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The Jewish dream of Israel was built on a lie, but there is an alternative.
Category Archives: Opinions
Why, as a Palestinian American journalist, I had to leave the news industry
What I experienced before October 7 and what I’ve seen after has made me lose hope that US media can change.
The ICJ ruling was a legal victory at the cost of Palestinian lives
The January 26 court decision may be a historic one, but it doesn't shield the people of Gaza from genocide.
Why Lula has failed to address the Yanomami genocide
The crisis in Indigenous lands in Brazil has deep roots and cannot be resolved with half-measures.
ICJ Israel decision: A new world order in the making
Israel, and its powerful backers, are finally facing some accountability for their crimes against Palestinian people.
Can the US ever break the two-party binary?
Many in the US are not excited about a Biden vs Trump rematch - could there be another way?
Why the new Ram temple in Ayodhya is a turning point for India
The temple, built on the ruins of a demolished mosque, is the symbol of India's transformation into a Hindu nation.
Letter from Panama’s ‘Little Hiroshima’
It has been 34 years since the US massacred hundreds and devastated Panama for a 'Just Cause'.
Why are Israeli soldiers sharing snuff videos from their genocide in Gaza?
Decades of impunity, for the Israeli regime as well as its criminal soldiers, has led us to this point.
Watching the Watchdogs: Law, Propaganda, and the Media walk into a bar
Or what happens when legal proceedings at the ICJ expose Western media bias and Israeli state propaganda.
Resolving the Baloch issue is in Pakistan’s political and economic interest
Treating what is going in the province of Balochistan as a security matter only is the wrong approach.
Gaza and Germany’s departure from reason
In an open letter, 300 scholars from across the world condemn Germany's complicity in Israel's genocide.
Where is the ‘never again’ for Gaza?
The world has made a pledge not to let the horrors of the Holocaust repeat. And yet, they are repeating today in Gaza.
For the Indian Muslim, Ayodhya is everywhere
Indian secularism is buried under a mountain of saffron politics, as the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is celebrated.
The US plan to revamp the Palestinian Authority is doomed to fail
Past US attempts to resuscitate the PA have all failed. The ongoing efforts are unlikely to succeed, either.
Palestine, the alchemy of big lies and future of the university
Universities are once again at the centre of culture, and through it, political warfare.
It’s high time for all those at Harvard to stand with Palestine
The university must end its complicity in genocide, and protect students standing with the oppressed.
Christian Zionist cowboys: American and Israeli affinities laid bare
The American cowboys flocking to Israel amid its war on Gaza expose the parallels between the two settler societies.
DR Congo’s shambolic election should be a wake-up call for the SADC
The regional body should not allow electoral irregularities to threaten democracy and development in Southern Africa.
It is time to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine
Western concerns about the transfer of Russian funds seized in the West to Ukraine are unfounded.