The new kill zone: Gaza’s borders after the “ceasefire”
November 20th, 20250 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 from indiscriminate aerial bombardment to the calculated, engineered...
U of M student government passes Gaza Divestment Resolution despite fierce opposition
November 20th, 20250 ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government (CSG) narrowly passed a major divestment resolution Tuesday evening, calling on the Board of Regents to investigate and end financial investments linked to Israeli human rights abuses, including those tied to the ongoing military campaign in Gaza. The measure, known...
Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse
November 20th, 20250 The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war on Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and detention centers contributed to many of the deaths it examined. The picture that...
Polishing genocide: Israel’s desperate war to erase history
November 13th, 20250 Israel’s allies worldwide are desperately scrambling to help Tel Aviv re-establish a convincing narrative — not only about the Gaza genocide, but the entire legacy of Israeli colonialism in Palestine and the Middle East. The perfect little story, built on myths and outright fabrications — that of a small nation fighting for...
Verdict from the people: Why the Gaza tribunal is about accountability, not symbolism
November 7th, 20250 In the face of the international legal and political systems' paralyzing silence and utter failure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza, international civil society has refused to stand idly by. Instead, it continues to forge a path, presenting essential working models for what true justice in Palestine must look...
The end of blind loyalty: Why America must reconsider its ties to Israel
November 7th, 20250 The world has become a witness to unimaginable suffering. In Gaza, entire families have been erased from the registry of the living. Children, once filled with laughter, now silenced by hunger, dust and fear, stare blankly from hospital beds that have no medicine in hospitals that no longer have walls. Every explosion feels like an echo...
The unvanquished will: Gaza’s triumph of spirit against the architecture of genocide
October 31st, 20250 For the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza, particularly by the voices of ordinary Gazans, displaying a blend of emotions that centers on two core principles: grief and defiance. Grief has characterized life in Gaza for many years, a consequence of successive Israeli wars, the unrelenting...
Trump pressures Israel to maintain Gaza ceasefire and halt West Bank annexation, while letting it loose in bombing Lebanon
October 24th, 20250 Despite ongoing Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire, President Trump’s administration spent the past week showing some seriousness about consolidating the truce and reining in Israel’s far-right, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, not only in Gaza but also in the occupied West Bank, after the Knesset’s initial vote to annex it to...
The broken truce: How Israel turned the ceasefire into a weapon
October 24th, 20250 The ink had barely dried on the ceasefire agreement when the bombs began to fall again. The air that was supposed to carry the sighs of relief now carries the roar of warplanes. The brief illusion of peace between Israel and Hamas has vanished into smoke and rubble. Both sides are trading accusations like gunfire. Israel claims that...
“You cannot fight the world”: The hidden meaning behind Trump’s warning to Israel
October 24th, 20250 A single, candid statement by U.S. President Trump during a Fox News interview on October 9 may illuminate the true calculus behind Israel’s decision for a ceasefire in Gaza, following a relentless, two-year genocidal campaign that has tragically killed and wounded nearly a quarter of a million Palestinians. “Israel cannot fight the...
Sharm el-Sheikh summit hails Gaza truce, but “Phase Two” threatens fragile peace
October 17th, 20250 SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Led by President Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the “Peace in the Middle East” Summit convened on Monday, October 13, in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, bringing together leaders and representatives from 30 countries to celebrate the signing of the Gaza ceasefire...
America’s breaking point: How public outrage forced Israel’s ceasefire
October 17th, 20250 Temporary peace, permanent doubt: The fragile truce between Israel and Gaza Here is a clear-eyed look at the new Israel Gaza ceasefire. It is a moment many people prayed to see. The guns have fallen quiet. Hostages are coming home. Prisoners are stepping off buses to tearful embraces. The United Nations and aid agencies are rushing...
Trump’s Gaza “peace plan” falls short: vagueness, distrust, and the illusion of progress
October 17th, 20250 If President Trump hopes to earn a Nobel Peace Prize, he’s going to need to do better than his 20-point “Comprehensive Plan to End Gaza’s Conflict.” Characteristically exaggerating, Mr. Trump called the plan’s release “one of the greatest days in human history”, but poring over Arab, Israeli, and U.S. press reveals that...
