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Cartography of Genocide: Why Netanyahu Erased Palestine from the Map
By Ramzy Baroud For him, Palestinians are nomadic beings who, by mere historical incident, ventured into his biblical land, in which they have no claim or right. When asked why his latest map has […]

A Powerful Message – Will Sarah Friedland Succumb to Zionist Threats?
By Iqbal Jassat Bravo to Sarah Friedland’s courage and honesty for using her acceptance speech at the Venice Film Festival to voice her support for Palestinians facing what she accurately described as Israel’s genocide in […]

A Wave of Censorship – Israel is the Last Collapsing Rampart of ‘Western Civilization’
By Jeremy Salt Israel was created as a rampart of ‘western civilization’ in the barbarous east but now the rampart is at risk of being overwhelmed. A wave of censorship in the ‘western’ world might […]

Israel’s Backers – Why Would Six Israelis Receive More Attention than 41,000 Murdered Palestinians?
By Jamal Kanj Surrounded by Sayanim, Joe Biden has been beguiled by Israel’s backers throughout his political career. This is one of the many reasons the “sanctified” 6 Israeli Jews count more than the lives […]

‘Supporting a Murderous Military’ – Momentum Grows to Stop Canada’s Tax Breaks for Genocide
By Yves Engler Have all Canadians underwritten $180 million of a billionaire power couple’s donations to a charity assisting a murderous military in violation of Canada Revenue Agency rules? How long until the CRA finally […]

The Genocide in Palestine – How to Prevent the Next Stage from Happening – ILAN PAPPE
By Ilan Pappe – The Palestine Chronicle Similarly to what happened in 1948, the leaders of the Zionist movement believe that history has offered them a rare opportunity to achieve, through one big operation, […]

Mobilization and General Strike – What Do Protests in Israel Reveal about Netanyahu’s Regime?
By Enrico Di Gregorio A general strike declared on September 2 by the Israeli Histadrut Union marked another step in the mobilization of Israel’s citizens against the regime of Benjamin Netanyahu. The protests that took […]

Zionism Vs. Zionism – Are the Kahanists Accelerating the ‘Collapse of Israel’?
By Ramzy Baroud Ben-Gvir’s rush to achieve the religious Zionist agenda contradicts the traditional form of Israeli colonialism, predicated on the ‘incremental genocide’ of Palestinians. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed, on August […]

On the Frontline of Resistance – The Women of Palestine
By Dr. M. Reza Behnam Women have been the political spine of the struggle for freedom and liberation of Palestine across generations. It has been their strength, resilience and fearlessness that have kept the resistance […]

Gaza Genocide and the West – The Assassination of Morality
By Jeremy Salt These governments are standing by Israel even as it strips them naked of their moral pretensions and destroys the laws they profess to live by. In the latest exercise of its power […]

Cultural Resistance – On Food, Poetry, and Gaza Genocide
By Benay Blend While Palestinians are undergoing genocide, it seems incongruous to write about the region’s cuisine. Nevertheless, by way of passing down recipes to the next generation, Palestinians have maintained their foodways through acts […]

Israel vs. International Law – Why Erdan Wants to Destroy the UN
By Ramzy Baroud Though for Palestinians, such facts remain devoid of practical meaning, for Israel, the UN position is a major obstacle in the face of its blatant settler colonial project. Departing Israeli Ambassador […]

Tunnel Warfare – From China and Vietnam to the Gaza Strip
By Enrico Di Gregorio More than 80 years after the Chinese communists began building tunnels to resist the Japanese invasion of their country, this tactic of the people’s war, derived from a broader military theory, […]

Subsidizing Racism – End Tax Breaks for ‘Charities’ Pushing Genocide to Save Kids
By Yves Engler Dozens of registered charities, raising tens of millions of dollars in subsidized donations annually, are currently promoting Zionism to young Canadian Jews. The Jewish National Fund losing its charitable should be celebrated by opponents […]

‘Sports for Political Purposes’ – What Can Be Expected from the Call for FIFA to Expel Israel?
By Issam Khalidi As soon as FIFA President Gianni Infantino rejected the calls for an immediate vote for expelling Israel from the global football governing body, one could predict that nothing positive would come from […]

