From Confiscation to Sovereignty – The ‘Third Step’ in Israel’s Annexation Strategy
This is just one example of many that highlight the ongoing systematic land confiscation designed to accelerate the annexation of the occupied West Bank at an unprecedented pace. Sebastia: A Case Study – Fayha’ Shalash is a Ramallah-based Palestinian journalist. She graduated from Birzeit University in 2008 and she has been working as a reporter and broadcaster ever since. Her articles appeared2024-11-15 | Articles, Features, Annexation
Irish Bloc Berlin et al – Open letter to the Government of Ireland condemning the failure of the Irish government and EU to publicly denounce Germany’s repeated contraventions of international law and active role in genocide
Our demands: Ireland: Publicly denounce Germany’s role in the criminalisation of pro-Palestinian voices, and Germany’s active participation in genocide in Palestine. Ireland must lead by example in Europe, immediately enacting the Occupied Territories Bill and standing firmly against German and Israeli genocidal words and acts on both European and global stages. Advertisement Initiated by: Irish Bloc Berlin 1916 Societies Anti Deportation Ireland Apartheid-Free Arts Apartheid-Free Dance Artists Against Genocide Athlone2024-11-14 | EU politics, EU-Institutions, Geopolitics
Israel is brazenly going against the entire world community
Israel, by brazenly stealing Palestinian property and driving its people out and creating the world’s largest open-air prison in Gaza, has made it clear that it is not going to compensate the refugees. It is difficult for any reasonable person to understand or explain Israel’s recent actions with regard to the UN Relief and Works […]2024-11-14 | Asia, Columns, Israel
Jonathan Cook – The media’s role in lying about Amsterdam violence just keeps getting darker
Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net All my posts are freely accessible, but my journalism is possible only because of the support of readers. If you liked this article or any of the others, please2024-11-12 | Fake News, Geopolitics, Media
David Hearst – Trump has a choice: Obliterate Palestine or end the war
David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst on Saudi Arabia. He was the Guardian’s foreign leader writer, and was correspondent in Russia, Europe, and Belfast. He joined the Guardian from The Scotsman, where he was education correspondent. Wildest impulses Irreversible consequences Biden’s humiliation No room for negotiations ‘Time for complete victory’ Fires2024-11-11 | Geopolitics, Article, David Hearst
Gaza Genocide: The Ultimate Zionist Weapon to Silence Journalists is Murder
“A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press must be suffered by those in authority in order to preserve the even greater values of freedom of expression and the right of the people to know.” — Judge Murray Gurfein, Pentagon Papers case, June 19, 1971 In an incredibly fast-paced news cycle, it is inevitable that today’s “breaking news” fades away into2024-11-10 | Articles, Commentary, gaza genocide
Juan Cole: IPC warns of Imminent Israeli-caused Famine in Gaza, with 133K facing “Catastrophic Food Insecurity”
Juan Cole, a TomDispatch regular, is the Richard P. Mitchell collegiate professor of history at the University of Michigan. He is the author of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: A New Translation From the Persian and Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires. His latest book is Peace Movements in Islam. His award-winning blog is Informed Comment. He is also a non-resident Fellow of the2024-11-10 | Geopolitics, Article, Juan Cole
Jonathan Cook – A year late, the Guardian finally permits us to use the term ‘genocide’
Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net All my posts are freely accessible, but my journalism is possible only because of the support of readers. If you liked this article or any of the others, please2024-11-08 | Geopolitics, Media, Media Influence
Breakup of Germany’s coalition government ushers in new phase of class struggle
Like the Democrats in the US, which with their arrogance towards the falling living standards of the working masses, their support for the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and their anti-refugee deportation policy paved the way for the fascist Trump to return to the White House, the SPD also strengthens the most right-wing elements with its policies.2024-11-08 |
Craig Mokhiber – Turmoil at the ICC as fears rise over Israel and the U.S. interference
Craig Mokhiber is an international human rights lawyer and former senior United Nations Official. He left the UN in October of 2023, penning a widely read letter that warned of genocide in Gaza, criticized the international response, and called for a new approach to Palestine and Israel based on equality, human rights, and international law Interference and delays Substantive risks Accusing the Prosecutor2024-11-07 | Geopolitics, Article, Craig Mokhiber
