– Jamal Kanj is the author of “Children of Catastrophe,” Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America, and other books. He writes frequently on Arab world issues for various national and international commentaries. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle
By Jamal Kanj Reminiscent of the American student protests in 1968, the current student movement is a natural response to the inept international system. American universities pride themselves on being a melting pot of free […]
By Jamal Kanj Maybe the GCC Arab monarchies, as well as Jordan and Egypt, should also contemplate producing their own theatrical productions rather than attempting to cancel the Iranian “show.” It is not easy to […]
By Jamal Kanj Sadly, Netanyahu has been playing the Western world, and the Biden Administration in particular like a fiddle, using them to advance his agenda. “We were outraged to learn of an IDF strike […]
By Jamal Kanj The US Administration as well as Israeli military leaders believe that Netanyahu’s assertion of “total victory” by invading Rafah is a hogwash. Rafah is not a military base, nor does it have […]
By Jamal Kanj Was Blinken sincere on November 3 when he called on Israel to (kill less) civilians and increase humanitarian aid to Gaza? Or was he trying to subdue regional and international outrage against […]
By Jamal Kanj Unlike a privileged Israeli child who may have lived in Hind’s parent’s original home, Hind, born to two displaced parents endured a life of destitution, and was ultimately murdered by an Israeli […]
By Jamal Kanj Even if Israeli allegations against a handful of low-level individuals held some validity, why should UNRWA be responsible for a conduct carried out by employees outside their working hours, and not associated […]
By Jamal Kanj The West faces two options: either compel Israeli compliance or make a mockery of international law, thereby deepening the rift between the genocide victims and the perpetrators. The interim findings of the […]
By Jamal Kanj The managed “free” Western media continue to be a willful tool detouring around the truth while promoting the normalization of the Israeli mass assassination factory in Gaza. Israel resumed its genocidal war […]
By Jamal Kanj “Rolling out” the Nakba, or human-made catastrophe can neither be achieved without inducing flight and instill fear among the civilian population In the battle of his political life, Benjamin Netanyahu has nothing […]
By Jamal Kanj In the dichotomy of oppression and liberation, there has never been a case throughout history where a colonizer or an occupier prevailed. Mr. President, you lied when you “saw” images of decapitated […]
By Jamal Kanj Despite the history of Israeli deceit and outright lies, Western media and leaders continue to second guess the veracity of the narratives from firsthand witnesses on the ground, while eager to adopt […]
By Jamal Kanj The willingness of the US media to partake in the Israeli disinformation Big Lie is unprecedented in Western democracies. “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will […]
By Jamal Kanj The international community’s silence has granted Israel impunity and has perpetuated the normalization of the Israeli apartheid occupation, imposing a way of life that Palestinians are forced to endure and tolerate. I […]
By Jamal Kanj Ignoring the genetic and historical facts, the European Zionist movement endeavored to utilize non-historical records to reconstruct history and propagate misinformation in order to establish a link with the ancient Hebrews. Building […]
By Jamal Kanj Among the diverse forms of cultural representation, fashion stands out as a powerful medium and a prominent symbol of identity. Culture encompasses a dynamic and multifaceted array of unspoken social norms handed […]
By Jamal Kanj The Zionist movement envisioned Israel’s survival as being predicated on erasing the history of the rich heritage of Palestine’s culture and its people. In continuation of my previous article exploring the Israeli […]
By Jamal Kanj To Israel’s frustrations, the perseverance of the refugees in Jenin and all Palestinian refugee camps remains a testament to the failed 1948 Israeli assessment of the Palestinian people. There is a clear […]
By Jamal Kanj The absence of an authentic Israeli national memory made it crucial for political Zionism to construct a convoluted web of deception by appropriating national symbols. If a random group of highly educated […]
By Jamal Kanj The phrase “fairytale” belongs to the founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, when he used it to urge his fellow Zionists in 1897 to pursue their “dreams” in Palestine, stating “If you […]
By Jamal Kanj Seventy-five years following the Nakba, I stand as the son of two “invisible” Palestinian parents who were “spirited” from their homes to make “room” for European Khazar converts. Israel is most probably […]
By Jamal Kanj Have you ever wondered why Zionist organizations malign people such as renowned musician and Pink Floyd’s cofounder Roger Waters, and former UK Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, both with a history of fighting […]
By Jamal Kanj Imagine in post-apartheid South Africa if blacks practiced racism against whites, and then African American rights groups defended those policies under the pretext of slavery and past oppression of Africans. There’s no […]
By Jamal Kanj Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, slain in his country’s consulate to silence his voice. American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, murdered in the streets of Palestine to stop her from reporting on Israeli occupation. […]
By Jamal Kanj President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle culminates months of diplomatic and military meetings between American and Israeli officials preparing Israel’s “Shopping List” for Biden’s trip. In parallel, the Administration sent several […]
By Jamal Kanj The killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11, is one more chapter of the 74-year-old Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe). Much had been argued about the creation of Israel and […]
By Jamal Kanj Eleven days of another asymmetrical Palestine/Israel confrontation. America’s most sophisticated technology left behind a trail of devastation, including the life of more than 60 children, and a generation born under years of […]
By Jamal Kanj Ascribing the euphemism, peace, for formally normalizing the relationship between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the smaller Island of Bahrain with Israel, is an abysmal attempt to repackage Jarred Kushner’s string […]
By Jamal Kanj In his 1787 farewell speech, George Washington warned, “… foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.” Washington’s compatriots were more specific. Later in the same year, John […]
By Jamal Kanj The Trumpian hyperbole marketing brand had generated unrealistic expectations for the “Deal of the Century.” For over a year and a half, Jared Kushner promised but missed at least three dates to […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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