Itamar Ben Gvir Just Banned the Palestinian Flag
The new Israeli Minister of National Security banned the display of the colors of the Palestinian flag in public spaces. It is the latest Israeli attempt to erase Palestinian identity.
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School. The reason? Israel.
Why is the West Lamenting the End of ‘Liberal’ Israel?
Israel’s new extremist government maybe coming under fire now, but it is only a matter of time before it is whitewashed as more proof that Israel can strike a balance…
Netanyahu Ushers in the Most Anti-Palestinian Government in Israel’s History
The new government will annex the West Bank, expand illegal Jewish settlements and discriminate against LGBTQ people.
Will the International Court of Justice Finally Condemn Israel’s Illegal Squatting in Palestine?
By Juan Cole | Informed Comment Al-Quds reports the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution entitled “Israeli Practices that affect the Human Rights of the Palestinian People…
Benjamin Netanyahu and the Final ‘Execution of the Palestinian People’
The once-again Israeli prime minister vows massive Israeli squatting on Palestinian land, and ultimate annexation as he re-takes power.
Thousands March in Occupied Territories Demanding Release of Bodies of Palestinians
Israel has kept the bodies of over a hundred Palestinians who were killed by its forces or died inside its prisons as ‘bargaining chips’, including that of Palestinian freedom fighter…
On Football, Opium and Popular Resistance: Not All Sports Are Created Equal
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch My friend is not an elitist. To the contrary, he has spent decades of his life fighting social inequality, racism and championing the rights of…
Top 8 Political and Geopolitical Shifts in the Middle East in 2022
By Juan Cole | Informed Comment We saw a lot of pivotal developments in the Middle East this year, including the impact of climate change in the form of increasing…
Israel’s New ‘Government of Darkness’: The Most Underreported Story in the Middle East
By Patrick Cockburn / CounterPunch If a prize was to be awarded for the most important yet least reported story in the media in 2022, it might well go to…
Twitter Suspends Palestinian Journalist Arikat, and Media Response—Silence
In yet another demonstration of anti-Palestinianism in the U.S. mainstream, there is no outcry over Twitter's arbitrary suspension of Said Arikat, longtime D.C. correspondent for Al-Quds newspaper.
New Israeli Government to Un-ban Violent Racists From Parliament
Even the country’s right wing is visibly uncomfortable with the agreements made by Binjamin Netanyahu to allow him to come back to power.
The Lions’ Den is Not a Fleeting Phenomenon: On Palestine’s Looming Armed Revolt
As Lions’ Den insignias are now appearing in every Palestinian neighborhood throughout the Occupied Territories, the group has succeeded in branching out from a specific Nablus neighborhood – Al Qasaba…
If the US Wants to Help Ukraine, It Must First Condemn Israel
The annexation of parts of Ukraine by Russia’s Vladimir Putin that Mr. Zelensky and the Biden administration decried is no different from the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights.
ICC Wanted to Investigate Israeli War Crimes. Now It’s Caving to US Pressure.
Two years after launching an investigation of war crimes in Palestine, the ICC is still dragging its feet.