Jonathan Cook – It’s time to stop buying into tooth-fairy politics. No one’s bringing salvation
Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net Jonathan Cook It was the media, led by the Guardian, that kept Julian Assange behind bars Jonathan Cook Police escalate the British state’s war on independent journalism The raid on investigative journalist Asa2024-11-07 | Geopolitics, Article, Jonathan Cook
Iran-Arab Rapprochement Gains Ground
Israel’s escalation in Gaza and Lebanon has severely hindered U.S. efforts to expand the Abraham Accords by bringing Saudi Arabia into the fold. When Israel began its brutal war on Gaza following Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Arab-Israel peace deal became nearly impossible. Washington, however, did not abandon its efforts to […]2024-11-06 | Columns, Locations, Middle East
Video: ‘Zionist thugs’ invade Jewish anti-genocide demo and Muslim woman dragged out of ‘debate’
Manchester University event was titled ‘Is Anti-Zionism Antisemitism?’ and was supposedly a debate but Palestinians were ejected, while right-wingers outside chanted ‘free free Pakistan’ to try to drown out protestJewish anti-genocide protesters in Manchester Any proposition to be debated must be formulated in such a manner as to have a reasonably clear meaning which is not obviously nonsensical. Unfortunately the2024-11-05 | Analysis, comment, aggression
Election Day Spotlight – Where Harris and Trump Stand on Israel, Gaza
Both Harris and Trump have repeatedly emphasized the importance of US-Israel relations, framing Israel’s security as a priority in the region. ‘Unwavering Commitment’ – Harris ‘Get Your Victory’ – Trump – Romana Rubeo is an Italian writer and the managing editor of The Palestine Chronicle. Her articles appeared in many online newspapers and academic journals. She holds a Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages2024-11-05 | Articles, Features, Videos
Art Imitating Life – Israel’s ‘Triumph of Death’ in Gaza
This is the dark side of what is called ‘human nature,’ the fate of millions of people, enslaved, invaded, occupied, terrorized and massacred through the millennia. the totality of the land (‘eretz Israel’) the totality of the group to be destroyed (the Palestinians) the totality of the conduct by the genocidaire, rationalized by Israel as ‘self-defense’ when there can be2024-11-04 | Articles, Commentary, Francesca Albanese
As the Soldiers Ran Away – Resistance Roundup – Day 392
Palestinian Resistance referred to it as a ‘complex operation’. For the Israeli military, however, it was another chaotic scene, which resulted in yet more dead and wounded among Israeli soldiers. This, however, was not the only operation reported by the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza. Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas) Al-Quds Brigades (Islamic Jihad) Hezbollah2024-11-01 | News, Videos, gaza
Jurgen Mackert – What is behind Germany’s complicity in Israel’s Gaza genocide
Jurgen Mackert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He was a temporary Professor for the Structure of modern societies at the University of Erfurt, Germany and a visiting professor for Political Sociology at Humboldt University Berlin. His latest books include On Social Closure. Theorizing Exclusion, Exploitation, and Elimination (Oxford University Press 2024). Siedlerkolonialismus. Grundlagentexte und aktuelle2024-11-01 | EU politics, Geopolitics, National Politics
David Hearst – Israel’s rising losses in Lebanon and Gaza are proof that this war is unwinnable
David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst on Saudi Arabia. He was the Guardian’s foreign leader writer, and was correspondent in Russia, Europe, and Belfast. He joined the Guardian from The Scotsman, where he was education correspondent. Frequent retreats Israeli forces in Lebanon and Gaza suffer deadliest month2024-10-31 | Geopolitics, Article, David Hearst
“Soundtracks to the Struggle 3” drops amid censorship attempts: Lowkey talks to Mintcast
A tireless fighter for justice, Lowkey’s tracks have become anthems in the anti-war movement, particularly in the struggle for Palestine liberation. “Soundtrack to the Struggle 3” is no different and provides a political snapshot in time, taking on issues such as the genocide in Gaza, the persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, and the pervasive surveillance power of our smartphones.2024-10-30 | Newswire, “Soundtrack to the Struggle 3”, Lowkey
Beyond the Logic of Dehumanization – Those for Whom We Weep Will Win the War
