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Since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in October of last year, humanitarian conditions in Gaza have notably improved — but aid agencies warn that progress is extremely fragile. Acute shortages of lifesaving medical care and psychosocial support persist,...

A silent threat The lack of safe housing alternatives has made returning to the damaged home a forced choice with no way out. "There are no ready homes, no sufficient tents, and no apartments for rent. Everything is either destroyed or full....

Hunger strikers and the significance of sacrifice Moving beyond healing The truth is, the limits of mental health has always been known, echoed on the streets of every major city: no justice, no peace. We are not going to ‘therapy’ our...

Hunger strikers and the significance of sacrifice Moving beyond healing The truth is, the limits of mental health has always been known, echoed on the streets of every major city: no justice, no peace. We are not going to ‘therapy’ our...

Key Takeaways Pep Guardiola described Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide and called silence a moral failure. Guardiola said global injustices — from Gaza to Sudan and Ukraine — demand human, not political, responses. Former Sweden goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl rejected a FIFA honor,...

Trump’s Board of Peace, although accepted by many countries, has sparked severe criticism globally due to the controversial nature of its charter. US Launches Controversial Board of Peace in Davos The United States officially unveiled the charter of the Board...

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 Cross-posted from Jonathan’s Substack To view the film clips mentioned...

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On January 21, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump, once again occupying the Oval Office, announced the creation of a project dubbed the “Board of Peace.” Under the pretext of “Gaza’s reconstruction”—a land his Zionist allies have reduced to ruins in...

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 Cross-posted from Jonathan’s Substack Lab rats ‘War is peace’ Finishing the job Decades...

Vladimir Putin made a carefully calculated diplomatic move by proposing that Russian assets frozen in the United States be unfrozen in order for Russia to join Donald Trump's Board of Peace with the required permanent member contribution of one billion...

The United States has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to join a new international Peace Council on the Gaza sector, created by U. S. President Donald Trump. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow is currently reviewing all details of...

Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning...

According to a statement released by the White House, the Peace Council chaired by US President Donald Trump will include his special representative Steve Witkoff, entrepreneur and son-in-law of the American leader Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair,...

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 Cross-posted from Jonathan’s Substack Photo: Youtube All my posts are freely...

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 Cross-posted from Jonathan’s Substack Ban on aid groups Horrifying dream Scrapping...

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 Abier@abierkhatib Exactly this.. Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz @MCLove2024 You keep babbling about Islam because you can’t defend Israel or its actions. 3:30 AM ·...

Armenia faces a mounting church–state confrontation as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government targets the Armenian Apostolic Church, signaling deeper struggles over legitimacy, national identity, and regional geopolitics. As conflicts grind on in Ukraine and Gaza (the latter a genocide), a...

Abed Abou Shhadeh is a political activist based in Jaffa. Abou Shhadeh served as a city council representative of the Palestinian community in Jaffa-Tel Aviv from 2018 to 2024 and he holds an MA degree in political science from Tel...

Israel’s war on Gaza is continuing in all but name ​The Trump plan risks turning the U.S. into a co-occupier of Gaza In addition, Trump has announced plans to appoint a two-star general to lead the ISF in Gaza. Despite Trump’s pledge...

Due to Israel’s continuous violations of the ceasefire and the persistence of its genocidal operations in Gaza, Trump’s 20-point peace plan seems to be in extreme jeopardy. The Promise of Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan In September 2025, US President Donald...

Elis Gjevori is a journalist based in Istanbul. He focuses on the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East Israel-Germany defence ties expanding Internal German politics Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on...

Interview by Connor Echols, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft. He was previously the managing editor of the NonZero Newsletter. Picture by US Embassy Jerusalem Fundraiser 2026 BRAVE NEW EUROPE has become the leading Resistance Media within the EU. We have attracted authors on...

Trump may have embraced Mohammad bin Salman, but Washington’s “reset” with Riyadh is more illusion than alliance. The US wants Saudi backing against China and Russia; Riyadh wants a US-guaranteed Palestinian state. Neither side seems ready to deliver. Without compromise,...

The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of destruction. Starting on October 10, the first day of the announced ceasefire, Israel transitioned tactics: moving...

