Middle East 4 ChangePalestine on a Precipice
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Toufic Haddad The rise and expansion of right-wing populism and the dramatic unfolding of global politics in the Trump era have had significant and alarming implications for the…
As Abbas Ages, Fatah Moves to Consolidate Power
Friday, February 8, 2019
Ramzy Baroud. Five years after spearheading what is inaptly referred to as a ‘government of national reconciliation’, Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah, has finally resigned. “We put our…
1,200 Palestinian prisoners start hunger strike in Israel prison
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Posted on Middle East Monitor. More than 1,200 Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s Ofer Prison yesterday launched an open-ended hunger strike, in protest against the occupation’s continuous violations against…
The Moral Travesty of Israel Seeking Arab, Iranian Money for its Alleged Nakba
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Ramzy Baroud. The game is afoot. Israel, believe it or not, is demanding that seven Arab countries and Iran pay $250 billion as compensation for what it claims was the…
Poems of Resistance: 7 Poems for Palestine
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Salem Jubran: The Exile The sun walks through the borderGuns keep silentA skylark starts its morning songIn TulkaremAnd flies away to supWith the birds of a KibbutzA lonely…
Is There a Plot to Depopulate Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon?
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Ramzy Baroud. An eerie video composed of a recorded audio prayer and a photo of one ‘Hajj Jamal Ghalaini’ occasionally pops up on Facebook. The voice is that…
It Is a New Era, But China’s Balancing Act Will Fail in the Middle East
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Ramzy Baroud. Although ties between Washington and Tel Aviv are stronger than ever, Israeli leaders are aware of a vastly changing political landscape. The US’ own political turmoil…
Israel escalating the demolition of Palestine
Friday, November 30, 2018
Lisa Gleeson. When it comes to the infrastructure of genocide, you could illustrate it using almost any photo of a school, house, shop or village in the West…
Books on Middle East 2018 – tales of repression, ruse and resistance
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East. David Kirkpatrick, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018. From 2011 to 2015, David Kirkpatrick was the…
Engaging Books Series: Pluto Press Selections on Radical Politics
Friday, November 23, 2018
ENGAGING BOOKS SERIES Pluto Press Selections On Radical Politics Engaging Books is a new series that features books by various publishers on a given theme, along with an…
In Breach of Human Rights, Netanyahu Supports the Death Penalty against Palestinians
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Ramzy Baroud. Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is escalating his war on the Palestinian people, although for reasons almost entirely related to Israeli politics. He has just…
Izzeldin Abuelaish’s three daughters were killed in Gaza
Friday, November 16, 2018
Robert Fisk. Rarely can history have dictated that the blood of three beheaded daughters should be injected into a vein of hope. The operation, I suppose, was self-administered…
Why Is Israel Afraid of Khalida Jarrar?
Friday, November 9, 2018
Ramzy Baroud. When Israeli troops stormed the house of Palestinian parliamentarian and lawyer, Khalida Jarrar, on April 2, 2015, she was engrossed in her research. For months, Jarrar…
Google Wipes Palestinian Life Off The Map
Friday, November 2, 2018
Asa Winstanley. Google’s dedication to Israel’s occupation can be seen in its maps and its refusal to recognise the reality of Israel’s apartheid system for Palestinians . Like…
In Khan al-Ahmar, I found renewed hope for resisting the occupation
Monday, October 22, 2018
Oren Ziv. Over the last four months I have spent most of my time in Khan al-Ahmar, watching young Palestinians resist, day after day, the Israeli authorities’ attempts to demolish…
The Real Reasons Behind Washington’s War on Palestinian Refugees
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Ramzy Baroud. The US government’s decision to slash funds provided to the United Nations agency that cares for Palestinian refugees, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), is…
Gaza’s economy goes into freefall: World Bank
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Jonathan Cook. Posted on ZCommunications October 2, 2018. The moment long feared is fast approaching in Gaza, according to a new report by the World Bank. After a…
Palestine: The Testbed for Trump’s Plan to Tear up the Rules-Based International Order
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Jonathan Cook. Posted on Counterpunch Sept 21, 2018. Washington’s decision to intensify swingeing aid cuts to the Palestinians – the latest targets include cancer patients and peace groups…
The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu: Book Review
Friday, September 7, 2018
Adam Shatz. Posted on London Review of Books vol 40 no 16, August 30 2018. Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu by Anshel Pfeffer, Hurst, 423 pp,…
A Short History of Collective Punishment: From the British Empire to Gaza
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Stanley L Cohn. Posted on Counterpunch August 24, 2018. As old as war itself, collective punishment has long been the most damning and destructive weapon of all. Not…
Israeli Cruelty and Palestine’s Predicament
Monday, August 27, 2018
Vijay Prashad. Posted on Counterpunch August 27, 2018. Standing on the campus of Birzeit University in Ramallah (Palestine) one gets a full flavour of the beauty of Palestine…
Gunshot Gaza: hospitals struggle to treat surge in firearms injuries
Monday, August 20, 2018
Jonathan Owen Published by BMJ August 10, 2018. New types of complex injuries in the Palestinian territory are leading to lifelong disabilities as prompt comprehensive care is beyond…
Israel Illegally Enshrines Apartheid in Its “Basic Law”
Friday, July 27, 2018
Marjorie Cohn. Posted on Truthout July 24, 2018. On July 19, 2018, the Israeli Knesset enacted a law that illegally enshrines a system of apartheid. The legislation, which has the…
US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee approves the Israel Anti-Boycott Act
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Amjad Iraqi. Posted on London Review of Books Vol. 40 No. 14 · 19 July 2018. Late last month, the US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee approved…
From Gaza to Jerusalem to Iran: Shifts in the Middle East and the Place of Palestine
Monday, July 23, 2018
Joel Beinin. Published by MERIP July 12, 2018 The Palestinian Great March of Return, which began on March 30, 2018 and continued into June, was a popular mobilization…
From Gaza to Jerusalem to Iran: Shifts in the Middle East and the Place of Palestine
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Joel Beinin. Posted on MERIP July 12, 2018. The Palestinian Great March of Return, which began on March 30, 2018 and continued into June, was a popular mobilization…
Sisi holds key to Trump’s Sinai plan for Palestinians
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Jonathan Cook. Posted on Middle East Eye July 5, 2018. Israel and the US are in a race against time with Gaza. The conundrum is stark: how to…
One Question: The future of Gaza
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Posted on State of Nature June 28, 2018. One Question is a monthly series in which we ask leading thinkers to give a brief answer to a single…
Israel: No such thing as socialist Zionism
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Tony Greenstein. Published by Weekly Worker June 14, 2018 Gideon Levy is one of the few, lonely voices of sanity in an Israel that has veered towards the…
Siege and resistance in Gaza: an interview with Toufic Haddad
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Posted on Red Flag June 4, 2018. For more than 10 weeks, Palestinians have gathered in protest every Friday at the Israeli-Gaza Strip buffer zone, located in the…