Words vs. Action: A Supplication for Gaza, and Humanity

‘All we can do for Gaza is just offer our Du’a.” This is an oft-repeated statement by enraged Arabs and Muslims who feel helpless before the Israeli genocide in Gaza. But is it true that only invocations and supplications are possible, as tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being killed and … Continue reading “Words vs. Action: A Supplication for Gaza, and Humanity”

United Against Israel: Time To End World’s Longest Occupation

Left to its own devices, Israel would never grant Palestinians their freedom. In the past, some, whether ignorantly or not, claimed that peace in Palestine can only be achieved through ‘unconditional negotiations’. This mantra was also championed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, when he cared enough to pay lip service to the ‘peace process’ … Continue reading “United Against Israel: Time To End World’s Longest Occupation”

On Solidarity and Kushner’s Shame: How Gaza Defeated US Stratagem, Again

Jared Kushner, a former US official whose relationship to power is that he married the wealthy daughter of a man who was later to become the US president, once attempted to teach Palestinians how to handle their own struggle for freedom. In 2020, he advised Palestinians to stop ‘doing terrorism’, summing up the Palestinian problem … Continue reading “On Solidarity and Kushner’s Shame: How Gaza Defeated US Stratagem, Again”

On Hypocrisy and Genocide – How Gaza Has Exposed the West Like Never Before

The Israeli genocide in Gaza will be remembered as the moral collapse of the West. As soon as the Israeli war began, following the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7, every moral or legal frame of reference that Washington and its western allies supposedly held dear was suddenly dropped. Western leaders rushed to Israel, one … Continue reading “On Hypocrisy and Genocide – How Gaza Has Exposed the West Like Never Before”

Netanyahu’s Last Battle Promises No Victory, Just Slaughter in Rafah

The Palestinian city of Rafah is not only older than Israel, it is also as old as civilisation itself. Rafah has existed for thousands of years. The Canaanites referred to it as Rafia, and Rafia has been almost always there, guarding the southern frontiers of Palestine, ancient and modern. As the gateway between two continents … Continue reading “Netanyahu’s Last Battle Promises No Victory, Just Slaughter in Rafah”

‘Two-State Solution’ as a Distraction – The Problem Is Zionism

The problem is not the absence of a Palestinian state, but Zionism itself. What is the use of a Palestinian state, if Zionism, as a racist, exclusivist ideology continues to define Israel, and impose that definition on the Palestinians? This ideology calls for racial purity of Jews in Palestine, of course, at the expense of … Continue reading “‘Two-State Solution’ as a Distraction – The Problem Is Zionism”

The Unrepentant West: Olaf Scholz and the Right to Commit Genocide in Gaza

On February 8, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Washington on an official visit, aimed at working jointly with the United States to make “sure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself”. If such a statement was made soon after the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation of October 7, one may cognize its logic, based … Continue reading “The Unrepentant West: Olaf Scholz and the Right to Commit Genocide in Gaza”

Breaching the ‘Iron Wall’: How Palestinians Crushed Jabotinsky’s Century-Old Ideas

It seemed strange, if not out of context, when Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that “Muslims are not afraid of us anymore”. Feiglin’s comments were made on October 25, less than three weeks following the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Flood operation and the genocidal Israeli war which followed. The former Knesset member who, … Continue reading “Breaching the ‘Iron Wall’: How Palestinians Crushed Jabotinsky’s Century-Old Ideas”

History, Olive Trees, and Football: What Keeps Palestinians Strong

Despite the horrific war in Gaza and the unprecedented number of casualties, millions of Palestinians in the Middle East and around the world took a brief respite from their collective pain to watch their national football team make history in Doha. The Palestinian team, also known as Fada’ii – the freedom fighter – scored a … Continue reading “History, Olive Trees, and Football: What Keeps Palestinians Strong”

Europe Exposed: Is the EU a Direct Partner in the Israeli Genocide in Gaza?

Europe stayed silent when Israel began pounding the besieged Gaza Strip with the kind of ferocity that could only lead to a genocide. In fact, Europe remained silent when the word ‘genocide’ quickly replaced the earlier reference to the ‘Israel-Hamas war’, starting on October 7. Those familiar with Europe’s political discourse and action regarding Israel … Continue reading “Europe Exposed: Is the EU a Direct Partner in the Israeli Genocide in Gaza?”