Through Gaza’s lens: How leaders fail the people they represent
October 16th, 20250 The Gaza war has become more than a humanitarian disaster — it has become a lens through which we see the truth about power, leadership and representation. For Muslims around the world, it has been a moment to face difficult questions about who governs in our name, whose interests they serve and whether they share the moral convictions...
Would Trump-brokered plan end the Israeli war on Gaza after two years of devastation?
October 10th, 20250 SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — After several days of negotiations in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh over the details of U.S. President Trump’s plan to end the devastating war in Gaza — and coinciding with the second anniversary of Israel’s genocidal war launched in response to the “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack on October 7......
Trump’s Gaza plan pressures Hamas to disarm, surrender and free hostages, as Israel continues its genocide
October 3rd, 20250 In a move closer to a threat than an offer, President Trump has unveiled his plan to end the war in Gaza — a proposal resembling an upgraded version of his earlier “Deal of the Century.” The initiative aims to disarm the Palestinian resistance and place Gaza under international trusteeship, with Arab states serving as a nominal...
The point of no return: Why accountability in Gaza is a global imperative
October 2nd, 20250 Every day brings new indictments for Israel. The early accusations of genocide by South Africa are now quickly becoming an accepted legal definition among international bodies and governments alike. The latest indictment came from the United Nations Human Rights Council. "The Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces have had and......
The people’s push: How grassroots solidarity reshaped Spain’s foreign policy
September 26th, 20250 In several influential European countries, solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian people is finally translating into action. Though such action may seem belated to the tens of thousands of lives lost in the genocide-stricken Strip, it is, nonetheless, critical for the future of the Palestinian cause. The political shift underway in...
A weak Arab–Islamic summit and the launch of the Gaza invasion as U.S. vetoes ceasefire resolution
September 19th, 20250 After a feeble Arab–Islamic summit that limited itself to verbal condemnations of the Israeli aggression on Doha and vague calls to review diplomatic and economic relations with the occupation state, the Israeli army — under orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with an American green light — began an invasion of Gaza...
A global awakening: How people power is reshaping Western policy on Palestine
September 12th, 20250 Is it finally happening? Is the West turning against Israel? Or are we, whether motivated by hope or driven by despair, simply engaging in wishful thinking? The matter is not so simple. In July, a significant number of countries and organizations signed the “New York Declaration”, a strong statement that followed a high-level...
Israeli strike on Doha deepens regional war, sparks global outrage
September 12th, 20251 From Gaza and the West Bank to Lebanon, Syria and Yemen — and even reaching Qatar — Israeli arrogance continues to violate Arab lands and their sovereignty without restraint, while the U.S. administration appears either helpless or complicit with Benjamin Netanyahu’s madness. He has escalated his “eternal war” into a new phase......
Israel escalates Gaza occupation plans, U.S. pushes Lebanon on Hezbollah disarmament, while Syria and Yemen fronts intensify
August 29th, 20250 While the Israeli killing machine sharpens its swords to pounce on Gaza City with the declared goal of disarming Hamas, the Trump administration is undertaking a similar mission in Lebanon by exerting maximum pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah. The push is to force the Lebanese Army into confrontation with Hezbollah...
The brutality of a state without bounds: How Zionist strategy drives Gaza toward catastrophe
August 23rd, 20250 There are moments in history when the mask of legitimacy slips and a government shows its true face. In the case of Israel, that mask has long been cracking, revealing a ruthless apparatus that thrives on occupation, dispossession and systemic dehumanization. Gaza, once a strip of land barely surviving under blockade, is now in the......
The Hague group’s proposals, not hollow recognition of Palestine statehood, are the way forward
August 23rd, 20250 We’ve reached a tipping point in Western political leaders’ reaction to Israel’s genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza. It’s maddening for two reasons: how long it took to get an official response from Western capitals; and how decidedly ineffectual their responses are. The nightmare in Gaza has been unfolding for 22...
The Arabs, the left and those who remained silent: History will not forgive you
August 23rd, 20250 The consequences of the Israeli genocide in Gaza will be dire. An event of this degree of barbarity, sustained by an international conspiracy of moral inertia and silence, will not be relegated to history as just another "conflict" or a mere tragedy. The Gaza genocide is a catalyst for major events to come. Israel and its benefactors......