Zionism is not dead, but it is certainly dying. The cost will be devastatingly high, high beyond measure, but those for whom we weep will win the war. – Ronnie Kasrils, veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, and South Africa’s former Minister for Intelligence Services, activist and author. He contributed this piece to The Palestine Chronicle2024-10-29 | Articles, Commentary, Colonialism
As Starmer persecutes journalists and helps those killing them, he claims he’ll protect them
From covering up sexual abuse to targeting pro-Palestinian journalists, Starmer’s malignant hypocrisy knows no limits – and he has no intention of protecting real journalism Keir Stamer’s hypocrisy – and some of the journalists he and his allies are threatening and trying to silence. Starmer is clearly signalling his ‘stand’ is about protecting ‘mainstream’ stenography against independent, mostly online, news. Starmer is happy2024-10-29 | Analysis, Editorial, airports
‘Collective Punishment’ – Israel’s Ban on UNRWA Condemned
Israeli lawmakers voted 92-10 in favor of a law barring UNRWA from conducting “any activity” inside Israeli territory, and 87-9 in favor of another bill which restricts the agency’s activities in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank. Revokes 1967 Agreement UN-Protected Refugee Status Relentless Attack ‘Bringing Matter to UNGA Attention’ – Guterres ‘Contradiction to International Law’ – Borrell ‘Part of the Aggression’ – Hamas ‘Serious Precedent’2024-10-29 | News, gaza genocide, Israeli war crimes
5 Ways Islam and Palestine Are Connected
Palestine holds immense significance due to the holy land’s Islamic heritage. From its cultural history to its religious importance, Palestine remains one of the most powerful and beautiful places for Muslims around the world. Here are just 5 ways Palestine and Islam are connected: 1. Prophetic Legacy Many Prophets of Islam are deeply connected to...2024-10-27 | Faith, Middle East, Palestine
Frantz Fanon’s Theory of Liberation and Its Relevance to the Palestinian Cause
As Fanon states: “If my life is truly equal to that of the colonizer, his gaze can no longer frighten me or pin me down instantly, his voice can no longer petrify me or kill me. I no longer feel anxious in his presence. In fact, to hell with him.”2024-10-24 | News, Gaza, Palestine
Secretly Not Foreign: A Series on Traveling to Palestine [Part Three]
"Nearly every corner you turned you would find armed occupation forces. It was only until I had landed back home that I realised it felt like I had been holding my breath for the duration of the trip. The Palestinians live that experience on a much larger scale and so much more - every single second."2024-10-24 | Middle East, Travel, Palestine
LIVE BLOG: 200 Detained in Jabaliya | Injured by Rockets in Israel | Iran: Israel Will Not Win – Day 384
The Israeli army announced that it detained at least 200 Palestinians during its brutal operation in Jabaliya. Two Israelis were seriously injured as rockets from Lebanon made direct impact on Western Galilee. Iranian Commander Hossein Salami said Israel will not win and that any irrational decisions may lead to accelerating the pace of its demise. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza),2024-10-24 | Blog, News, Slider
Peter Oborne, Lubna Masarwa – As Gaza burns, Israeli settlers make ‘real estate’ plans
Peter Oborne won best commentary/blogging in both 2022 and 2017, and was also named freelancer of the year in 2016 at the Drum Online Media Awards for articles he wrote for Middle East Eye. Lubna Masarwa is a journalist and Middle East Eye’s Palestine and Israel bureau chief, based in Jerusalem. Picture by Yossi Gurvitz Gaza seafront ‘a bargain’ ‘No mercy’2024-10-23 | Geopolitics, Racism, Article
Gaza: Britain’s seventh genocide
RELATED When Britain armed Iraq’s genocidal war on the Kurds READ MORE ‘Terror campaign’ ‘Future market’ Siding with the aggressor RELATED How Britain’s Labour government facilitated the massacre of Biafrans in... READ MORE Genocide in Africa ‘Beyond comprehension’ RELATED Will UK ministers now be held liable for war crimes? READ MORE No accountability Partnerships2024-10-23 | Archive, Home Page, Middle East
Jonathan Cook – The West’s support for Israel’s genocide is destroying the world as we know it
Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net. Picture by Zoriah Nowhere safe Attacking peacekeepers Operating in the shadows ‘Mowing the lawn’ ‘House of darkness’ Zero evidence The Generals’ Plan ‘Starve or surrender’ Time of monsters2024-10-21 | Geopolitics, Article, Gaza
‘Exiled in My Own Land’ – Enduring Displacement and War in Gaza
