January 16th, 20260A shock and awe. The phrase is apt in describing what Israel has done in the occupied West Bank almost immediately following the events of October 7, 2023, and the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Naomi Klein defines “shock and awe” not merely as a military tactic, but as a political and economic strategy that exploits moments...
October 18th, 20240“Your lives will continue. With new events and new faces. They are the faces of your children, who will fill your homes with noise and laughter.”
These were the last words written by my sister in a text message to one of her daughters.
Dr. Soma Baroud was murdered on October 9 when Israeli warplanes bombed a taxi that carried...
June 14th, 20240On June 6, Spain joined South Africa’s case at the United Nations top Court, accusing Israel of genocide.
This move followed a decision by Madrid and two other Western European capitals – Dublin and Oslo – to recognize the state of Palestine, thus breaking ranks with a long-established U.S.-led Western policy.
As per American...
May 15th, 20200Dr. Ghada Ageel and Dr. Ramzy Baroud have more in common than their scholarly research on Palestinian history and politics. They are both refugees and the direct descendants of Palestinian refugees who were expelled from their historic village of Beit Daras at gunpoint during the catastrophic events that led to the Palestinian Nakba of...