Biden (maybe) wants Israel to stop using US bulldozers for ethnic cleansing
But the outgoing US president's support for all other aspects of Israel's genocide remains ironclad.
Category Archives: Opinions
No, Trump will not be worse than Biden for Palestine and the Middle East
That is because the Biden administration simply continued the first Trump administration’s foreign policy in the region.
Biden can still save what remains of Gaza, and his sorry legacy
He can stop arming Israel now, and go down in history as a president who - albeit belatedly - put an end to a genocide.
The sad story of Bibek, a shy Nepali mercenary who fought for Russia
As witnessed by a Ukrainian soldier on the front line in Donbas.
How are you? A question I struggle to answer in Gaza
When my friends outside Gaza try to check on me, I do not know how to respond.
Why is Germany supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza?
The answer lies in Germany’s history - but it is not, as many assume tied to efforts to atone for the Nazi Holocaust.
Backers of incumbent accuse US voters of racism, sexism for electing felon
Supporters of VP Harris turn to tribal rhetoric to excuse devastating election loss against white-wing former strongman.
Trump 2.0 will not be like anything we have seen before
The US and the world should be prepared for the second coming of Trump and the new global order he will try to create.
It was anger that won Trump this election
It seems Americans had enough of being ignored, let down, patronised and left behind by the Democrats.
Enlightened Americans must now rise up and resist
Having grabbed power again, Trump will likely destroy himself. But he must not be allowed to destroy America.
A Gaza child’s last will
My 10-year-old niece was killed by an Israeli bomb. Before she died, she decided to write a will.
How Israel’s starvation of Gaza is affecting Palestinians elsewhere
As a psychologist, I increasingly encounter eating disorders among Palestinians caused by sociopolitical trauma.
Harris will not be a president for marginalised folks – in the US or abroad
Anybody voting for Harris in this election should be honest about why.
Africa needs a true, progressive partner in the White House
President Kamala Harris could present opportunities for inclusive and productive collaboration with Africa.
Mohammad Yunus can go down in history as the architect of a new Bangladesh
But only if he learns from the successes and failures of post-revolutionary transitions in other countries.
Kamala Harris’s pursuit of Republican voters may backfire
Chasing after neocon endorsements may cost the Democratic candidate Democratic and independent votes.
It’s raining bombs in a city by the sea
Lebanon’s Tyre has seen Israeli-wrought destruction before and has recovered. It will rebuild yet again.
The US and Israel have nothing to gain from their war on the UN
By attacking the UN and the rules based order, these two rogue states are merely hastening their own decline.
An urgent call to save the staff and patients of Gaza’s al-Awda Hospital
Hospitals have become prisons in northern Gaza. This is a desperate cry to humanity.
How American media incited genocide
Commentaries published by US media outlets have openly demonised Palestinians and justified the mass killings in Gaza.