Category: Current Op-Ed

Analysis on Palestinian history, Middle East politics, and the ongoing struggle for justice.

Category: Current Op-Ed

Gaza Hospital massacre and the marketing of Israeli lies

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

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Gaza hospital massacre and the marketing of Israeli lies

A blast killed more than 500 civilians in the “safe” yard of al Ahli Baptist Hospital. Within short hours, the Israeli army concluded it was a misfired Palestinian rocket. US President, Joe Biden, soon after his arrival in “Tel Aviv” adopted the Israeli story blaming “the other side” for the

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Western media: an accessory in Israeli war crimes

October 18, 2023 at 4:57 pm BBC TV newsroom [Stuart Pinfold/Flickr] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” This quote was attributed to Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi chief propagandist. Today, Goebbels would envy the Israeli

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Western Media, an accessory in Israeli War Crimes

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” This quote was attributed to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi chief propagandist. Today, Goebbels would envy the Israeli disinformation prowess employing Western media to willingly market Israeli Big Lies.  Claims of “decapitated Israeli children”

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Gaza Seized the Initiative: Might vs Willpower

I write as we watch the news of Palestinian fighters from the besieged and starved Gaza strip having seized the initiatives from the Israeli daily incursions on Palestinian camps, and towns murdering civilians. Prior to the launching of Operation Al Aqsa Flood, Israeli murders this year have reached more than

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Misinformation: Zionist Distortion of Religious Scriptures

This is the sixth of a series of articles exploring Zionist historical reconstruct and cultural heist of native Palestinians. For the first article: ‘Israeli’ Invention of Artificial Reality, for the second article:  ‘Israel’: A ‘fairytale’ history, for the third article: Israeli Invention of National Symbols, for fourth article: ‘Israel’s’ largest

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Cultural Heist: Biblical Currency and Zion-washing of Palestinian National Dress

\This is the fifth of a series of articles exploring Zionist historical reconstruct and cultural heist of native Palestinians. For the first article: Israeli Invention of Artificial Reality, for the second article: “Israel”: A ‘fairytale’ history, for the third article: Israeli Invention of National Symbols, for fourth article: ‘”Israel’s” largest

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‘Israel’s’ largest Surface Cultural Heist: Palestinian Cuisine

This is the fourth of a series of articles that will explore Zionist myths, artificial history, and made-up culture. For the first article: ‘Israeli’ Invention of Artificial Reality, for the second article: ‘Israel’: A ‘fairytale’ history, for the third article: Israeli Invention of National Symbols. In continuation of my previous

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Camp Jenin: The Story of Palestine

There is a clear relationship between the recent Israeli incursion into the Jenin camp and the laws of cause and effect. Understanding the catalyst that led to the establishment of the refugee camp is therefore crucial in comprehending both the Israeli war on the camp this month, and its destruction

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Jamal Kanj

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.