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...
Echoes from the rubble: John Mearsheimer, Gaza and the burden of American power
August 7th, 20250 In a recent and highly charged interview that has reverberated across international political discourse, Tucker Carlson sat down with Professor John Mearsheimer, one of the most respected and controversial voices in American foreign policy analysis, to discuss the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The conversation, released as...
The Epstein files and the shadow over America: Why full transparency is a moral imperative
August 4th, 20250 In a country consumed by political division and scandal fatigue, there remains one case that cuts through partisan lines and unites citizens in outrage and disbelief — the saga of Jeffrey Epstein. His name alone conjures images of sinister wealth, child exploitation and elite protection. And yet, for all the headlines and...
Fragmenting a nation: Israel’s enduring pursuit of Palestinian disunity
July 27th, 20250 Israel is aggressively implementing plans to shape Palestine's future and the broader region, sculpting its vision for the “day after” its genocide in Gaza. The latest, bizarre iteration of this strategy proposes fragmenting the occupied West Bank into so-called “emirates”, starting with the “emirate of Hebron.” This...
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...
It’s time to replace the War Powers Act
July 18th, 20250 Many Democrats and some Republicans expressed alarm last month when President Trump ordered attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Most Americans agree that Iran shouldn’t develop nuclear weapons, but was joining Israel in attacking Iran the best way to stop it? Would the strikes risk a wider Middle East war? Should Congress have been...
Trump and Netanyahu: Masters of duplicity
July 18th, 20250 Meetings between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are more akin to a master class in posturing and duplicity than in diplomacy. Last week’s meetings were no exception. Both men are master manipulators, products of our media age. They create illusions that they insist are real. They repeat a lie over and...
The unlikely alliance: How American Muslims and America First conservatives united to stop another war
July 18th, 20250 In the shadow of yet another potential war in the Middle East, the United States once again flirted with the brink of disaster. After decades of failed interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Yemen, one might think the American appetite for military adventurism would be thoroughly exhausted. And yet, over the past several...
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, ...
Mamdani’s authenticity was key to his victory
July 6th, 20250 In 2006, shortly after Tim Kaine won the Virginia gubernatorial election, I attended a meeting at Democratic Party headquarters. One party official opined, “One lesson we should learn from Kaine’s victory was that we need to talk more about our religion. Kaine did and he won. We should do it too.” After seeing that same official...
Can Israel survive without the West? The answer reveals our collective power
July 5th, 20250 The Israeli genocide in Gaza, along with the escalating regional wars it has ignited, has brought two chilling truths into our focus: first, Israel is deliberately and aggressively undermining the security and stability of the entire Middle East and, second, Israel is utterly incapable of surviving on its own. These two assertions,...
America’s worsening image should be a concern
July 5th, 20250 America’s image in much of the world is getting worse, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. That should be a concern for Americans. Our image affects our effectiveness as a world leader and our ability to advance our national interests. The survey, conducted this year, found that people in other countries were...
The real winners: The strategic fallout of the Israel-Iran war
June 27th, 20251 On June 24, President Trump announced a truce between Israel and Iran following nearly two weeks of open warfare. Israel began the war, launching a surprise offensive on June 13, with airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, missile installations and senior military and scientific personnel, in addition to numerous civilian......
Is Israel truly an American ally?
June 26th, 20250 A hard look at history, influence and consequences for U.S. foreign policy In the aftermath of World War II, as Europe began the painful process of denazification, one of the most immediate and complex humanitarian crises involved the fate of European Jews. After suffering unimaginable horrors during the Holocaust, many Jews sought to...
Israel-Iran conflict escalates, sparking fears of global war
June 20th, 20250 The world stands on the precipice of a catastrophic war as the conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran accelerates beyond containment. Following Israel’s surprise airstrikes on Tehran, an unprecedented and bold provocation that claimed the lives of senior Iranian military commanders, Iran retaliated with precision......
At this point, a nuclear Iran is probably the least bad option
June 19th, 20250 As I write this, President Trump seems deep in his usual dither. Trump, according to the Wall Street Journal, "told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program." So, OK, we're used to that: Tariffs! Wait, no tariffs! Wait, reduced...
The U.S. benefits from international students
June 18th, 20250 More than 1.1 million international students are enrolled at American colleges and universities. They contribute greatly to our nation’s economic and intellectual well-being. Their presence confirms that our higher education system is the envy of the world. It’s worrisome to see our leaders pursuing policies that will make it...
Senator Alex Padilla is all of us
June 14th, 20250 By Pilar Marrero There are incidents that serve as perfect metaphors for a historical moment. The image of our first Latino U.S. senator, Alex Padilla, mistreated and pushed to the ground with his hands about to be handcuffed by a group of federal agents is one of them. It’s an image deeply familiar in the history of the United...
Attention must be given to healing the psychological wounds of the war on Gaza
May 28th, 20250 One thing of which we can be certain is that there will be consequences to the genocide in Gaza. It is difficult to wrap one’s arms around the excruciating pain being endured by Palestinians in Gaza. We only know the rough outline of the devastation. Tens of thousands have been murdered in aerial bombardments, over 100,000 have......
Netanyahu’s endgame: Isolation and the shattered illusion of power
May 23rd, 20250 There was a time when Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have all the cards. The Palestinian Authority was largely passive, the occupied West Bank was relatively calm, Israel's diplomatic reach was expanding, and the United States seemed ready to bend international law to accommodate Israel's desire for complete control over Palestine. The...
Motive for murder: There’s plenty of “anti-Semitism” to go around
May 23rd, 20250 On May 20, Israeli forces bombed two homes in Gaza, where, Reuters reports, "children were among the 18 dead." The attack was justified, the Israeli regime claims, because — who knows? — there might have been a Hamas member hiding in one of the closets or something. To criticize those killings, we're told, is "anti-Semitic", even......
Our country needs effective leadership
May 23rd, 20250 I do not remember being as concerned about the quality of our political leadership and the direction our leaders want to take the country as I am today. If you look at the places where we expect strong leadership – the courts, the Congress and, especially, the president – it’s hard not to be disappointed. And our country needs...
Dearborn invests in East and South sides with housing, businesses grants, and infrastructure projects
May 23rd, 20250 By Mohammed Rezq The City of Dearborn hosted its first public meeting on May 8, 2025, for the groundbreaking W. Warren Transformation Project. This initiative was made possible through Mayor Abdullah Hammoud's successful effort in securing a $24.8 million "Safe Streets for All" grant, along with the vital support of Representative......
