Killing Palestinian children rises to an industrial level
Monday 14-April-2025
Of all the many crimes for which Israel has gained notoriety, the killing of Palestinian children ranks among the most heinous.
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Israel’s endgame in Gaza, an impossible mission
Saturday 17-August-2024
Throughout the war on Gaza the weapon of disinformation has been used with lethal effect. From the beginning, Israel’s Western allies led the assault on global public opinion.
Will Labor’s ‘change’ agenda include Palestine?
Wednesday 10-July-2024
Throughout their election campaign the “changed Labor Party” solemnly promised to change the way politics is done.
Together they arise, united against apartheid
Friday 17-May-2024
The Palestinian struggle against Zionist settler-colonialism, from Balfour to Biden, is one of the most well-documented of all liberation struggles.
Britain’s missed opportunity to redeem itself
Saturday 4-December-2021
This year’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was yet another missed opportunity for Britain.
What does the Iron Dome debate say about American politics?
Friday 8-October-2021
There was a time when Israel’s requests for US aid military or otherwise were granted spontaneously and unreservedly. That is no longer the case.
Whether it’s Afghanistan or Palestine occupations don’t last forever
Thursday 19-August-2021
Establishing an army or security apparatus to serve the interests of an occupying power is no easy task not even in the best of times.
Ramadan: A month of many names and virtues
Monday 12-April-2021
Muslims could view Ramadan as an intense training course a time when they are afforded opportunities to rectify their lives.
Annexation is still inadmissible even by Israel
Thursday 25-June-2020
Israel’s project to annex 40 per cent of the occupied West Bank is hanging in the balance.
UNESCO should cry no tears over Israel’s departure
Thursday 3-January-2019
There will be no tears now Israel and the US have withdrawn from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
In Palestine it’s freedom for all or freedom for none
Tuesday 11-December-2018
The Trump administration’s failure to secure a UN resolution condemning Hamas and other resistance factions was welcomed by Palestinians as a moral and political victory.
Free at last: A UN without US diplomatic blackmail
Friday 22-December-2017
Not for the first time the free world has stood up for truth and justice in Palestine. The General Assembly’s vote against President Trump’s decision on Jerusalem was a victory for the rule of law over the law of the jungle.
Africa does not need a modern colonial master
Friday 15-September-2017
The Twittersphere went into overdrive immediately after the cancellation of the controversial African-Israeli summit.
Israel’s occupation must end
Monday 31-July-2017
Palestinian resistance against Israel’s brutal occupation is littered with many setbacks. The latest confrontation over Al-Aqsa Mosque was however a rare example of success.
Hamas outlines its vision for Palestine in the 21st century
Thursday 4-May-2017
One hundred years of oppression have not diminished or erased the Palestinian hope for freedom.
Mahmoud Abbas Needs to Decide which Side He’s On
Saturday 22-April-2017
It is perfectly normal for Palestinians to have political differences with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) but it is wholly unacceptable for any Palestinian official or otherwise to call for the destruction and burning of the Gaza Strip in order to crush the group. Such threats are manifestly shameful and can only result in national disaster.