What we have endured during these long months is beyond comprehension. It genuinely feels like a horror movie, from which I emerge as just one of the endless list of victims. Hardship and Disease Feels like Exile – Noor Abu Mariam is a 20-year-old Business Administration student at the Al-Azhar University in Gaza, specializing in English. As Gazan, she is currently focused on2024-10-21 | Articles, Features, gaza
LIVE BLOG: Israeli Maj. Gen. Killed | Trying to Kill Netanyahu | Gaza Civilians Executed – Day 379
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that at least a drone launched from Lebanon directly hit Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea. According to the office, Netanyahu and his wife were not in their residence, but military censorship is banning the publication of news. The Director of Health in Gaza, Dr. Munir al-Barsh, said that the situation in northern Gaza is catastrophic2024-10-19 | Blog, News, Slider
LIVE BLOG: Hamas Announces Sinwar’s Martyrdom | Rambam: More Casualties | Massacres in Besieged Jabaliya – Day 378
Israeli occupation forces have been besieging Jabaliya and northern Gaza for the 14th day, with continuous artillery shelling of the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz attacked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying that he “ id not welcome the liquidation of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and did not consider Hamas a terrorist organization after October 7”. Three Israeli soldiers, injured2024-10-18 | Blog, News, Slider
“Text Me You Haven’t Died” – My Sister was the 166th Doctor to Be Murdered in Gaza
Dr. Soma Baroud and her niece visit the grave of a loved one. Photo | X | @ZarefahBaroud Soma’s son found this childhood photo of Ramzy on Soma’s shoulders amid the rubble of thier family home Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with2024-10-17 | Foreign Affairs, Opinion & Analysis
Qana Massacre 3 – Israel’s History of Civilian Massacres in Lebanon
What is remarkable is that Israel has now murdered more than double the number of people in Lebanon than it had in 2006, inflicting countless massacres across the country – Robert Inlakesh is a journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. He focuses on the Middle East, specializing in Palestine. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle.2024-10-16 | Articles, Features, israel
A year of unhinged Israeli atrocities in Gaza
The unconditional military and diplomatic support of Israel from many Western countries has exacerbated internal divisions in the UN Security Council and seriously affected its ability to act. Palestinians and pro-Palestinian groups are marking the one-year anniversary of the successful military operation carried out by the Hamas resistance movement in southern Israel, launched from the […]2024-10-16 | Asia, Columns, Israel
Caitlin Johnstone – The Media When IDF Soldiers Get Killed Vs When A Hospital Patient Is Burned Alive In Gaza
Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium. Articles are re-posted from Caitlins Newsletter. https://x.com/miqdaad/status/ https://x.com/AbubakerAbedW/status/ https://x.com/SaulStaniforth/status/ https://x.com/SanaSaeed/status/ My work is entirely reader-supported, so if you enjoyed this piece here are some options where you can toss some money into my tip jar if you want to. Go here2024-10-15 | Fake News, Geopolitics, Media
US-Israel Inch Toward Wider, More Dangerous War
Beginning in October 2023 a renewed cycle of violence began destabilizing the Middle East. Hamas’ October 7, 2023 military operation into Israeli-held territory served as a pretext for Israel, not to dismantle Hamas itself, but to conduct an indiscriminate punitive military operation against all of Gaza. Israel all but admitted as much, with Israeli Defense […]2024-10-14 | Columns, Locations, Middle East
From Turtle Island to Palestine: Indigenous People’s Day and Palestine Solidarity
Both Israel and North America share similar rhetoric that justifies their origins. Infused with biblical references to “salvation, redemption, and destiny,” settlers in both countries believed that they had reached the Promised Land. – Benay Blend earned her doctorate in American Studies from the University of New Mexico. Her scholarly works include Douglas Vakoch and Sam Mickey, Eds. (2017), “’Neither Homeland2024-10-13 | Articles, Commentary, Colonialism
Criminalizing Opposition – Biggest Terrorists Seek to Put Anti-Terrorists on Terror List
Canada’s terrorist list targets those opposing Israeli terror. In a stark example of our upside-down world those promoting Israel’s endless crimes are on the offensive seeking to criminalize opposition to Israel’s holocaust. No one claims Samidoun has engaged in any violence. If Samidoun is a terrorist organization what is the Israeli military? Mossad? Likud? Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party? Sar-El? HESEG Foundation for2024-10-12 | Articles, Commentary, Activism
