Global Voices

Failure, for Netanyahu, is never an endpoint. It is a trigger. With no victory to claim and no strategic gains to present, he turned—once again—to Lebanon. Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle....

Are we facing a global religious war? Or is this an opportunity to reestablish the relationship between revolutionary politics and religion? Paweł Mościcki is a professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the author...

Israel’s Shin Bet chief David Zini has been accused of minimising settler violence against Palestinians, with ex-military and intelligence officials sounding the alarm over growing extremism. A report published by Haaretz on Thursday said staff within...

Israeli settlers have increasingly tried to smuggle animals to sacrifice at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in recent days, around the Jewish holiday of Passover, triggering widespread fears of an attempt to take over one of the holiest sites in...

Many in the Middle East and the world want to believe that we are on the brink of peace, but it is worth reminding ourselves why we find ourselves here in the first place. In simple terms, we are here because...

Hamas is engaged in ongoing talks in Cairo with the US-backed "Board of Peace’s" High Representative for Gaza, Nikolay Mladenov , as well as representatives from mediating countries including Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and the United States, as Gaza marked...

Argentina’s far-right President Javier Milei has been selected to take part in a torch-lighting ceremony for Israel's 'Independence Day', alongside a rabbinical judge who has publicly boasted about demolishing buildings in Gaza , according to Israeli...

Supporters of Palestine in Britain have launched a campaign to defend British-Palestinian plastic surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah, amid concerns that the General Medical Counci l (GMC) is seeking to bar him from practising due to his role in exposing...

For more than five hours, experts and specialists in Washington discussed US President Donald Trump’s second term , focusing on US foreign policy in the Middle East, the war on Iran , and its implications for midterm elections,...

GAZA / PNN/ Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders said conditions in the Gaza Strip remain “catastrophic” six months after a ceasefire took effect, warning that ongoing violence and restrictions on aid are continuing to cost lives. In a statement marking...

GAZA, (PIC) The bread loaf crisis has returned to the forefront once again in the Gaza Strip, to impose a harsh daily reality on the residents, who have been lining up since the dawn hours in front of bakeries and points...

Sexual violence and threats of abuse against Palestinian men and women are part of the Israeli occupation forces' toolkit for oppression. A new report by NGO Equality Now cited one woman detainee who said an Israeli soldier threatened...

El principal imperativo sigue vigente —y concierne a todo el planeta—: cómo encontrar una cura para ese cáncer en Asia Occidental. Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su Esto siempre ha tenido que ver con...

Five Palestinians, including a schoolgirl, were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Thursday, as journalists mourned the killing of an Al Jazeera reporter. The victims were killed in separate Israeli attacks amid a "ceasefire" theoretically...

By Michael BRENNER Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The United States – the cynosure of Western society — has committed moral suicide in Gaza; and the death certificate was issued in Iran,...

Large protests erupted in cities and towns across the United States following US President Donald Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran and Israel’s large-scale bombing of Beirut this week. In dozens of cities on Wednesday, thousands of protesters marched through...

The Americans announced victory and negotiations—the Iranians did the same. Israel couldn’t care less and continues its murderous rampage. I’ve never been more skeptical in my life and believe this is all a mirage. I hope I’m wrong. By Peter...

French prosecutors have dropped an investigation into alleged drug possession by European Parliament member Rima Hassan , as scrutiny intensifies over her arrest on separate charges linked to a social media post. The Paris prosecutor's decision on Thursday to...

GAZA, (PIC) In a morning that did not complete, the child Retaj Rehan, aged nine, became a martyr inside her educational tent in the north of the Gaza Strip, while she was holding her notebook and pen and preparing to receive...

GAZA, (PIC) The Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza said on Thursday that Nikolay Mladenov’s statements about the entry of 602 trucks into the Strip are inaccurate, lack credibility, and contradict documented facts on the ground. In a statement, the GMO said...

The conscience of humanity resists “everything for us, nothing for others,” the creed of the predatory empire erected on the corpses of nations. The shameless rapacity and insolence have reached their zenith, and Trump’s threats illustrate the depraved spirit of...

Families across Lebanon are searching for missing relatives and mourning loved ones after Israel dropped 160 bombs throughout the country in ten minutes on 8 April. The strikes hit hundreds of residential buildings without warning. The barrage came hours...

WEST BANK, (PIC) Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank continues in multiple forms, no longer limited to residential, agricultural, or pastoral construction, but extending to include industrial projects that carry economic and political dimensions at the same time. In this context,...

In the Middle East, crises are often measured in missiles launched or economies weakened. But there is another metric—more precise, yet far less visible: how people actually feel while living through these crises. This question, simple on the surface, reveals...

GAZA, (PIC) Factional sources reported that an upcoming meeting will bring together Hamas and other Palestinian factions with the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nikolay Mladenov, along with mediators, in the coming days to discuss arrangements for...

Si può definire la tregua come una pace, o si tratta solo dell’ennesimo stratagemma? Segue nostro Telegram . La risposta breve è «no». Trump stava inventando di sana pianta quando ha affermato di essere già in trattativa con «importanti» esponenti...

No real estate crook should complete a project on time, let alone ahead of schedule, but Donald Trump wrapped up the Iran war years shy of the average American loss. Technically, after threatening a genocide, he...

The United States and Israel are systematically targeting hospitals in Iran. In one month of bombing, the two countries have hit at least 307 health centers across the country, according to reports from the Iranian Red Crescent. The...

Two factors will now determine the fate of the ceasefire: what happens in Hormuz, and whether Israel continues pummelling Lebanon David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst...

Twenty-one-year-old Waad Al-Shafei recites verses from the Quran as she rocks and pats her son Jawad. Their home is barely fit to live in: cramped and dark even during the day, with worn-out furniture, it is only accessible through narrow passageways...

GAZA, (PIC) The markets of the Gaza Strip live in a state of continuous turmoil as a result of an undeclared policy based on entering certain goods and preventing others alternately, in light of Israel’s control over the crossings and the...

Whether by design or indecision, Donald Trump continues to keep the world guessing. Even after the Pakistani-brokered, fragile two-week ceasefire, odds are split on whether he sticks to diplomacy or is simply using negotiations as a smokescreen to transition the...

As the US-Israel war on Iran continues with no final resolution yet, can anyone still doubt that the state of Israel makes the world less safe? The ferocious US-Israel war on Iran has lasted six weeks, raining death and destruction on...

A chorus of hawkish Israeli politicians is urging the country’s military to intensify its weekslong ground and air campaign against Hezbollah and pave the way for a more permanent presence in the country’s south. On April 5, 18 Israeli lawmakers...

Beirut, Lebanon - One hundred and sixty bombs in ten minutes. That is how Israel ushered in ‘Operation Eternal Darkness’ - the bloodiest day of the war in Lebanon - with devastating attacks across the...

Negli ultimi vent’anni, la rivoluzione digitale ha dato vita a un secondo livello di infrastrutture strategiche: invisibile, onnipresente e profondamente radicato nelle economie globali. Segue nostro Telegram . Il campo di battaglia invisibile Nelle guerre tradizionali, gli eserciti concentravano la...