Watching the watchdogs: Fear in newsrooms silences pro-Palestine voices
Sidelining of journalists and pro-Palestinian analysts is increasing as Israel tries to dominate the media narrative.
Category Archives: Opinions
Muslim women in the West in the crosshairs of Zionists, white ‘feminists’
As we lead the way in fighting genocide in Gaza, the only thing we need from white feminists is they get out of our way.
Where is the ‘responsibility to protect’ in Gaza?
Yesterday's proponents of the 'responsibility to protect' doctrine are today's biggest supporters of Israel's assault.
Arab leaders must walk the talk on Palestine
Meek words of condemnation will not stop the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is forcibly disappearing Gaza
Cutting off the Palestinians of Gaza from the rest of the world is a modern twist on the crime of forced disappearances.
In dehumanising the Palestinians, Biden has surpassed Trump
The US president's support for genocide in Gaza is hardly surprising given his country's settler-colonial past.
The war in Sudan is a consequence of a derailed transition
Sudan's transition should have focused on stabilising the economy and convening elections, not dismantling a regime.
Hamas’s attack on Israel has changed the Middle East
The US regional strategy lays in shambles, as its allies face pressure and its foes seek to take advantage.
Why are Palestinians supposed to take it – again and again?
The West is trying not only to stifle but to criminalise all Palestinian dissent.
Fanatics vs generals: The strange Israeli rift over Gaza
The divisions in the war cabinet will have far reaching consequences for Israel, but little impact on the fate of Gaza.
The ICC should urgently investigate what happened at al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Competing allegations over the source of the explosion at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital shows exactly why the ICC must act.
Guterres, Gaza and the consequences of countering ‘Israelspeak’
As we’ve just seen with the UN chief, not even the slightest diversion from Israel's counter-reality is permissible.
Western media failures say more about the West than Gaza
Western media coverage of the war reflects the cultural perception that Palestinian and Israeli lives are not equal.
Democracy in Africa is not a Western imposition
The likes of Kagame and Doumbouya are not being honest - Africans love democracy and want to see it work.
Pakistan must not collectively punish Afghan refugees
Ordinary Afghans are not responsible for the perceived faults of a government they did not elect.
Israel’s war of self-deceit
When has killing more Palestinians ever resulted in better security for the Israeli society?
Western feminism and its blind spots in the Middle East
The message leading Western feminists are sending to Palestinian women is clear: your suffering does not matter.
The American centre’s embrace of the far right fuels Israel’s war machine
Peace will only come to Palestine if American centrists break with the far right and adopt a new approach on Israel.
A PR stunt amid a massacre in Gaza
The 20 trucks of aid that entered Gaza are just a distraction from Israel's murderous war on the Palestinians.
The Biden hug
President Biden went all the way to Israel to give Netanyahu a hug, but what has he accomplished?