Children are a gift from God. In a world rigged against the little guy – where BlackRock and its ilk scoop up homes while families scrape by on shrinking paychecks – the laughter of a child can cut through the...

The company did not respond to requests for comment.   'Strong coordination' between the group and Israeli forces South Africa is actively pursuing a case at the International Court of Justice, filed in December 2023, accusing Israel of violating the UN Genocide Convention...

At a destroyed intersection in Gaza City, Mohammed Abdel Basset, 35, waits for a ride to work. He rises earlier than ever, hoping to beat the queues, yet the scene remains unchanged: lines of people, broken tuk-tuks, and wobbling wooden...

No accountability The concern towards the proposed law is also shared widely among Palestinians in the occupied territories.  According to a recent poll conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Public Opinion (PCPO), a 74.4% of Palestinians "believe the law would completely or partially...

The Quest for Gaza’s Energy, Part 3 Read part 1 here Read part 2 here As the U.S.-mediated ceasefire is taking hold of Gaza, the Trump administration is pushing its peace plan, which is premised on post-genocide opportunities for infrastructure...

The Quest for Gaza’s Energy, Part 3 Read part 1 here Read part 2 here As the U.S.-mediated ceasefire is taking hold of Gaza, the Trump administration is pushing its peace plan, which is premised on post-genocide opportunities for infrastructure...

Houthi Demands for Yemeni Peace Process Contingent on Financial Concessions and Permanent Gaza Ceasefire. The fragile, intermittent ceasefire in Gaza has introduced a potential catalyst for reviving the long-stalled peace process in Yemen, creating a narrow and precarious diplomatic opening....

Students for Justice in Palestine win ‘historic’ $100K settlement in suit against University of Maryland | August 6 University of Maryland to pay $100K in settlement over pro-Palestinian vigil dispute | August 7 Pro-Palestine Activists Win $100K Settlement From University of...

The Quest for Gaza’s Energy, Part 2 Read part 1 here In 2019, UNCTAD (the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) reported that the occupied territories lie above sizeable reservoirs of oil and natural gas wealth in Area C...

"Calm isn’t measured by statements, but by the silence we need to catch our breath," said Rahma Saadallah, 42, displaced from Gaza City’s Shuja’iyya district. "The children wake up terrified, and I can’t reassure them. How can I explain that the war...

Amid some extremely cautious optimism for peace following a tenuous and incomplete ceasefire in Gaza, any hope for Gaza’s future depends significantly on a little-noticed point in President Donald Trump’s original 20-point peace plan. The plan’s twelfth point says, “No...

On October 9, when the Gaza ceasefire took effect, it was regarded as the first phase of a 20-point peace plan drafted by the White House. Neither Israel nor Hamas liked the full plan. But the former was pressured by...

Turning Code Into Carnage A Palestinian man passes through a biometric gate at the Qalandia crossing near Jerusalem. Sebastian Scheiner | AP Microsoft Sees No Evil, Only Profits Corporate Zionism: Roots in Israel’s War Economy Microsoft founder Bill Gates meets with Israeli Prime Minister...

What is your professional background? What were you doing in Gaza during this time? What did you do when you realised this? What was the overall framework? Who was in control? You have spoken publicly about the involvement of contractors in killing Palestinians. Could...

The escalating global antipathy toward Israel, increasingly visible in cultural concepts like concerts, cinemas and sports events, underscores a profound international shift. This trend raises critical questions: How has Israel’s image been irrevocably damaged by the Gaza genocide? What are...

Israel’s repeated violation of Trump’s 20-point peace agreement shows that this plan is actually a plan to perpetuate the Zionist regime’s occupation of Palestine. On October 13, 2025, political leaders from different Arab and Muslim countries gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh...

The attempts of Friedrich Merz’s government to “relaunch” Germany’s role as a global political actor in the Global South without revising its conceptual foundations risk leaving the country stranded on the margins of international diplomacy – caught between formal participation...

The Quest for Gaza’s Energy, Part 1 As the Second Intifada was about to begin in September 2000, PLO leader Yassir Arafat celebrated a natural gas discovery in a fishing vessel about 30 kilometers off the Gaza Strip. “This will...