More: Palestine
Mass graves in Gaza: Victims’ hands were tied
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed renewed concerns about possible war crimes in Gaza as disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves....
The hostage crisis conversation too often gets lost in the Israel-Gaza Discourse: here’s why that must change
There are numerous dimensions to the Israel-Gaza conflict that exist in international discourse at both the intergovernmental level and within civil society. South Africa...
The Middle East totters on the edge of a cliff
Multiple overt and covert wars have pushed the Middle East to the edge of a cliff.
Increased tension between Iran and Israel complicates efforts to...
Lessons from a week in Israel – what activist movements get wrong about a diverse country
During the week of April 8th through 15th, I was presented with a unique opportunity. As part of a group of volunteers for Taglit/Birthright...
US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership
The Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto.In a vote of 12 in favour...
Israel and Hamas see Gaza ceasefire negotiations as an existential battle
The Gaza ceasefire negotiations have all but broken down, with Israel and Hamas pursuing mutually exclusive goals.
At stake in the negotiations is more than...
Israel and Hamas play whack-a-mole
Despite its devastating human and physical cost, Israel’s effort to destroy Hamas has a whack-a-mole aspect.
Even though Israel asserts it has killed 12,000 of...
Palestine seeks legal prosecution of Jewish settlers at ICC
The Palestinian Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa stated that the Palestinian Authority is persistently advocating for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Jewish settlers who...
Biden and Hamas tie Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu up in knots
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is tying himself up in knots as he grudgingly, and only to a limited degree, bows to US President...
Time is mature to create a sovereign state of Palestine
The proposition for the referral, spearheaded by Ambassador Vanessa Frazier of Malta, President of the Security Council for April, encountered unanimous support from the...