Global Voices

Dr. Mansoor Malik is a professor of psychiatry at John Hopkins. For most of his career, his work has been what you’d expect from a clinician-educator at a major academic medical center: healthcare worker wellbeing, peer support programs, minority physician...

Israeli forces beat Brazilian activist Thiago Avila unconscious, threatened to kill him and subjected activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla to torture and abuse after intercepting the Gaza-bound aid mission in international waters last month, Avila...

As drones dominate warfare in the Middle East, Ukraine and beyond, civilians are caught in the crosshairs. Hailing the machines as the future of war , the Pentagon is pouring funds into their development and procurement, as are other militaries...

Two British nationals are among five activists who were forcibly brought into a Stuttgart courtroom by police on Wednesday after statements they wished to read were seized from them. This was the latest escalation in a case that their lawyers have...

The majority of Jews worldwide could be living in Israel within the next decade, according to a new report by the UK-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research . The report, written by Professor Sergio Della Pergola and published on Wednesday,...

A Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon on Wednesday seriously injured an Israeli military commander from the army unit identified as responsible for the killing of six-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza City. Colonel Meir Biderman, 41, is...

Pro-Palestine activists abducted and detained after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) in international waters are being transferred for deportation to Turkey amid mounting allegations of abuse and mistreatment, according to Israeli legal advocacy group Adalah. In a...

Somaliland could be on the verge of gaining international recognition from a second country, the United Arab Emirates , nearly five months after being recognised by Israel in a controversial decision that sent shockwaves across the international...

As millions of Muslims gather in Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj , Palestinians in Gaza mark three years of being unable to perform the pilgrimage due to Israeli genocidal war and ongoing border...

WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) closed the headquarters of the Jenin Central Zakat Committee and confiscated its contents during a raid in Jenin City, and carried out assaults and arrests in other areas of the West Bank on...

Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, hardening Tehran's stance on one of the main US demands at peace talks. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further frustrate US President Donald...

GAZA, (PIC) The economy of the Gaza Strip is heading towards an unprecedented stage of structural disintegration, with the expansion of what is known by Israel as the “Yellow Line” and its transformation from a military and security measure into a...

Palestinians who have injuries caused by Israeli forces have continued for a full week a sit-in on the pavement opposite the cabinet headquarters in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, in protest against the suspension of their...

In the most expensive primary race in House history, Israel critic Thomas Massie of Kentucky lost to a candidate backed by AIPAC and US President Donald Trump, drawing a clear red line by the Republican establishment on dissent...

GAZA, (PIC) The scenes broadcast by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of the activists of the “Freedom Flotilla” were not just individual behavior from a far-right minister, but turned within hours into a major international issue that reopened a long...

HAIFA, (PIC) The human rights and legal center Adalah has said that its legal defense team, with the participation of volunteer lawyers, provided legal consultations to hundreds of detained activists from the “Freedom Flotilla” and the “Global Sumud Flotilla” inside Ashdod...

The West’s Epstein Class has criticised the actions of Zionist Nazi minister Bem Gvir before, but how often have we heard about their indignation as they continue to support Israel’s genocdie and war crimes? Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent...

As drones dominate warfare in the Middle East, Ukraine, and beyond, civilians are caught in the crosshairs. Hailing the machines as the future of war , the Pentagon is pouring funds into their development and procurement, as are other...

Several countries have summoned Israeli ambassadors and condemned Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after footage emerged showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla being restrained and humiliated following their abduction by Israeli forces in...

Both Trump’s Iran war and the closely connected Israeli war for Jewish hegemony across the Middle East are unravelling fast. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online...

GAZA, (PIC) Hamas said the scenes of “humiliation and abuse” overseen by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir against activists from the “Global Sumud Flotilla” following their detention reflect the “moral depravity and sadism” governing Israeli leaders. In a statement, the Movement...

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Palestinian warnings are mounting over a new escalation at Aqsa Mosque, coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, amid expectations of attempts to impose Talmudic rituals inside the Mosque compound as settler incursions intensify and efforts continue to...

The super-rich and their vassals are deeply invested in the system because it richly rewards them. They’ll deploy everything they can – from the media to the ‘security’ forces – to prevent change Jonathan Cook is the author of three...

WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli government on Wednesday approved a sweeping 250 million shekel plan aimed at expanding control over archaeological sites in the occupied West Bank, in a move widely viewed as using “heritage and archaeology” to advance annexation policies...

GAZA, (PIC) In scenes that sparked widespread international condemnation, activists from the “Global Sumud Flotilla” and the “Freedom Flotilla Coalition” appeared handcuffed and forced onto the ground inside Ashdod Port, while Israeli occupation forces reportedly compelled them to listen to the...

In early May, the far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party submitted a bill calling for the formal revocation of the Oslo Accords, the framework governing relations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) since 1993. Although Israeli Prime...

FIFA will ban supporters from displaying Iran’s pre-1979 Lion and Sun flag at stadiums during the upcoming World Cup , a move likely to spark criticism among parts of the Iranian diaspora and opposition...

In the past 48 hours, Israel has illegally intercepted all 50 boats that left Türkiye last week in the final leg of the Global Sumud Flotillas ' journey in an attempt to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza....

Hundreds of families were forced to flee Aboul Ajin, an area in east Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, after an Israeli-backed militia stormed the area and ordered residents to evacuate at gunpoint on Wednesday last week. Aboul Ajin straddles the...

This month, Israel and the United States are expected to begin negotiations on a new memorandum of understanding that would outline the United States’ plans to support Israel after the current agreement expires in 2028. Chances are this will look...

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has publicly thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump after the latter sent him a gift of perfume to mark their November 2025 meeting at the White House. A post shared by...

The intensity of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has increased significantly over the past week, with air strikes, artillery shelling and assassination operations escalating despite an existing ceasefire framework. Israel has stepped up strikes at an unprecedented pace...

Palestinians in the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar, east of occupied East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, are facing the imminent threat of forced displacement after Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered preparations for the expulsion of its...

Palestinians in the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar, east of occupied East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, are facing the imminent threat of forced displacement after Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered preparations for the expulsion of its...