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Using the right language: The ‘incremental genocide’ of the Palestinians continues
I am writing this op-ed on March 10, 2023. Seventy-five years ago, on this date, the military command of the Zionist leadership publicized Plan Dalet, or Plan D, which, among other guidelines, instructed the Zionist forces on their way to occupy hundreds of Palestinian villages and several towns and neighborhoods in historical Palestine.
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The brouhaha of war: soundscapes of the invasion of Iraq, twenty years on
Musicians around the world depicted and resisted the 2003 invasion of Iraq in other ways, yet others scraped the barrel of base, chauvinistic interests to sing for the imperialists. Sound was a partisan weapon.
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Remembering Rachel Corrie twenty years on
Rachel Corrie, an American Palestine-solidarity activist, was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer twenty years ago this month. She was murdered by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) while attempting to defend a Palestinian home from demolition in Rafah, a city in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
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Bush-era neocons should shut the fuck up about Iraq (and everything else)
David Frum and Max Boot, two neoconservatives who helped grease the wheels for the invasion of Iraq, have some thoughts they’d like to share with us as we approach the 20th anniversary of that horrific and unforgivable war.
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Let’s compare China’s ‘agents’ in Canada to Israel’s
What would happen if the media and intelligence agencies applied the same standard used regarding China to the Israel lobby?
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Foreign devils on the road to Afghanistan
On March 7, the western powers huddled together in Paris for a restricted meeting on Taliban and the Afghanistan situation.
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House overwhelmingly approves resolution to maintain Syria sanctions after earthquake
Only Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) voted against the resolution
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Democracy cannot be saved when it never existed in ‘Israel’: NYT
The New York Times publishes a piece explaining that democracy cannot exist in an ethnocracy, thus making “Israel” a non-democracy from inception until today regardless of intra-Israeli differences.
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Syria just suffered a devastating earthquake but Israeli bombing does not stop
Israeli attacks on Syria continue even as Syria struggles with the aftermath of the February 6 earthquake, in which over 5,800 were killed.
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The agony of liberal Zionism
Among my Israeli friends there used to be many liberal Zionists. They sought social justice, supported peace initiatives with the Palestinians, and otherwise believed in Israel’s progressive roots. Indeed, in its pioneer years, Zionism, while engaged in colonization of Palestine, was associated with ideas of collective endeavour and equality.
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Biden to Syrian earthquake victims: DROP DEAD
Brutally politicizing humanitarian aid, Biden assists Turkey but refuses to mobilize aid and rescue workers to save thousands in northern Syria because of U.S. vendetta against Bashar al-Assad government.
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Sanctions imposed by U.S. and allies hamper relief and rescue work in earthquake-devastated Syria
Over 5,000 people have been reported dead so far and thousands more injured in Turkey and Syria in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday.
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Former Israeli PM Bennett says U.S. ‘blocked’ his attempts at a Russia-Ukraine peace deal
Bennett says the U.S. and its Western allies decided to ‘keep striking Putin’ and not negotiate.
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Neo-compradors: the leftist foot soldiers of Imperialism
A review of James Petras “NGOs: in the service of imperialism”
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Contextualizing the shooting in Neve Yaakov
Media and political leaders have misrepresented Khairy Alqam’s attack in the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov that killed seven Israeli settlers by ignoring the context in which it took place.
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Writing about a joy that invades Jenin: The Fifth Newsletter (2023)
Israel calls its latest military campaign Operation Break the Wave, a lyrical description of a brutal reality.
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Palestine is my cause: Arabs reaffirm support for Palestinians, rejection of the occupation
The latest Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic situation and living conditions to their take on immigration, state institutions and democracy. With one single exception: Palestine.
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Over 100 countries condemn Israel’s punitive measures against Palestinians following UNGA vote
Following the UNGA resolution, Israel announced withholding of USD 39 million of Palestinian money, which is likely to cause further suffering and impact basic services delivery in the occupied territories.
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Israel imposes more repressive measures on Palestinians following UNGA vote
Apart from imposing travel restrictions on Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, Israel has confiscated USD 39 million from the body which will be transferred to the ‘victims of terrorism’ fund for Israeli citizens.
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How Netanyahu handed Ben-Gvir the gun to start an annexation war
Jewish Power now has dozens of ways to inflame Palestinians into all-out confrontation. A third intifada has never felt closer.