A Strategic Shift – Will Palestinian Groups Return to ‘Martyrdom Attacks’ inside Israel?
By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo By denying Israelis any sense of security in major cities inside Israel, the Israeli public could, once more, turn against Netanyahu for failing to deliver on any of his […]

Does Any Other Country besides Israel have the Right to Defend Itself?
By Dr. M. Reza Behnam The narrative has finally begun to shift. Voices have grown increasingly louder demanding that Palestinians have a right to defend themselves. Despite the countless atrocities, assassinations and violations of humanitarian […]

Evil Fruit of Seeds Sown Long ago – What Makes Gaza Genocide Different?
By Jeremy Salt These massacres bring us closer to the central questions that the inquiring mind might ask about the Gaza genocide. Every genocide is different from the one before. Organized extermination is their similarity, […]

Yahya Sinwar: Palestinian Resistance Leader has Netanyahu in a Corner
By Iqbal Jassat The much-vaunted “total victory” of “defeating Hamas” and “freeing the hostages”, was an unrealistic and unattainable military objective as has been proven by the resilience of the resistance led by Sinwar. Haunted […]

End of JNF Charitable Status is Big Win for Canadian Activists – Little Thanks to the ‘Left’
By Yves Engler While most “left-wing” historic enablers of the JNF would likely claim ignorance of JNF racism and colonialism, it isn’t convincing. Historic. Maybe the biggest victory for Palestinian solidarity activists in Canadian history. […]

Restoring Psychological Deterrence – Torture of Palestinians as a ‘Systematic Strategy’
By Ramzy Baroud By trying to break the will of the Palestinians through torture, humiliation and rape, Israel wants to restore a different kind of deterrence, which it lost on October 7. On October […]

Al-Tabaeen School Massacre is Part of Zionist Script to Annihilate Palestinians – With US Support
By Iqbal Jassat “When I arrived at the site of the massacre, I was unable to speak. There were body parts and blood all around us, and the corpses were dismembered and piled on top […]

Born and Dwells in Violence – Israel’s Mission in the Middle East
By Dr. M. Reza Behnam Israel’s Zionist founders did not come in peace. They fashioned a country based on force and intimidation. With each decade, their progeny have intensified the violence. The future is uncertain […]

Zionism on the Brink: The Gaza War Beyond Netanyahu
By Ramzy Baroud Even if the Israeli right has lost all faith in Netanyahu, without him as a unifying figure, all is lost, not only the chances of the far-right camp to redeem itself, […]

X Marks the Spot: Digital/Settler-Colonialism and Musk’s Meeting with Netanyahu
By Omar Zahzah Through X and SpaceX (particularly Starlink,) Elon Musk is an important figure in understanding digital/settler-colonialism. On Wednesday, July 24, amidst considerable protest and a boycott by nearly half of the Democrats in […]

Signs are Unmistakable: Israel Flames Out
By Jeremy Salt The Middle East has been brought to the very edge of a final existential confrontation with Israel that will determine the shape of the region for the next century. The signs are […]

Polio in Gaza – Necropolitics of Genocide and Impending Public Health Crisis
By Parth Sharma No area is safe in the Gaza Strip and no one is safe in the Gaza Strip; this is the necropolitics of Genocide. Since October 7, 2023, most of Gaza’s thirty-six hospitals […]

Gaza Genocide – Palestine as a Multi-faceted Issue and Election ‘24
By Benay Blend History repeats itself today on college campuses where support for Palestinian liberation has resulted in charges of antisemitism and ties to terrorism. “Values voter;” “Single-issue voter;” “So you want Trump to win?”—these […]

‘Structural Injustice’ – Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh an Act of Zionist Terrorism
By Iqbal Jassat The extra-judicial assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran literally hours after the bombing in South Lebanon is the most recent demonstration of the impunity of Israeli terrorism. If terrorism is […]

The Failed Palestine Reset: How Netanyahu Engineered His Own Irrelevance
By Ramzy Baroud When Netanyahu mattered, his speeches often led to wars, or major regional instability. But Netanyahu no longer matters, except for a few US politicians vying for re-election. Great orators in history […]