Craig Mokhiber – The beginning of the end of Israel
Craig Mokhiber is an international human rights lawyer and former senior United Nations Official. He left the UN in October of 2023, penning a widely read letter that warned of genocide in Gaza, criticized the international response, and called for a new approach to Palestine and Israel based on equality, human rights, and international law A formula for disaster Maintaining Western support Expedited2024-10-11 | Geopolitics, Article, Craig Mokhiber
LIVE BLOG: Rockets, Missiles from Lebanon | No Decision regarding Iran | Gaza ‘Second Battlefield’ – Day 371
At least one Israeli was killed and another seriously injured as a result of an anti-tank missile fired toward the Yar’on area in northern Israel. According to Israeli media, no decision was taken by the Israeli security cabinet regarding a possible response to Iran. Meanwhile, Gaza was classified as a ‘secondary battlefield’ for the first time since October 7, 2023. More resources2024-10-11 | Blog, News, Slider
Brett Wilkins – Historic ICC War Crimes Complaint Names 1,000 Israeli Soldiers
Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams Destruction of civilian infrastructure: Targeted attacks on homes, hospitals, schools, markets, mosques, and other civilian infrastructure. Illegal occupation and looting: Soldiers were documented occupying civilian homes, looting personal belongings, and exploiting occupied properties. Participation in the Gaza blockade: The soldiers played an active role in enforcing a blockade that deprived civilians of essential goods2024-10-11 | Geopolitics, Article, Brett Wilkins
Caitlin Johnstone – Israeli Snipers Routinely, Deliberately Shoot Palestinian Kids In The Head
Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium. Articles are re-posted from Caitlins Newsletter. https://x.com/DoctorVive/status/ https://x.com/DecampDave/status/ https://x.com/tparsi/status/ My work is entirely reader-supported, so if you enjoyed this piece here are some options where you can toss some money into my tip jar if you want to. Go here to find video versions of2024-10-10 | Geopolitics, Article, Caitlin Johnstone
Streeting advertises for £45kpa campaign manager 5 years before next GE – frit much?
Starmer mini-me held seat by only 528 votes in July against British Palestinian Leanne Mohamad To develop and be responsible for delivering a constituency campaign plan making sure we have the infrastructure to run successful election campaigns. To recruit, develop and train teams of volunteers to deliver effective year round campaigning and organising using all available campaign methods. To organise regular campaigning sessions2024-10-10 | Analysis, abuse, appalling
Gideon Levy – War on Gaza: Israel has lost its humanity as it celebrates its power to kill
Gideon Levy is a Haaretz columnist and a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. Levy joined Haaretz in 1982, and spent four years as the newspaper’s deputy editor. He was the recipient of the Euro-Med Journalist Prize for 2008; the Leipzig Freedom Prize in 2001; the Israeli Journalists’ Union Prize in 1997; and The Association of Human Rights in Israel2024-10-09 | Geopolitics, Article, Gideon Levy
Peter Thiel: From Gaza AI War Criminal To White House Puppet Master
Shadow President AI War Criminal Perhaps most controversially, Lavender also gave children a score of 1-100 and recommended many for execution. Israel was delighted with Lavender’s performance, with one commander explaining that human targeting produced “bottlenecks” that limited the IDF’s capacity for violence. “We [humans] cannot process so much information. It doesn’t matter how many people you have tasked to produce targets2024-10-09 | Daily Digest, Investigations, National
Words Without Action: Why Arab States Are Unable to Stop Israel
Why are Arab states in the Middle East not doing anything practical to stop Israel’s war on Gaza? The Qatari leader recently blamed Israel for committing “genocide” in Gaza. But beyond the rhetoric, the collective politico-economic might of these states appears to be useless. This is quite unlike 1973 when Arab States did impose an […]2024-10-09 | Columns, Locations, Middle East
LIVE BLOG: Israeli Soldiers Killed, Wounded | Israel Bombs Beirut | 100 Rockets Target Haifa – Day 368
A first sergeant was killed and a soldier was seriously injured in battles in the northern Gaza Strip while another soldier was seriously injured during fighting in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces continued to bomb the Lebanese capital Beirut and other southern towns. Iranian Foreign Minister said that Iran can reach all targets and that it will not hesitate to respond in the2024-10-08 | Blog, News, Slider