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, 20250 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...
Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” vision sparks regional outrage as Israel and U.S. pushes expansion, starvation and disarmament plans
August 15th, 20250 “Greater Israel” — from theory to implementation The “Greater Israel” project — stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates — is no longer a mere fantasy or “conspiracy theory.” It has become a tangible direction on the ground, evident both in statements by Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
History didn’t begin on October 7th
August 15th, 20250 Our understanding of an historical event’s meaning is a function of two factors. The first is what we choose to identify as the starting point leading up to the event. The second is the lens through which we view it. This should be obvious, but unfortunately it is not, and the failure to acknowledge or understand it has consequences in...
From “Never Again” to Gaza: How Hitler’s logic lives on in Israel’s war against Palestinians
August 15th, 20250 In the ashes of World War II, the world told itself a comforting story. The Nazi regime was crushed, Adolf Hitler was dead and the ideology of racial supremacy, industrialized slaughter and ruthless domination had been defeated. The Holocaust was declared a moral turning point for humanity. The refrain “Never Again” became a pledge...
The verdict of history: How political calculation betrayed Gaza
August 8th, 20250 The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem released a comprehensive report on July 27 describing the Israeli war on Gaza as genocide. However, the delay in publishing such an indictment is troubling and adds to an existing problem of politically motivated decision-making processes that have, in their own right, prolonged the ongoing...
Western countries consider a future Palestinian state as the nightmare unfolding in Gaza worsens
August 8th, 20250 Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won’t bring one about anytime soon, though they could further isolate Israel and strengthen the Palestinians’ negotiating position over the long term. The problem for the Palestinians is that there may not be a long term. Israeli Prime...
J Street president: Israel has broken Genocide Convention in Gaza, can no longer defend the indefensible
August 8th, 20250 The president of J Street, a U.S.-based pro-Israel advocacy group, has acknowledged that Israel has broken the international genocide convention in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports. “I have… been persuaded rationally by legal and scholarly arguments that international courts will one day find that Israel has broken the...
Israel moves to fully occupy Gaza as Lebanon’s government bows to U.S.–Saudi pressure on Hezbollah disarmament
August 8th, 20250 Israel’s far-right government decides to expand war to fully occupy Gaza as Lebanon faces crisis over Hezbollah disarmament proposal pushed by the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Israel. Occupation of Gaza After 10 hours of deliberations, Israel’s Security Cabinet — in the early hours of Friday, August 8 — approved Prime Minister......
Two Israeli rights groups join international organizations and officials accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
August 1st, 20250 Two leading Israeli human rights groups have accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza”, becoming the first such organizations to make the claim. B’Tselem said in a major report released on Monday that it came to that “unequivocal conclusion” after an “examination of Israel’s policy in the Gaza...
Forty Democratic senators press Trump to end humanitarian crisis in Gaza, 27 senators vote to block U.S. weapons to Israel
August 1st, 20250 Amid reports that hundreds of Palestinians have died from malnutrition in the besieged Gaza Strip since May, a group of prominent Jewish Democratic lawmakers — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (New York) and Senator Adam Schiff (California) — is spearheading efforts to pressure President Trump’s administration to......
How two families crossed the rubble of Gaza, fleeing war and hunger
July 27th, 20250 The Bakrons and Al-Bareems, two families from opposite ends of Gaza, have criss-crossed the rubble-strewn territory many times during 21 months of war, in search of food and shelter from Israeli attacks. They’ve sought refuge in the homes of friends and relatives, in school classrooms and in tents, moving frequently as the Israeli...
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
July 27th, 20250 French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Macron said in a post on social media that he will formalize the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September. “The urgent thing today is that the war in...
Al-Sharaa pushes the Druze into Israel’s embrace: Has Syria’s partition begun?
July 18th, 20250 As ceasefire negotiations in Gaza continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seized the opportunity to continue his policy of deflection from internal crises, aiming to capitalize as much as possible on the new geopolitical reality created by Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood.” This time, however, he’s doing so through the...
Four CUNY professors say they were fired for supporting Palestine
July 18th, 20250 As Congress grills CUNY’s chancellor, the terminated Brooklyn College faculty say Palestine activism is “the only thing we have in common.” By Sanya Mansoor Four adjunct professors at the City University of New York say the university fired them because of their activism for Palestine. The administration’s decision......
Father of slain Palestinian American speaks with Zeteo about his son’s death and lack of official U.S. response
July 16th, 20250 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBgJ78YOt0c Kamel Musallet, the father of 20-year-old Arab American Sayfollah Musallet, who was allegedly beaten to death by Israeli settlers, spoke recently to Zeteo's Prem Thakker about his son's life and death and the lack of any official American response. “I honestly, deeply, not only think, ...
Majority of Palestinians say one-state reality under Israeli control has already begun
July 11th, 20250 A new poll conducted by Zogby Research Services reveals that a majority of Palestinians across Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem believe a one-state reality under Israeli control has already taken hold or is imminent. The findings, released during a July 9 webinar hosted by the Arab American Institute, exhibit widespread Palestinian......
Israeli occupation forces presence in Gaza corridor threatens ceasefire deal with Hamas
July 11th, 20250 As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip — a condition that could derail the talks. An Israeli official said an outstanding issue in the negotiations was Israel’s desire to keep forces in the territory during a 60-day truce, including...
Netanyahu and Trump prioritize hostages in Gaza; military campaign grinds on
July 11th, 20250 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his meeting with President Trump had focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian territory amid efforts to reach a ceasefire. Netanyahu said on X that the leaders also discussed the consequences and possibilities of "the great victory we......
