocide case against Israel made by South Africa in the Hague, the Netherlands on January 26, 2024.[Nikos

January 6, 2024 at 1:10 pm An aerial view of damaged residential building as residents and civil defense teams carry out a search and rescue operation around the rubble of the building demolished after Israeli attack in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on January 05, 2024 [Mohammed Fayq – Anadolu Agency] by

December 22, 2023 at 4:36 pm Relatives and friends, including the mother Dikla (C-R) and the father Avi (C-L), mourn as they gather for the funeral of Alon Shamriz, mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza earlier in the week after being held by Hamas since the October 7 attack,

December 6, 2023 at 2:38 pm A picture taken from southern Israel near the fence with the Gaza Strip on December 6, 2023 [JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk Israel resumed its genocidal war on Gaza following the brief pause last week, which was insufficient to address

November 7, 2023 at 1:10 pm US President Joe Biden speaks at an Amtrak facility in Bear, Delaware, US, on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 [Rachel Wisniewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk President Biden, you lied when you said that you “saw” images of decapitated Israeli children. You lied

October 26, 2023 at 3:46 pm The after effects of an Israeli strike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital that killed more than 500 civilians in Gaza on 18 October 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk A blast killed more than 500 civilians in the “safe” yard of Al
Jamal Kanj (jamalkanj.com) is the author of Children of Catastrophe: Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America, and other books. He writes frequently on Arab world issues for various national and international publications.