Watching the watchdogs: American TV, Gaza and two sides of a ceasefire
Television coverage of the Gaza ceasefire in the US has failed to provide American audiences with the full story.
Category Archives: Opinions
A ceasefire in a time of genocide
The people of Gaza will not settle for anything short of the end of the siege, the occupation and apartheid.
Fact or Fiction: The propaganda war won’t stop, even during a truce
That includes a war on diplomacy itself, amid the competing propaganda interests of Hamas and Netanyahu.
Happily, Joe Biden is finished
Biden’s stubborn support for Israel's war on Gaza have not only offended but also infuriated crucial constituencies.
It is time the US considers Hamas’s survival in Gaza
Seven weeks of war and a truce have demonstrated Israel is nowhere near its declared goal of eliminating Hamas.
As genocide rages, doctors must choose: Care or collaborationism
American doctors should be doing all we can to protect healthcare workers in Gaza. Why aren’t we?
This Israel has no future in the Middle East
The Gaza war may turn out to be the beginning of the end, but not for Palestine.
Do not ignore the suffering of Sudanese women
Women are bearing the brunt of the vicious war in Sudan. The world should not look away.
Watching the watchdogs: America’s reckoning with Israeli media manipulation
US media, now serving a much more inquisitive society, are no longer accepting Israel's claims at face value.
Dying without borders
Death follows the journeys of people desperate to reach safety across militarised borders.
Israeli failures, US charades and a negotiated truce
The temporary ceasefire suggests Israel and the US are nowhere near ‘wiping out’ Hamas.
Palestinians in Israel also face a Nakba
And the second-class citizenship they have will not protect them.
Getting away with a call to genocide in Gaza
There has been a shocking lack of reaction to Florida lawmaker Michelle Salzman's 'all of them' remark.
Israel, Gaza, and the mass production of myths for mass media
Why do supporters of Israel all repeat the same empty soundbites and tired arguments when talking about Palestine?
Israel’s slaughter of Palestinian children must end
Every Israeli bomb dropped on the densely-populated Gaza Strip is a potential war crime.
When it comes to the Israeli-led ‘war on terror’, follow the money
Israel is embarking on a 'war on terror' that will benefit its military industry, but will have a devastating impact.
COP28 must not repeat the mistakes of the Africa Climate Summit
Lobbyists for big emitters in the Global North must not be allowed to push false solutions on COP28.
When it comes to Palestine, the Philippines is on the wrong side of history
Manila's blind support for Israel and its war on Gaza is not only immoral but also against its long-term interests.
Apartheid South Africa reached a tipping point, Israel will, too
After mass violence and death, white South Africans realised apartheid was unsustainable; Israelis will, too.
Cartoons that kill: The art and imagery of genocide
Why did The Washington Post publish a caricature dehumanising Palestinians amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza?