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German Colonial Amnesia and the Destruction of Gaza

Aimé Césaire states in his Discourse on Colonialism that colonialism decivilizes the colonizer, brutalizes him, degrades him, “to awaken him to buried instinct, to covetous violence, race hatred, and...

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Dear White Friends: Can You Smell the Yellow Roses of Dier al-Balah?

One of the first things that I heard from people when I immigrated to the United States from the Global South in early 2000 was, “Oh, you speak our language so well.” To which I would reply politely...

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“We Hope to Be a Model”: Students & Faculty at The New School Secure...

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Biden Should Stop Attacking the International Criminal Court

“I’ve had some elected leaders speak to me and be very blunt: ‘This court [the International Criminal Court] is built for Africa and for thugs like Putin,’ is what one senior leader told me.” It’s hard...

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Education in Gaza Has Been Decimated, but the Spirit of Refaat Alareer Will...

Palestinians have always been proud to have one of the lowest illiteracy rates in the world.  Many Palestinian refugees, who lost their homes in the Nakba and Naksa, believe that investment in...

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CBC Has Whitewashed Israel’s Crimes In Gaza. I Saw It Firsthand

Working for five years as a producer at the public broadcaster, I witnessed the double standards and discrimination in its coverage of Palestine—and experienced directly how CBC disciplines those who...

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ICC Must Investigate British Ministers For Complicity In Gaza War Crimes

Now the International Criminal Court is seeking to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, it must investigate his accomplices in the British government. Seven British ministers –  including...

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Nakba Resurrected – How the Gaza Resistance Ended Segmentation of Palestine

Inadvertently, Israel has pressed the reset button on its war with the Palestinian people, taking back the so-called conflict to square one. Save a few self-serving Palestinian officials affiliated...

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A Victory for Palestine and Palestinian Solidarity in Dublin

On May 15, to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Nakba and in solidarity with Palestinians, Dublin based, Irish football club Bohemian FC played host to the Palestinian national women’s team. It...

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Lily Greenberg Call, First Jewish Biden Appointee to Publicly Resign over Gaza

We speak with Lily Greenberg Call, the first known Jewish appointee to resign from the Biden administration over the war in Gaza. Greenberg Call was a special assistant to the chief of staff at the...

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Who’s Above the Law? Israel, Hamas and the ICC

While statements that “No one is above the law,” are repeated in the U.S. over the trials of former President Donald Trump, can the same be said internationally? By analogy, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan...

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Top Ten Ways to Soften a Genocide

“Gen·o·cide: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.” -Oxford Dictionary “Now we all have one common...

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Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Rooted in Our History of...

Three European nations have announced plans to recognize the State of Palestine, joining 143 other countries around the world in formal recognition. Leaders in Ireland, Norway and Spain cited a desire...

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The Law is Clear: Palestinians Have Right to Resist Occupation w/ Vijay Prashad

President Joe Biden is joining with Trump backers in Congress in imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court – the ICC – because the court issued a statement that Benjamin Netanyahu should...

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Dockworkers Push Union Resolution to Block Shipment of Israeli Military Cargo

From June 17 to 21, officers, staff and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will meet in Vancouver, Canada, for their biennial convention. Delegates to the convention will...

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What Is at Stake in Palestine: Radical New Stage in Ruling Class Modalities...

The following is the English version of an interview that the Turkish online newspaper Artı Gerçek, conducted with William I. Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of...

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It Really, Really Looks Like Saudi Arabia Did 9/11

It’s never a bad time to reflect on the copious evidence for the Saudi government’s role in facilitating the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In fact, it’s arguably more important than ever...

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Top UN Court Orders Israel to Immediately Halt Rafah Assault in Landmark Ruling

On Friday, the United Nations’ top court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where over 1.5 million people have sought refuge following...

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Gaza’s Stolen Healers

It’s been two months since Osaid Alser has heard from his cousin, Khaled Al Serr, a surgeon at Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. Before late March, they had been in...

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Int’l Court of Justice Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Invasion, as Palestinians...

The International Court of Justice ruled Friday that Israel must immediately cease its ongoing invasion of Rafah governorate in southern Gaza on the grounds that it is having a genocidal impact. The...

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Our Gaza Encampments May Fall, But They’ve Already Radicalized a Generation

Part of the Series: Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation At 4:45 am on May 8, the University of Chicago Police Department arrived at the UChicago Popular University of Gaza, a...

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Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé on the “Collapse of the Zionist Project”

We speak with renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappé about his recent trip to the United States, when he was interrogated for two hours by federal agents upon arrival at Detroit airport about his...

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‘Stop It. Stop It Now, Joe.’

As the keynote speaker at Morehouse College in Atlanta last week, Joe Biden listened to the class Valedictorian’s call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The President nodded and applauded with others...

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Breaking the Free Speech Exception to Palestine in Austria

There are many reasons why people take part in calls for peace. Some are here in support of the Palestinian struggle for liberation; some are here because they cannot remain apathetic in light of...

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Audacity!

Aux armes! May Day in the Olive Grove  – Part 1 Students at the University of Arizona in Tucson erected two Gaza Solidarity encampments on April 29 and 30. For more information on the battle for...

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Why Chile Has a Palestinian Football Team – the Bigger History

Club Deportivo Palestino, a football team, play in a uniform of white, green and red. Their stadium flies Palestinian flags and their social sports club boasts an open-air pool in the shape of pre-1948...

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Khan’s Decision: A Turning Point in International Justice

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s request for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Hamas leaders marks a pivotal moment in international...

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Recent Campus Occupations: History Repeated

In response to massive killings of Palestinians in Gaza, student protests in the US and Europe have taken the public by surprise. Without central organization, more than one hundred universities around...

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Cairo Fears a ‘Boomerang Effect’: Suppressing Protests for Palestine

On Tuesday, April 23rd, protesters in Cairo were detained while participating in a peaceful demonstration in support of women in Sudan and Gaza. Ironically, this event coincided with Sinai Liberation...

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Israel’s Rafah Tents Massacre, Yet Another Heinous War Crime

It was one of the most heinous assaults on Palestinian civilians in recent memory. Last night, Israeli forces pounded a tent camp housing displaced people in a designated safe zone in north Rafah,...

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